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Asset allocation is undergoing significant change. Aoifinn Devitt, chair of the Room151 LGPS Asset Allocation Forum, looks at what the future may hold. What are the key challenges in asset[…]
The arrival of pooling has placed particular responsibilities on non-executives inside LGPS. Chris Bilsland reveals his focus on governance, communication, ESG and strategy. The key responsibilities of all non-executive directors[…]
A report has found that LGPS has failed to show the same rate of improvement in governance and administration as other public services schemes. Given the new “clearer, quicker and[…]
Results from the LGPS triennial valuations are coming in and they look good. Graeme Muir argues, however, it’s more complicated than that. We are now half way through the year[…]
Councils need to maintain healthy reserves despite increased funding for councils through last week’s Spending Review, says Chris Buss. One of the advantages of not being a serving section 151[…]
The complexity of the audit framework and fragmented responsibility for oversight are at the root of delays to the signing-off of last year’s accounts, says Paul Dossett. The audit profession[…]
Council treasurers should be wary of 50-year loans from the Public Works Loan Board, despite the impact of recent movements in the bond market, says David Blake. Something strange is[…]
The pressure has been on external auditors this Summer. The first year of the new Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA) contracts, with fees cut by 23%, reshuffled appointments, and firms[…]
by Simon Jones, head of responsible investment, Hymans Robertson Pension funds are regularly being called to take action to address climate risks. However, it was disappointing that, during a focused[…]
by Tony Williams, head of pensions risk policy and strategy, Local Pensions Partnership Current position When I was asked to write about the McCloud case and the implications for the[…]
