LGPS funds face implementing reporting guidelines from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) along with the rest of the pensions industry. Karen Shackleton looks at the key issues[…]
Sponsored article: With climate change an investment imperative and an imminent reporting requirement, Ritesh Bamania argues UK pension schemes should look beyond today’s standard metrics. With climate change an investment[…]
LGPS funds have been warned that governance is it at the here of Whitehall plans to impose a new climate reporting regime on pension funds. In January the Department for[…]
Elizabeth M. Carey warns of the perils of an ESG echo chamber as countries outside the West continue to invest in fossil fuels. Anyone working with the LGPS probably feels[…]
Fresh criticism of Spelthorne Council raises the question of what “good” controls look like when negotiating a property deal. Spelthorne Council’s continuing debacle over property investments resulted this month in[…]
Sponsored article: Jemma Clee describes how a short duration strategy can help local authorities enhance returns. Despite the expectation of a low, and possibly negative, UK interest rate environment for[…]
Beverley Gower-Jones looks at the options for driving small business entrepreneurship in clean technologies. Innovation is essential for local authorities to save money and reduce emissions, it is the engine[…]
Alison Ring writes ‘a restoration of trust’ is needed in the ability of local authorities to make the right decisions and to manage public money. We’ve seen a number of[…]
Sponsored article: Paul Mueller argues there are “few potential alternatives to money market funds for those where capital preservation and daily liquidity remain paramount.” The significant impact of Covid-19 on[…]
Sponsored article: Kerry Duffain finds that “vulnerability and resilience to climate change” have a significant impact on the cost of government borrowing. Ardea Investment Management invests predominantly in government bonds[…]
