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  • Do LGPS consultants add any value? 0
    • in David Crum · LGPSi
    • — 11 Jun, 2013

    Do LGPS consultants add any value?

    I was recently sent a paper written by Jay Youngdahl, lab fellow at the Edmond J Safra Centre for Ethics at Harvard, entitled “Investment Consultants and Institutional Corruption”, which turned out[…]

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    Are LGPS assets in safe hands? 0
    • in David Crum · LGPSi
    • — 26 Mar, 2013

    Are LGPS assets in safe hands?

    Another train journey – this time heading down to London – and another opportunity to have a few uninterrupted hours to focus on work. These journeys have proved to be[…]

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  • Bond price movement and tactical asset allocation 0
    • in David Crum · LGPSi
    • — 4 Feb, 2013

    Bond price movement and tactical asset allocation

    It has been some time since my last blog – almost 8 weeks now. I haven’t been sitting with my feet up, in case you were wondering. I did, however,[…]

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    Fund management costs – what lies beneath? 0
    • in David Crum · LGPSi · Recent Posts
    • — 5 Nov, 2012

    Fund management costs – what lies beneath?

    Winter, it would seem, has come early(ish) to the south of England. Whilst I’m not exactly freezing as I sit and write this latest blog entry, there is a nip[…]

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  • Pensions committees – are they really working? 0
    • in David Crum · LGPSi
    • — 27 Sep, 2012

    Pensions committees – are they really working?

    A busy few weeks has seen me struggle to find some time for blogging but I’ve now managed to set aside an hour or so to put fingers to keyboard[…]

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    Investment returns Vs principles: and the winner is… 0
    • in Blogs · David Crum · LGPSi
    • — 22 Aug, 2012

    Investment returns Vs principles: and the winner is…

    Back to the real, post-Olympics, world now, which is such a shame, since it was great living in a bubble where the daily news was led with positive stories of[…]

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  • Governance on my mind 0
    • in Blogs · David Crum · Recent Posts
    • — 30 Jul, 2012

    Governance on my mind

    Blogging, I’ve discovered, is not as easy as it looks. Coming up with topics that are vaguely interesting is going to be a bit of a challenge, I think, so[…]

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    Social housing for LGPS funds? 0
    • in Blogs · David Crum · LGPSi
    • — 18 Jul, 2012

    Social housing for LGPS funds?

    Time for blog two – this time, some thoughts on ‘local’ investment. As a topic, it does seem to be a no-brainer. I’m sure local authorities throughout the UK would[…]

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  • A stubborn lack of purpose 0
    • in Blogs · David Crum · LGPSi
    • — 27 Jun, 2012

    A stubborn lack of purpose

    Blogging is new to me, but I welcome the opportunity to set down some thoughts, observations and views on different aspects of the LGPS investment world. I’ll do my very[…]

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