Interview: Dan Hawthorn, director of housing, Haringey
Dan Hawthorn, Haringey’s director of housing is moving on to pastures new at Kensington & Chelsea. Speaking to Room151, he reflects on the prospects for council housing in the current[…]
Author: Gavin Hinks
LATIF North moves online adding focus on COVID-19 to treasury management agenda
LATIF North, Room151’s dedicated conference for treasury and 151 officers across the north of England is going virtual, with an online event on March 25. The gathering had been due[…]
LGPS Interview: Daniel Booth, CIO of Border to Coast
With £49bn in assets under management Border to Coast is one of the biggest LGPS pools. Room151 caught up with chief investment officer Daniel Booth to talk bonds, private markets,[…]
Uncertainty looms over future council funding despite £2.9bn boost
Local government funding confirmed this week will provide a boost to council budgets but there remains uncertainty over resources for the coming years. The House of Commons voted this week[…]
And here is the LGPS news: It’s better than you read in the press
Some elements of the press have painted a bleak picture of pension schemes at London boroughs. Chris Buss argues that the funds are in “good hands”. One of the periodic[…]
Interview: Laura Chappell, CEO, Brunel Pension Partnership
After serving in an interim capacity Laura Chappell was recently confirmed as Brunel’s new chief executive. She talks to Room151 about ESG, pushing fund managers to develop new products and[…]
LGPS urged to put the ‘social’ back into ESG
LGPS committee members and managers have been asked to elevate the importance of the “S” in ESG (environmental, social and governance) to help protect workers’ rights as the world confronts[…]
Doug McMurdo: LGPS, the Stewardship Code, good governance and protecting capital
I have spent the last decade leading Bedfordshire Pension Fund (BPF) as chairman of the pensions committee. We are facing many challenges, not least the reforms that the Local Government[…]
Active managers still in the game
Under performance and high costs have given active management a bad press, some of it well deserved. But it appears to be on the brink of a renaissance with some[…]
LGPS women discuss: climate & pension fund investing
Climate change has become one of the biggest issues for asset owners and managers as they move to tackle global warming. Room151 convened a roundtable of LGPS practitioners and advisers[…]
