LGPS & COP26: The expected, the needed and the opportunities
Speculation has been mounting about COP26 in Glasgow and what new measures world leaders might produce to tackle climate change. Our experts look at what to expect and what LGPS[…]
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LGPS weighs up alternatives
Alternative investments are growing in popularity. Elizabeth Carey explores what they are and why they’ve become a must-have. Much has been written about the growing appetite of institutional investors—and specifically[…]
LGPS: Lessons from pooling around the world—there’s good and bad news
Rachel Elwell writes how new research reveals there is no single template for pension pooling. Now in the seventh year since the idea of pooling was first mooted, it is[…]
Supplier management: The role of finance teams safeguarding essential services
Sponsored article: Many council suppliers are struggling with a risk of failure and a loss of service provision. Simon Stibbons looks at the way councils can spot a crisis coming[…]
Prudential Code: Are financial investments a case of ‘mistaken identity’?
David Blake finds there is “limited evidence” to suggest councils across the sector have been borrowing to invest in externally managed funds. Do local authority “financial investments” represent a big[…]
Investing in infrastructure and real estate for solid returns
Sponsored article: If you want the best returns for the least risk, infrastructure and specialist real estate are likely to deliver, as William MacLeod explains. If, as an investor, you[…]
An ethical charter for responsible investors
Sponsored article: Reflecting every investor’s values is impossible, writes Michelle Scrimgeour, but “everyone benefits from a more sustainable financial system.” “The largest asset managers must acknowledge that they represent millions[…]
Spending review set to push up council tax
The government may allow increases in council tax much higher than current thresholds, writes Adrian Jenkins. There is much that we do not know about the spending review later this[…]
Why doesn’t LGPS make more noise about diversity among asset managers?
Diverse teams of asset managers score better returns. Karen Shackleton explores what LGPS should do. A recent recent survey by Citywire on gender diversity in asset management shared some fascinating[…]
Skills in short supply for local government audit
Auditors face a recruitment crisis. Historic figures in local government audit, writes Richard Harbord, must be turning in their graves. As always when faced with the excitement of current local[…]
