LGPS and the infrastructure funding gap
Ted Frith argues that the Local Government Pension Scheme is on the “cusp” of a seachange in infrastructure investment Infrastructure works on a different time frame to much of the[…]
Blogs
John Harrison: Four steps for LGPS in the age of Covid-19
Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on people and markets. John Harrison offers a way forward for LGPS through asset allocation, income, performance and governance. The global Covid-19 pandemic has[…]
Struggling to apply scenario analysis to climate change? There is a smarter way
Sponsored article: Ian Simm explores scenario analysis and how it might be configured to address climate change. At the time of writing, the economic shock caused by Covid-19 is still with us. As we don’t know how[…]
Supreme Court ruling: No charter for LGPS boycotts
The role of non-financial factors became the headline issue in the government’s attempt to ban political boycotts from LGPS investment decisions. Nick Stones explores the implications of the recent Supreme[…]
Covid-19 risks ‘massive cuts’ in the most deprived areas unless Whitehall steps in
A warning has been sent to central government that councils serving the most disadvantaged will be forced to cut services if there is no further financial aid. Cllr Sir Stephen[…]
The Municipal Bonds Agency offers ‘certainty’ and a chance for councils to ‘control their own debt’
Barnsley is among the first three councils to raise debt through the Municipal Bonds Agency. Ian Rooth explains the reasoning. Barnsley has committed to the first pooled bond by the[…]
Without ‘confidence’ in local government funding s114 notices remain a risk
An extra £3.2bn has been poured into local government to help deal with the Covid-19 crisis. Adrian Jenkins argues more will be needed to confront spending on the pandemic, lost[…]
LGPS pools: Navigating the impact of a pandemic
Still in their infancy, the LGPS pools are managing the effects of Covid-19 while many are part-way through transition. Room151 asked a panel of experts to offer their insight on[…]
Stephen Fitzgerald: Local government can emerge from the post-pandemic world transformed
The Covid-19 pandemic has presented local government with its biggest test. But it may also be an opportunity to shape a new organisational model for the future The country is[…]
William Bourne: Will private equity remain attractive to LGPS?
The Covid-19 crisis has raised big questions for investment strategy in LGPS. William Bourne looks at the impact on private equity and its investors. Over the last 20 years, allocations[…]
