LGPS: Why cost transparency matters
Sponsored article: Pat Sharman of CACEIS reveals the work behind a service that shines a light on costs in the Local Government Pensions Scheme. Room151: When and why did you[…]
Interviews
Sponsored Q&A: Fundamentum’s Jim Boyd on investing in a social housing REIT
Sponsored Q&A: Fundamentum chair Jim Boyd talks to Room151 about the social housing REIT that helps provide housing for some of society’s most vulnerable adults. Room151: In a nutshell, what[…]
Interview: Public sector deposit fund reaches £1bn as councils look for liquid safe havens
Managing investments only for charities, religious organisations and the public sector CCLA’s Public Sector Deposit Fund, a money market fund designed for its public sector investors, reached an important milestone[…]
£10bn needed for local government to manage Covid-19 crisis
Local government could need as much as £10bn in total extra funding if it is to manage the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown, according to one of the UK’s leading[…]
Online interview: Gary Fielding, North Yorks CC
Measures proposed to constrain borrowing by local authorities from the Public Work Loans Board go too far and are “extreme”, according to Gary Fielding, corporate director, strategic resources and section[…]
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[…]
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,[…]
Sponsored Q&A: Funding Circle’s Sachin Patel on investing in SME loans
Sponsored Q&A: Funding Circle is the leading SME loans platform in the UK, US, Germany and the Netherlands, with over £8bn lent through the platform to 77,000 businesses. With mandates[…]
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 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[…]
