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[…]
Interviews
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[…]
Interview: Doug Heron, CEO, Lothian Pension Fund
Doug Heron is heading towards marking one year at Lothian after making the switch from the world of fintech platforms to local government pensions. He talks to Room151 about core[…]
Interview: Nick Buckland on asset allocation after LGPS pooling
Mercer LGPS adviser Nick Buckland has seen LGPS from both sides of the investment equation and witnessed its transformation through pooling. A former adviser with JLT Employee Benefits before it[…]
Interview: Tim Atkins on investing in place
Cheltenham Borough Council’s managing director for place and growth, Tim Atkins talks to Room151 about how the authority has brought together its strategies for commercial investment and place-making. Room151: What[…]
Q&A: Newcastle’s Tony Kirkham on the Fair Funding and Spending Reviews, business rates retention, and the way government money is shared out among local authorities
Q&A: Tony Kirkham is the director of resources and section 151 officer at Newcastle City Council, and president of the Society of Municipal Treasurers. He spoke to Room 151’s Ian[…]
LGPS Q&A: Rachel Elwell on engagement, private markets and hiring a new CIO
Border to Coast’s chief executive, Rachel Elwell, discusses the pool’s engagement mandate with Robeco, the governance of private markets investing and the appointment of Daniel Booth as the pool’s new[…]
