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LGPS pool London Collective Investment Vehicle (LCIV) has appointed Mark Thompson as its new chief investment officer (CIO). Thompson joins from HSBC Bank’s UK pension scheme, where he has been[…]
A major equity fund suspended trading on Monday after Kent Pension Fund decided to withdraw its £263m investment. Kent’s superannuation fund committee voted on Friday morning to withdraw from the[…]
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds are likely to face an increase in their liabilities of up to 1% if the government loses a court case on its 2015 pension[…]
Local Government Pension Scheme investments in equities dropped by 3.2% in 2017/18 as overall assets rose by 5% compared to the previous year to £275bn, according to the Scheme Advisory[…]
As climate change protestors take over central London, a report has accused local government pension schemes of dragging their feet in divesting from oil, gas and fuel investments. Chris Smith[…]
Pensions are supposed to be boring – public sector pensions even more so. Actuaries are only supposed to get excited very occasionally and when they do, it’s often hard to[…]
Responsible Investing (RI) is an increasingly prominent area for the LGPS. Pressure has been gradually mounting on funds, including numerous Freedom of Information requests and lobbying outside offices. The RI[…]
Local authorities could be required to remove pension fund responsibilities from section 151 officers under forthcoming LGPS governance reforms. The suggestion is among a raft of measures mooted within four[…]
The London Collective Investment Vehicle’s new chief executive talks to Peter Findlay about managing relationships with local authorities, the challenge to government guidance and making a success of the LCIV.[…]
I remember that fateful day back in 1981, when my Granddad suggested that I might want to go to watch my local football team. I was nine, bright eyed and[…]
