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,[…]
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LGPS board holds off on ‘fiduciary duty’ guidance
A key element of the planned guidance on responsible investment for Local Government Pension Scheme member funds has been put on hold because of uncertainty over the impact of the[…]
And here is the LGPS news: It’s better than you read in the press
Some elements of the press have painted a bleak picture of pension schemes at London boroughs. Chris Buss argues that the funds are in “good hands”. One of the periodic[…]
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[…]
Beware of potholes on the road to infrastructure investing
Infrastructure is an increasingly attractive asset class for LGPS investors. But Joanne Job argues that as seductive as it may be, there are still risks to assess. Subscribe for FREE[…]
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[…]
William Bourne: Good Governance Project leaves ‘conflicts’ to be resolved
William Bourne reflects on how the Scheme Advisory Board’s Good Governance Project recommendations could be made more effective. Subscribe for FREE to the LGPS Quarterly Briefing Over the last 10[…]
Warren Buffett’s ESG scepticism: The reaction
At the end of last year Warren Buffett, one of the world’s foremost investors, said it was wrong for companies to impose their views of “doing good” on society. We[…]
Securities lending and short selling: What’s a responsible long-term investor to do?
David Crum looks at a decision by the world’s biggest pension fund to bring a halt to securities lending and how the LGPS should react. Subscribe for FREE to the[…]
A new Stewardship Code holds implications for LGPS
The investment world is coming to terms with a new Stewardship Code that places fresh demands on signatories responsible for managing assets. Caoimhe Bain explores how LGPS funds should respond.[…]
