Diverse teams of asset managers score better returns. Karen Shackleton explores what LGPS should do. A recent recent survey by Citywire on gender diversity in asset management shared some fascinating[…]
Familiar numbers can sometimes obscure the underlying reality. Douglas Green unpacks the truth about figures in LGPS. Jeff Bezos walks into the room…and immediately we all become billionaires on average.[…]
Sponsored article: Ian Buckle and Rory Sandilands discuss why short-dated corporate bonds which are relatively close to maturity can help investors capture attractive yields with minimal interest-rate sensitivity, low portfolio[…]
Much hope rests on the COP 26 climate conference in Glasgow. But how does LGPS play a substantive role in achieving “net zero”. Elizabeth Carey writes how support for reporting[…]
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have written an open letter for financial institutions to use their capital to fuel an investment “Big Bang”. William Bourne argues LGPS could invest at[…]
Sponsored article: Global climate change is one of the largest challenges for local government pension schemes. James Parish asks why? The carbon emissions gap, the difference between “where we are likely to[…]
Strathclyde Pension Fund recently approved a capital commitment of £20m to be invested in the Clean Growth Fund, a venture capital fund targeting early-stage UK clean tech companies. Ian Jamison[…]
An annual report containing no big news but illustrating significant change since 2012, writes William Bourne. March 2020 was a dramatic moment in the world as it came to terms[…]
Sponsored article: Hayden Briscoe looks beyond equities to see why investing in China is such an attractive proposition. With the advent of local government pension scheme (LGPS) pooling, we observe[…]
Sponsored article: James Penney looks at an investment in helping councils provide high quality bereavement services. Nothing is certain but death and taxes said Benjamin Franklin and as a result,[…]
