Room151’s 10th Anniversary: LGPS shifts from alternatives to pooling and Covid
This year marks a decade since Room151 was launched. Karen Shackleton looks back at the way LGPS has transformed. Looking back over the past ten years, it is clear we[…]
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Net zero: Opportunities ahead for LGPS but it will require ‘honesty’ and ‘sophistication’
Room151’s special LGPS & COP26 webinar hears there are “opportunities” in moving to net zero, while funds will need to be “honest” and “sophisticated” if they are to contribute. “It[…]
LGPS & COP26: The expected, the needed and the opportunities
Speculation has been mounting about COP26 in Glasgow and what new measures world leaders might produce to tackle climate change. Our experts look at what to expect and what LGPS[…]
LGPS weighs up alternatives
Alternative investments are growing in popularity. Elizabeth Carey explores what they are and why they’ve become a must-have. Much has been written about the growing appetite of institutional investors—and specifically[…]
LGPS: Lessons from pooling around the world—there’s good and bad news
Rachel Elwell writes how new research reveals there is no single template for pension pooling. Now in the seventh year since the idea of pooling was first mooted, it is[…]
Investing in infrastructure and real estate for solid returns
Sponsored article: If you want the best returns for the least risk, infrastructure and specialist real estate are likely to deliver, as William MacLeod explains. If, as an investor, you[…]
An ethical charter for responsible investors
Sponsored article: Reflecting every investor’s values is impossible, writes Michelle Scrimgeour, but “everyone benefits from a more sustainable financial system.” “The largest asset managers must acknowledge that they represent millions[…]
Why doesn’t LGPS make more noise about diversity among asset managers?
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[…]
Avoiding the ‘flaw of averages’ in your LGPS actuarial valuation
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.[…]
Understanding climate risks in short-dated bonds
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[…]
