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The arrival of pooling has placed particular responsibilities on non-executives inside LGPS. Chris Bilsland reveals his focus on governance, communication, ESG and strategy. The key responsibilities of all non-executive directors[…]
A report has found that LGPS has failed to show the same rate of improvement in governance and administration as other public services schemes. Given the new “clearer, quicker and[…]
Results from the LGPS triennial valuations are coming in and they look good. Graeme Muir argues, however, it’s more complicated than that. We are now half way through the year[…]
The boost from fixed interest funds is likely to decline over coming years, investment manager CCLA has predicted. The analysis followed Room 151’s Treasury Investment Survey which revealed that 5% of local authorities had[…]
Proposals by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aimed at preventing a repeat of the Woodford crisis could lead multi-asset funds or funds of funds to move away from funds holding[…]
Mark Thompson has resigned as chief investment officer (CIO) at the London Collective Asset Vehicle (LCIV) LGPS pool after less than a month in post. Thompson started in his role[…]
The Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) for LGPS has awarded a contract to build a web-based platform that will allow comparison of asset managers’ fees and costs. SAB has awarded the[…]
Underlying governance for the Local Government Pension Scheme is so complex it could provide an “excuse” for non compliance with guidance and advice given to administering authorities, according to an[…]
A number of LGPS pools’ equity strategies are inconsistent with the aggressive outperformance targets they have set, according to an influential report into the sector. This year’s Local Authority Pension[…]
The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) community has panned proposals for a four-year valuation cycle, with many questioning the government’s assumption it would reduce costs. This week saw the closing[…]
