All LGPS Central articles
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NewsLGPS Central reaffirms net zero commitments with strategy launch
The strategy outlines the rationale for its belief in creating a ‘realistic pathway for achieving net zero’
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NewsReport slams pension funds and advisers for false climate assumptions
Carbon Tracker report cites advice from Mercer and information given to members from LGPS Central; Mercer says report ‘presents an incomplete, and therefore misleading, summary of Mercer’s climate change analysis’
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NewsPeople moves: LGPS Central picks head of stewardship
Pacific Asset Management, LGPS Central, Aon, ZEDRA, IFM Investors, Fidelity International, DWS, LD Pensions, FTN, Schroders, VGV, aba, Allianz
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NewsSweden’s AP funds gather pension majors to coax tech giants on human rights
AP Funds’ Council on Ethics convenes institutional investor group including Railpen, APG, PGGM and USS for joint engagement with Alphabet, Meta and others
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NewsLGPS Central seeks active global equity manager
The new manager will be funded in mid 2023 with a total value up to £750m
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NewsLGPS Central seeks active emerging markets equity manager
The pool is looking for active managers that use a fundamental rather than quantitative approach
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NewsLGPS Central sets up global sustainable fund worth £1bn
The pension schemes for Cheshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire will invest in the equities fund
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NewsUK roundup: DC market concentration continues
Number of occupational pension schemes has declined by nearly 40% in a decade, regulator’s figures show
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NewsInvestors co-sponsor standard to help reduce plastic pollution
Published by the UK national standards body, PAS 510 sets out requirements for handling and management of plastic pellets
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NewsLGPS Central plans £1bn sustainable equities investment
The pool will set up three investment strategies – Broad, Thematic and Targeted –as sub-funds
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NewsLGPS Central starts search for targeted return managers
The tendering process is a three-stage process that will be fair, transparent and non-discriminatory
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NewsMajor UK pension funds ask prime minister for net-zero meeting
PRI and investors are paying more attention to ‘real economy policy’ in bid to help drive climate change mitigation
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NewsUK roundup: LGPS Central emerging market bond fund launched
Plus: LAPFF seeks assurances over Arizona copper mine project
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NewsGrowing human rights worries ‘corroding trust’ in tech giants: AP funds
AP funds’ Ethics Council defines human rights expectations of Facebook, Google et al
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NewsLGPS Central names managers for multi-asset credit fund
Each manager to get half of total £660m mandate
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NewsPeople moves: LGPS Central names RI director; RPMI adds to board
LGPS Central, RPMI, Alecta, The Pension SuperFund, IPD, Elo, PMI, AustralianSuper, M&G, PRI, Smart, Nikko AM, Mayfair Capital
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NewsPeople moves: VBL adds to management board; EIOPA’s executive director
VBL, EIOPA, Willis Towers Watson, Robeco, Natixis IM, PLSA, Mercer, IAIM, LGPS Central, Ross Trustees, Dalriada Trustees, Aon, Standard Life Aberdeen, Capital Cranfield, HSBC GAM, Eaton Vance
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NewsCheshire scheme revamps climate strategy
The fund’s total equities portfolio is approximately 30% more carbon efficient than the FTSE All World index
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NewsLGPS Central’s Segars extols resilience after lockdown fund launch
Asset managers with poor diversity won’t make it onto our books, UK pensions pool tells IPE event
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NewsMandate roundup: LGPS Central launches multi-asset credit manager search
Plus: Cometa awards €1.4bn to Generali; German investor tenders hIgh bond yields brief
