All Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) articles – Page 3
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Average total LGPS contribution rates fall to 21.1%
Report from LGPS Advisory Board also showed that LGPS funding levels improved from 98% to 107% in 2022
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Border to Coast doubles private markets climate focused investment
Border to Coast private portfolio includes £1.4bn of capital committed to investment in climate solutions
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Regulatory burden and outsourcing weighs on LGPS staff
LGPS staff would like to see simpler and clearer regulation of the scheme
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Border to Coast on target to deliver £340m savings for partner funds
The pool claims so far to have saved its members an estimated £65m, but CEO Rachel Elwell says pooling is ‘more than delivering cost savings’
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LGPS funds should retain autonomy over asset allocation, says pensions industry
External directives ‘may backfire’ and lead to ‘poorer outcomes’ for scheme members and sponsoring employees, says Hymans Robertson
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Chancellor reveals plans to boost pension investments in UK growth
Plus: DC pension schemes sign up to Mansion House Compact
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Lothian scheme commits to infrastructure with 13.4% allocation
The value of unquoted private equity, infrastructure, timber and secured loan investments at 31 March 2023 stood at £1.7bn
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WPP launches new sustainable global active equity sub-fund
The new sub-fund has launched with £1.2bn, with all eight Welsh Funds participating, and will be managed by Russell Investments.
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LGPS climate reporting rules delayed
‘The absence of a reporting regime only adds to the already considerable pressure placed on funds from lobby groups,’ says SAB
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LGPS funds allocate £455m to Osmosis’s core equity strategy
Osmosis will build the strategies, while UBS Asset Management will act as investment manager, under the current LGPS Framework for Passive Investment Management Services
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UK Treasury urges investors to be more positive about taking risks
West Midlands Pension Fund: UK government’s proposals lack of clarity and consistency
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PLSA supports UK growth investing, but with focus on best outcomes for savers
TPR calls on trustees to focus on protecting savers
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PLSA pinpoints UK investment potential for pension funds
The association expects the scale and distribution of assets across the pensions sector to alter substantially over the next decade
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UK government seeks further views on LGPS changes
The final regulations are expected to come into force on 1 October 2023
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Overall LGPS funding level up to 107%, says report
Improved funding positions have meant that schemes have been able to reduce the level of contribution rates
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Border to Coast launches £2.3bn private markets programme
The new fund will target opportunities across infrastructure, private equity, and private credit
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Too soon for LGPS reform on further consolidation, says PLSA
A forthcoming consultation would propose LGPS funds transfer all listed assets into their pools by March 2025
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Border to Coast appoints emerging market equity managers for £700m
Due to launch in spring 2023, the new fund will complement Border to Coast’s existing internally managed EM proposition
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Gilts crisis won’t undermine attractions of private markets for long-term investors
Many of the government’s ambitions to reboot growth in the UK economy require solutions which private assets are well equipped and prepared to provide in a timely manner
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LPPI ceo calls on LGPS to accelerate asset pooling
The pool revised projections and is now expecting to deliver net cost savings of more than £200m by 2025, more than £350m by 2030 and more than £500m by 2035