All Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) articles – Page 4
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in the UK (May 2022)
The 80-plus local government pension funds in England and Wales have been on course to consolidate into eight asset pools for the last six years, with a target of €1-2bn in cost savings by 2033.
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More LGPS heavyweights back VC clean tech fund
Merseyside, South Yorkshire and Strathclyde have now all committed to the Clean Growth Fund
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LGPS pool Brunel now ‘breaking even’
From vantage point of cost savings, ’pooling seems to be working’
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NewsInvestment pool duo launches new funds claiming £4.6bn in LGPS assets
Border to Coast launches £1.4bn listed alternatives fund, while ACCESS adds £3.2bn to the LGPS pool
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London CIV sets 70% target for pooled assets
‘Our big gap in terms of the fund range is property,’ says O’Donnell
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Opinion Pieces‘Levelling up’ white paper targets LGPS funds to support local areas
The UK government’s long-awaited ‘Levelling Up the United Kingdom’ white paper, published last month, includes several bold missions to help achieve greater equality. One is to call on Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds to publish plans for increasing local investment.
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Worcestershire scheme backs Gresham forestry carbon credits strategy [updated]
Investors receive distributions in the form of verified carbon credits
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NewsLPP LGPS pool claims £74m saved for clients since launch
And forecasts £468m in cost savings by 2035
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Border to Coast set to launch £1.3bn listed alternatives fund
New fund scheduled to launch in early 2022
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Avon shifts £780m into Paris-Aligned Benchmark, cuts EM
Local authority pension fund aiming to reduce absolute emissions in equity portfolios by 43% by 2025
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Asset pooling can deliver additional value to LGPS funds – study
Governance is critical to any well-run pension scheme
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NewsLGPS pools secure £45m Haringey investment for London Fund
London CIV and LPPI CEOs see investment as ‘really positive moment’
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UK government urged to consult LGPS pools for domestic infra boost bid
‘Onus on government to invite leading UK pension funds to the consultation table,’ says Brunel CIO
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NewsBrunel picks trio for £2.1bn multi-asset credit fund
Managers grilled about approach to alignment with Paris Agreement and carbon data challenges
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NewsLGPS pool finds five more takers for renewable infra fund
Renewable fund is one of London CIV’s most successful fund launches to date
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NewsESG roundup: Border to Coast to launch dedicated climate change policy
LGPS pool says carbon reduction targets ‘remain actively under review’
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Retrospective LGPS exit credit change is lawful, says court
‘The court concluded there were compelling public interest reasons for making a retroactive change, and that any interference in property rights was justified’
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UK roundup: WMPF leads retirement planning initiative
Plus: Engineering consultancy shifts members, assets to LifeSight; Isio selects Moody’s for climate risk modelling
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PLSA to start LGPS research to identify best practices, challenges
The research is going to look at the biggest issues facing the LGPS including getting the guidance funds will need
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NewsLGPS sees assets under management drop by 4.9%
The LGPS liabilities were estimated at £291bn indicating an overall funding level of 98%
