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West Midlands Pension Fund files lawsuit against Porsche
Action marks first claim against Porsche to be heard in court
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Silver: Passive Management 2015 - West Midlands Pension Fund
Judge’s comment: “A no-nonsense fund with solid performance, making full use of solid investment tools and best-practice methods combined with low costs.”
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Private equity drives 15% return at West Midlands Pension Fund
Scheme sees bumper returns from listed, unlisted equity, sells out of commodities, hedge funds
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West Midlands Pension Fund to redevelop offices in Manchester
Development would see current 1960s office buildings replaced 'in due course'.
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UK government consults on merger of two local authority pension funds
Merger of £492m closed transport authority fund into £15.7bn West Midlands Pension Fund intended to address solvency risks
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Eight English LGPS lead effort to create £35bn asset pool
Largest asset pool to date announced by £11.5bn West Midlands Pension Fund
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Wednesday people roundup
Pension Protection Fund, West Midlands Pension Fund, Financial Conduct Authority, Redington, Willis Towers Watson, Spence Johnson, Newton Investment Management, BNY Mellon, bfinance, UBS Asset Management
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West Midlands allocates 25% to alternatives
[17:00 CEST 22-09] UK – The £8bn (€10bn) West Midlands Pension Fund has confirmed it is investing appxoximately a quarter of its portfolio in alternative assets.
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Capital Dynamics wins West Midlands mandate
[17:00 CET 30-10] UK - The £6.8bn (€8.6bn) West Midlands Pension Fund has awarded a private equity mandate to Swiss firm Capital Dynamics.
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Pension fund advice leads to take-up of AVCs
[16:00 CET 05-03] UK – The West Midlands Pension Fund is running an initiative giving its over 50s members free financial advice and which has in turn led some members receive an extra 20% tax free on some of their pension savings.