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LGPS Central reaches £43bn AUM with oversight and stewardship mandate

2025-01-20T12:00:00Z

Partner funds have appointed LGPS Central to provide oversight and stewardship services for over £11bn in passive funds

UK government pushes for further consolidation of Local Government Pension Scheme pools

May/June 2025 (Magazine)

The Labour government has laid down the gauntlet for the existing eight pools managing almost £400bn of local government pension assets to consolidate further

People moves: LGPS Central appoints private and public market heads

2024-02-01T01:00:00Z

Plus: DC Investment Forum picks chair, vice-chair; Lombard Odier names new chief operating officer

LGPS Central sets up investment grade bond fund

2020-03-26T16:09:00Z

Fidelity International and Neuberger Berman will share a £1.2bn mandate

Mandate roundup: LGPS Central picks EM bond managers

2020-05-07T15:26:00Z

Plus: CHF900m credit mandate from a Swiss penison fund

UK: Labour government seeks continuity with focus on boosting domestic investment

Top 1000 Pension Funds 2024

The Department for Work and Pensions will have its work cut out as the new Labour government starts a comprehensive pensions review

UK: Encouraging UK growth through consolidation

Top 1000 Pension Funds 2023

The UK government is pursuing plans to leverage pension assets to boost economic growth while generating best returns for members

Derbyshire to boost real asset exposure after below benchmark returns

2015-05-26T15:02:00Z

Fund to push for alloactions to meet SAA levels after alternatives portfolio returns 20.3% and property 14.1%

UK: Funding challenges amid continued market uncertainty

September 2021 (Magazine)

The UK’s pension regulator emphasises the need for schemes to focus on long-term planning, transparency and risk management

People moves: Brunel appoints private markets chief

2018-01-11T11:09:00Z

Brunel Pension Partnership, KLP, Folketrygdfondet, NBIM, Franklin Templeton, DWP, Hoogovens, Af2i, Volo, Ballast Nedam, Total, Thinking Ahead Institute

UK: Consolidation remains controversial

September 2020 (Magazine)

Guidance on the long-awaited legislation setting out a regulatory framework for superfunds is finally released

Derbyshire scheme consolidates custody

May 2005 (Magazine)

Derbyshire scheme consolidates custody

2005-03-22T09:55:00Z

UK – The £1.45bn (€2.08bn) Derbyshire County Council pension fund has consolidated the custody of its four portfolios under ABN Amro Mellon after UBS Global Asset Management gave up custody of one of them.

Top 1000 Pension Funds 2024: Pensions back at a sweet spot

Top 1000 Pension Funds 2024

Assets for the leading 1000 European pension funds grew by 8.7% year-on-year, reversing last year’s loss of 6.8%. This brings total assets back up to above their previous high water mark of €9.7trn in 2022’s research exercise. This year’s overall net gain in assets of €775bn is the largest since 2021’s increase of €810bn.

UK: Thinking beyond Brexit

September 2019 (Magazine)

Pensions regulation has taken a backseat to Brexit but this has not stopped the industry from moving ahead with changes