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28 Feb 20
The government has unveiled measures giving Local Government Pension Scheme funds greater control over exit payments to employers leaving the scheme.
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10 Feb 20
The pooling of investment funds in the Local Government Pension Scheme has saved £155m since the method was introduced, estimates suggest.
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28 Jan 20
A £30bn local government pension fund has threatened to halt investment in companies that fail to recognise the financial risks caused by climate change.
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17 Sep 19
Handing Local Government Pension Scheme investments to ‘passive fund’ managers would spark pushback from the scheme’s stakeholders, CIPFA’s pensions advisor has told PF.
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1 Aug 19
Local authorities should ensure greater separation between managing pensions and other finances, a survey has concluded.
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17 Apr 19
A Local Government Pension Scheme consultation will consider “greater separation” of pension fund management from local authorities.
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15 Nov 18
Facts and figures from the November 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
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28 Sep 18
The Local Government Pension Scheme is in a “strong financial position”, the government’s first statutory review of it has revealed.
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8 Feb 17
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Northern Ireland woman who was denied Local Government Pension Scheme benefits after her long-term partner died suddenly.
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1 Feb 17
The leader of the UK’s largest local authority has claimed asset management fees paid by local government pension schemes are “sucking in” money that could be used to offset...
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1 Feb 17
Local government pension schemes may have paid out as much as £9bn in fees to fund managers over the last decade, almost double the reported figures, according to the Centre for Policy Studies.
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16 Dec 16
The infrastructure investment fund set up by Greater Manchester Pension Fund and the London Pension Fund Authority has expanded to include the funds that make up the proposed Northern Pool of LGPS...
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7 Oct 16
Council pension funds can do more to help promote ethical behaviour in the companies they invest in, which would benefit members as well as local residents.
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4 Oct 16
CIPFA and Aon Hewitt have issued guidance on investment pooling governance arrangements for the authorities administering the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales.
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24 Aug 16
CIPFA is to launch guidance on the governance principles for local government pension scheme asset pools following the submission of formal collaboration plans to government.
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18 May 16
Employers joining the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) may underestimate the obligations involved, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has warned.
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13 May 16
The chair of a major LGPS asset pool has said there will need to be a “mindset change” across the sector as part of a government drive to spread the practice.
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11 May 16
Unison has called for changes in the law to ensure the independence of local authority pension funds to take investment decisions in the best interest of their members.
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25 Apr 16
A pensions investment initiative, which includes two council schemes, has set out its first £125m funding plan as part of a drive to boost infrastructure investment.
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11 Apr 16
Lancashire County Pension Fund and the London Pensions Fund Authority have confirmed discussions with other local government pension schemes to join their asset pool as it was approved by financial...
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5 Apr 16
The government will need to make a formal response to a petition calling for a parliamentary debate on plans to merge council pension scheme assets, after it reached 10,000 signatures.
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4 Apr 16
Employers in the Local Government Pension Scheme could face a cumulative £1bn increase in contributions from next year as a result of a valuation process that began last week, an analysis by...
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24 Mar 16
Plans for a £33bn asset pool across 11 local government pension schemes have been formally launched following last month’s submission of an outline plan to government.
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19 Feb 16
Local authority pension schemes will today submit plans to government to pool their assets into so-called British Wealth Funds, with seven proposals now set to be submitted for approval.
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25 Jan 16
A working group of 24 local authorities has called for the creation of a national infrastructure investment platform for council pension schemes as part of government reforms to the sector.
28 Feb 20The government has unveiled measures giving Local Government Pension Scheme funds greater control over exit payments to employers leaving the scheme.
10 Feb 20The pooling of investment funds in the Local Government Pension Scheme has saved £155m since the method was introduced, estimates suggest.
28 Jan 20A £30bn local government pension fund has threatened to halt investment in companies that fail to recognise the financial risks caused by climate change.
17 Sep 19Handing Local Government Pension Scheme investments to ‘passive fund’ managers would spark pushback from the scheme’s stakeholders, CIPFA’s pensions advisor has told PF.
15 Nov 18Facts and figures from the November 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
28 Sep 18The Local Government Pension Scheme is in a “strong financial position”, the government’s first statutory review of it has revealed.
1 Feb 17The leader of the UK’s largest local authority has claimed asset management fees paid by local government pension schemes are “sucking in” money that could be used to offset...
1 Feb 17Local government pension schemes may have paid out as much as £9bn in fees to fund managers over the last decade, almost double the reported figures, according to the Centre for Policy Studies.
16 Dec 16The infrastructure investment fund set up by Greater Manchester Pension Fund and the London Pension Fund Authority has expanded to include the funds that make up the proposed Northern Pool of LGPS...
4 Oct 16CIPFA and Aon Hewitt have issued guidance on investment pooling governance arrangements for the authorities administering the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales.
24 Aug 16CIPFA is to launch guidance on the governance principles for local government pension scheme asset pools following the submission of formal collaboration plans to government.
13 May 16The chair of a major LGPS asset pool has said there will need to be a “mindset change” across the sector as part of a government drive to spread the practice.
25 Apr 16A pensions investment initiative, which includes two council schemes, has set out its first £125m funding plan as part of a drive to boost infrastructure investment.
5 Apr 16The government will need to make a formal response to a petition calling for a parliamentary debate on plans to merge council pension scheme assets, after it reached 10,000 signatures.
24 Mar 16Plans for a £33bn asset pool across 11 local government pension schemes have been formally launched following last month’s submission of an outline plan to government.
25 Jan 16A working group of 24 local authorities has called for the creation of a national infrastructure investment platform for council pension schemes as part of government reforms to the sector.
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