More LGPS news – Page 17
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News
Council funds clash over merger plans
Norfolk Pension Fund has rejected Local Government Pension Scheme merger proposals, saying they could harm fund services and trustee stewardship – but the London Pensions Fund Authority and unions have backed the move.
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Opinion
Croydon eyes infrastructure as gilt alternative
Elusive returns over the past few years have led many pension schemes to look to alternative investments. Croydon Pension Fund is hoping infrastructure will provide the right results over the long term
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News
West Yorks to roadshow LGPS reforms to 100,000 members
The £8.8bn West Yorkshire Pension Fund has kicked off plans for a series of roadshows later this year to communicate to its almost 100,000 active members changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
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NewsHavering to fund 'stalled' local property projects
The London Borough of Havering Pension Fund is planning to invest in delayed local property projects including residential housing, as more council funds increase their exposure to property to match liabilities and boost community investment.
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NewsLocal authority schemes choose multi-asset to limit volatility
Local authority funds have ramped up their interest in multi-asset strategies as they try to manage the impact of volatility on their investments, according to new investment data.
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Features
Avon aims to avert mass opt-out with roadshows
Avon Pension Fund will go on the road in April to explain benefit changes to avoid a slew of members opting out and threatening the viability of the scheme.
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Features
Hackney fines employers to improve admin
The multi-employer scheme has been charging sponsors to encourage more accurate and timely data collection, improving scheme performance and cutting cost.
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FeaturesWest Yorks Police pays penalty for ill-health mishap
West Yorkshire Police received a fine from the Pensions Ombudsman for failing to deal with a member's ill-health benefits in the correct way.
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Features
Cheshire looks for cost saving with email alerts
Cheshire Pension Fund has developed a new communication strategy to take account of the significant challenges facing both employers and members.
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Features
SYPA engages members with meeting webcasts
South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA) has begun using social media and webcasts to improve engagement with its members and employers.
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Features
How Strathclyde allocated £100k SRI mandate
Strathclyde Pension Fund has become the latest scheme to hire a socially responsible investment overlay provider to reduce risk. Owen Walker looks at its selection process.
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Features
GMPF drives annual member admin cost below £14
Local government schemes are using benchmarking and reduced paper trails to save administrative costs. Ian Smith looks at what the private sector can learn from the public sector.
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Features
Merseyside limits losses with low volatility stocks
The £5.1bn local authority pension fund has reduced its losses in recent equity downturns through a low volatility investment strategy.
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Features
UK infrastructure too narrow for Leicestershire
The Leicestershire County Council Pension Fund has split £70m between two global infrastructure funds but feels the size of the UK market is too restrictive.
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FeaturesStrathclyde tackles four main infrastructure risks
Strathclyde Pension Fund has agreed in principle to commit £100m to the Pensions Infrastructure Platform (Pip), and has invested £100,000 to help set up the initiative.
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Features
How West Midlands reveals AVC exit charges to members
West Midlands Pension Fund is one of a number of schemes that have taken steps to communicate early-exit additional voluntary contribution charges, to avoid a backlash from members.
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FeaturesHow local authority schemes manage political risk
Following the loss of West Yorkshire Pension Fund’s chair at this month’s council elections, a number of local authority schemes outline what steps they take to ensure board continuity.
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Features
South Yorkshire staves off risk of mass opt-outs
Proposed reforms of the local government pension scheme have raised the threat of a mass member exodus, but South Yorkshire has developed a strategy to combat the risk
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Features
Brent sticks by emerging markets despite poor returns
Local government schemes Brent and Lincolnshire have said they will maintain their emerging markets exposure despite short-term underperformance.
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Features
Local government schemes respond to AE safeguards
Norfolk Pension Fund has issued each of its employers with a guide to complying with new auto-enrolment legislation to ensure members are not induced to leave the scheme.