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LGPS Central sets up global sustainable fund worth £1bn
The pension schemes for Cheshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire will invest in the equities fund
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UK roundup: Land Securities, Nottinghamshire, regulatory 'excess', discount rate 'quandary'
Nottinghamshire Pension Fund awards fixed income mandate with view to faciliating infrastructure investment plan
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UK: Labour government seeks continuity with focus on boosting domestic investment
The Department for Work and Pensions will have its work cut out as the new Labour government starts a comprehensive pensions review
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Mandate roundup: LGPS Central picks EM bond managers
Plus: CHF900m credit mandate from a Swiss penison fund
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LGPS Central sets up investment grade bond fund
Fidelity International and Neuberger Berman will share a £1.2bn mandate
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UK: Encouraging UK growth through consolidation
The UK government is pursuing plans to leverage pension assets to boost economic growth while generating best returns for members
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Seven managers set to lose major LGPS mandates as pooling continues
LGPS Central names Harris Associates, Union Investment and Schroders to share global active equity fund
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Exiting PLSA chief to chair UK local government pension pool
LGPS Central has also launched the search for a CEO and CIO
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Public pension funds push back at criticism of climate strategies
Friends of the Earth claimed some of the UK’s biggest funds were climate change ‘laggards’
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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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UK: Funding challenges amid continued market uncertainty
The UK’s pension regulator emphasises the need for schemes to focus on long-term planning, transparency and risk management
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Carillion: UK’s LGPS assessing cost impact after contractor failure
Public pension staff are reviewing pension cost sharing agreements related to outsourced services
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UK: Consolidation remains controversial
Guidance on the long-awaited legislation setting out a regulatory framework for superfunds is finally released
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Top 1000 Pension Funds 2024: Pensions back at a sweet spot
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.
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Nottinghamshire scheme makes real estate buy
UK – The £1.6bn (€2.6bn) Nottinghamshire County Council Pension Fund has bought an office building in the southern English town of Sutton for £13.33m.
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UK: Thinking beyond Brexit
Pensions regulation has taken a backseat to Brexit but this has not stopped the industry from moving ahead with changes