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Worcestershire scheme backs Gresham forestry carbon credits strategy [updated]
Investors receive distributions in the form of verified carbon credits
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Public pension fund adopts equity protection for £1.2bn portfolio
Solution was deemed better way to derisk than moving away from equities
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PGB implements protection strategy for €12bn equity portfolio
BMO Global Asset Management appointed after success of shareholder engagement mandate
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Local authority scheme adopts £700m equity protection strategy
Tower Hamlets appoints Schroders as it seeks to lock in gains for half its total portfolio
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South Yorkshire hires Schroders for £2.6bn equity protection mandate
LGPS scheme seeks to hedge third of portfolio against equity market declines
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Hereford and Worcester see deficits rise
[16:15 CEST 14-08] UK – Volatility in the investment markets has increased pension deficits relating to the Worcestershire County Council Pension Fund over the last year.
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Local government pension funds ‘confident’ over MiFID II outcome
UK public pension funds expected to avoid issues over investor status
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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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Worcestershire outsources to Mercer
UK - The £830m (e1.3bn) Worcestershire County Council Pension Fund has appointed William M Mercer as its actuarial consultant...
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Mandate roundup: East Riding, State Street, Northern Trust, Worcestershire, Schroders, JPMAM
East Riding Pension Fund drops Northern Trust for State Street as global custodian.
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UK council issues e1.1bn RFP in specialist switch
UK – The £775m (€1,119m) Worcestershire County Council pension fund is to issue a RFP next week to find managers for six new portfolios as it moves from balanced to specialist management.
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UK roundup: LGPS valuations, MNOPF, Coats, Unison, Pearson
Consultancy calls for portfolio-based approach for more transparent LGPS valuations
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Mandate roundup: Lincolnshire, JLT, Morgan Stanley, Worcestershire, Avon
EUROPE – The £1.2bn (€1.3bn) Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund has awarded Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners a £150m alternatives mandate.