All LGPS articles
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NewsLGPS funds face growing resources squeeze, Aon poll finds
Nearly three-quarters of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds do not have enough staff with the right skills to carry out day-to-day operations, according to an Aon poll.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Fit for the Future, Dashboards, and Retirement Living Standards
This week sees the podcast team looking at the LGPS, which has a little more time to get Fit for the Future as some important deadlines have been extended. There are also updates on dashboards, AI, and Retirement Living Standards.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: The Report, the Gap and the Robot in the Room
In this bumper edition of the podcast, co-hosts Thomas Parker and Nick Reeve explore the Pensions Commission’s interim report, the gender pensions gap, local investment, investing in conflict zones, and artificial intelligence.
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NewsFit for the Future: Government finalises pooling rules with new deadlines
Following feedback from across the LGPS, the government has extended the deadline for pools to receive regulatory authorisation and revised the authorisations it expects them to achieve, as well as moving deadlines relating to the transfer of assets to the control of pools.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Border to Coast CIO Joe McDonnell
How does a chief investment officer tackle the challenges of bringing on board seven new pension fund clients at once? Border to Coast’s Joe McDonnell speaks to Nick Reeve and Thomas Parker.
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NewsClearGlass appointed to new LGPS cost transparency framework
ClearGlass Analytics has been appointed as an approved provider on the new National LGPS Procurement Framework for cost transparency and benchmarking services.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Live from the LGPS Pooling Symposium
What does the Pension Schemes Act really mean for the Local Government Pension Scheme? And what didn’t make it in that we really should be paying attention to?
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NewsLambeth among schemes backing UK venture capital investment drive [updated]
The London Borough of Lambeth Pension Fund is among several LGPS funds to have backed Schroders Capital’s UK Innovation Long Term Asset Fund, backing domestic venture capital companies.
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People NewsNorthern LGPS names chief exec and chair as part of ‘Fit for the Future’ work
Northern LGPS has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames as its chair and Paras Anand as its first chief executive, responsible for leading the LGPS asset pool.
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NewsLGPS contributions review promised after MPs reject Lords changes
MPs have voted against amendments from the House of Lords that would have brought in changes to how triennial valuations in the LGPS are handled, and allowed interim reviews of contribution rates.
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NewsPension Schemes Bill edges closer as MPs strike down Lords’ amendments
MPs have moved a step closer to finalising the Pension Schemes Bill after the government used its majority to sweep aside more than 80 amendments put forward by the House of Lords.
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NewsLGPS funds and Railpen to vote against BP chair at oil giant’s AGM
Railpen and the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum have signalled their intention to vote against the reappointment of Albert Manifold at BP’s annual general meeting on 23 April.
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NewsSouth Yorkshire cuts employer contributions after funding level rises to 142%
The authority has cut average employer contribution rates to 13% after finalising its latest actuarial valuation as of 31 March 2025, saving more than £90m for employers over the next three years.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Sunny in Fife, cloudy on salary sacrifice
It may be Easter, but that doesn’t mean the podcast team are resting. The latest episode explores LGPS pooling as the ‘Fit for the Future’ deadline passes, and travels Down Under to find out what drives Aussie supers’ performance.
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NewsLGPS latest: West Midlands’ £1.1bn regional drive; LGPS Central backs Yorkshire Water
A roundup of the latest investment headlines from the Local Government Pension Scheme, brought to you by Pensons Expert’s sister title LAPF Investments.
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PodcastsPodcast: Avon’s Nick Dixon on member engagement in the LGPS
Always A Pensions Angle has teamed up with the Fifty Faces Podcast for a series of interviews with senior professionals from across the LGPS. The fifth and final episode features Nick Dixon of the Avon Pension Fund.
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PodcastsPodcast: LPPI’s Richard Tomlinson on the next phase of LGPS pooling
Always A Pensions Angle has teamed up with the Fifty Faces Podcast for a series of interviews with senior professionals from across the Local Government Pension Scheme. Episode four features LPPI’s Richard Tomlinson.
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In DepthSpecial report: The Pension Schemes Bill in the House of Lords
The landmark legislation begins its report stage this week, with peers still debating more than 180 amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill. Pensions Expert explores what is up for discussion over the next two weeks.
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NewsUnions and industry rally against Reform UK’s LGPS plans
Pensions UK has said Reform’s comments about the LGPS are “not supported by evidence”, as the party’s deputy leader confirms plans for a DB to DC switch.
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NewsWest Midlands joins PMI talent drive as governance scrutiny intensifies
The West Midlands Pension Fund has become the latest organisation to sign up to the Pensions Management Institute’s training and development initiative as a partner.