LGPS Central: Becoming an asset manager

Following its April launch, the Midlands pool is well on the road to becoming a full-service asset manager. Andrew Warwick-Thompson speaks to Stephanie Baxter about the challenges of hiring and maintaining relationships
It has been an incredibly busy few months for the team at LGPS Central - one of the eight local government pools. In January, the collaboration of nine Midlands-based funds totalling £45bn in assets...
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