London LGPS 'fundamentally flawed': Pensions Institute

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London's local government pension schemes are poorly and inconsistently governed due to "fundamental flaws" that could threaten their sustainability, the Pensions Institute says.

The organisation released the "shocking" report into the capital's 34 LGPS funds today, with PI director David Blake blasting the government's "complacency" towards investment governance in the pub...

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