Lothian and Falkirk Council Pension Funds shelve merger plans

Discussions over proposed merger to be re-examined in two years

Martin Richmond
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Lothian and Falkirk Council Pension Funds shelve merger plans

The Lothian Pension Fund (LPF) and the Falkirk Council Pension Fund (FCPF) have announced they will not be moving forward with their proposed merger.

The proposals to merge arose after discussions between the pensions committees of the two funds in 2020, after which they reached an agreement to examine the feasibility of a merger. The schemes...

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