As the LGPS funds embark on the challenging process of pooling, there is much to be learned from the experience of their peers across the globe, writes Stephanie Baxter.
GLOBAL - Pension funds and other institutional investors are favouring one-year investment strategies as they attempt to limit their risk exposure, research by MSCI suggests.
SWEDEN - Sweden's €100bn ($143bn) state pensions funds are facing a wide-ranging government review which could result in mergers.
NETHERLANDS - PGGM increased its environmental, social and governance (ESG) allocation by €1.1bn ($1.6bn) to €3.7bn in 2010, its Annual Responsible Investment Report shows.
SWEDEN - The Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3) recorded a net profit of SEK18.3bn ($2.9bn) in 2010, returning 9% for the year.
SWEDEN - Swedish AP funds one through four have hired a group of advisers to provide analysis on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
SWEDEN - Sweden's AP3 fund is to adopt a new organisational structure in order to improve risk management.