The market value of funds for the English and Welsh local government pension schemes (LGPS) reached £259bn at the end of the 2016/17 financial year, official statistics show.
The government has been given permission to appeal a High Court ruling which deemed its investment guidance for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) unlawful.
The government has suffered a major defeat in the High Court after its rules on Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investments were deemed unlawful.
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) members will meet The Pensions Regulator (TPR) next month after lobby groups warned just 12 funds highlighted climate change risks in their investment strategy statements.
Planned changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investment regulations are akin to dictatorship, a Labour shadow minister has said.
PP looks at how planned LGPS reforms could undermine members' rights
Centre for Policy Studies research fellow Michael Johnson has proposed seven ways to make the local government pension scheme more sustainable.
The Secretary of State is looking for a public sector pensions expert to lead the national Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) advisory board.
The government needs to stop bashing local government pension schemes and adopt a more encouraging and positive approach, according to Smith Institute director Paul Hackett.
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has issued final rules for the local pension boards in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).