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Investment pooling

DC pooling could 'boost retirement pots by 62%'
DC pooling could 'boost retirement pots by 62%'

Pooling traditional defined contribution (DC) fund assets could lead to significantly larger retirement funds through better diversification and governance, Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) and Schroders research has suggested.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 08 November 2017
Three LGPS funds join GMPF/LPFA's infrastructure venture
Three LGPS funds join GMPF/LPFA's infrastructure venture

The infrastructure joint venture launched by Greater Manchester and the London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) last year has grown to £1.3bn.

  • Investment
  • 15 December 2016
TUC: DB reform should not be done hastily
TUC: DB reform should not be done hastily

The UK should appreciate its defined benefit (DB) system and not make hasty reforms which undermine its sustainability according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 October 2016
CIPFA unveils principles for LGPS pooling governance
CIPFA unveils principles for LGPS pooling governance

A set of guiding principles for governance of the local government pension scheme (LGPS) investment pools have been published.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 October 2016
Uproar over lack of beneficiary representation on LGPS pools
Uproar over lack of beneficiary representation on LGPS pools

The local government pension scheme (LGPS) pools have come under fire for not including member representation on governance boards to oversee the radical changes.

  • Investment
  • 23 August 2016
New LGPS parliamentary group to focus on British wealth funds
New LGPS parliamentary group to focus on British wealth funds

An all-party parliamentary group (APPG) has been created for the local government pension scheme (LGPS) to discuss pooling and increasing its investment in UK infrastructure.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 July 2016
What could an LGPS national infrastructure platform look like?
What could an LGPS national infrastructure platform look like?

Discussions are progressing on creating a UK infrastructure investment platform to sit alongside the main LGPS pools.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 05 April 2016
South Eastern LGPS pool grows to £33bn as Hertfordshire joins
South Eastern LGPS pool grows to £33bn as Hertfordshire joins

Hertfordshire has joined ten local administering authorities to pool their pension assets through A Collaboration of Central, Eastern and Southern Shires (ACCESS).

  • Investment
  • 29 March 2016
Budget 2016: Government to set up LGPS infrastructure platform
Budget 2016: Government to set up LGPS infrastructure platform

The government is to launch a national infrastructure investment platform for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) through pooling.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 16 March 2016
LGPS pooling: what options are being considered?
LGPS pooling: what options are being considered?

As funds finalise their initial plans for pooling assets, two experts discuss the structural options.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 March 2016
LGPS makes big strides on pooling plans
LGPS makes big strides on pooling plans

PP looks at the local government pension funds' initial proposals for pooling

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 March 2016
LGPS Northern Powerhouse reveals pooling plans
LGPS Northern Powerhouse reveals pooling plans

Three local government pension funds have submitted their initial pooling proposal to the government to demonstrate how they will work together.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 24 February 2016
Five stories you might have missed this week
Five stories you might have missed this week

The biggest stories on PP this week were warnings that decent retirement could mean working until age 85, and the risks to members from pooling the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 February 2016
PPI warns of risks arising from LGPS pooling
PPI warns of risks arising from LGPS pooling

Pooling the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) may not tackle the root causes of its deficit hole and members could be put at risk, according to the Pensions Policy Institute.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 February 2016
Berkshire pension fund in talks with Lancashire/LPFA pool
Berkshire pension fund in talks with Lancashire/LPFA pool

The £1.7bn Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund is in discussions to join the investment pool set up by London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) and Lancashire County Council Pension Fund.

  • Investment
  • 10 February 2016
What were this week's top five stories in pensions?
What were this week's top five stories in pensions?

The top stories this week were the pensions regulator warning about new master trusts and revealing a big board shake-up, while the LGPS pooling picture became clearer.

  • Investment
  • 29 January 2016
South Yorkshire and Tyne & Wear join 'Border to coast' LGPS pool
South Yorkshire and Tyne & Wear join 'Border to coast' LGPS pool

Local government pension funds for South Yorkshire and Tyne & Wear have joined a collaboration group led by Cumbria, East Riding and Surrey to pool investments.

  • Investment
  • 29 January 2016
LGPS funds put up united front on pooling to government
LGPS funds put up united front on pooling to government

A group of local authorities have joined forces under a major project to tell the government how the local government pension scheme (LGPS) should be pooled.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 25 January 2016
Government should replace LGPS with DC scheme through NEST, says Johnson
Government should replace LGPS with DC scheme through NEST, says Johnson

Pooling the local government pension scheme (LGPS) into infrastructure-focused funds is mere tinkering and will not be enough to repair its deficit hole, according to Michael Johnson.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 12 January 2016
Truell: I want to pool public sector pensions into six £40bn funds
Truell: I want to pool public sector pensions into six £40bn funds

Former LPFA chief Edmund Truell tells PP about his radical plans for public sector pensions

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 January 2016

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