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Wales Pension Partnership launches five fixed income funds
The Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) has opened a series of fixed income funds for its eight constituent authorities, all of which will be investing.
Brunel opens global small cap equities fund
Brunel Pension Partnership has launched a £300m multi-manager sub-fund focused on global small cap equities.
Brunel and Border to Coast appoint managers for specialist sub-funds
Brunel Pension Partnership has appointed four asset managers to run a £1.2bn sub-fund, while Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has appointed two specialist China managers.
Border to Coast secures £1bn of private equity commitments
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has completed £500m of private equity investments with another £485m of commitments made by its partner funds.
Border to Coast names four managers for £2.7bn multi-asset fund
Four managers have been appointed to run the multi-asset credit (MAC) fund of the Border to Coast Pensions Partnership.
Border to Coast announces £1.4bn infrastructure investments
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has announced £1.4bn of infrastructure investments in a drive to build a diversified global portfolio.
Brunel launches search for managers of £1.5bn multi-asset credit fund
Brunel Pension Partnership has opened a search for managers to run its £1.5bn multi-asset credit sub-fund.
London CIV selects Aviva Investors for inflation-plus fund
London CIV has appointed Aviva Investors to run its newly-created inflation-plus fund, launched with £107m of investment.
LGPS pooling: Building on commonalities to maximise outcomes
Two years on from the launch of the LGPS pools, seven senior figures tell James Phillips all about the process and their plans.
Joanne Segars: Working for a common vision
Collaboration is key to delivering on LGPS Central’s mission to prove the pooling concept, Joanne Segars tells James Phillips.
Northern LGPS launches property investment management framework
Northern LGPS has opened a procurement framework for property investment managers, mirroring existing collaboration agreements with local authority funds.
Border to Coast hires five to research and investment teams
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has hired three people to its investment team and two to its research team following a series of new fund launches.
Brunel appoints CACEIS as cost transparency and benchmarking provider
The £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership has hired CACEIS to provide cost transparency and benchmarking services across the partnership.
Border to Coast launches fixed income fund
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has launched its first fixed income product with a £2.5bn sterling investment-grade credit fund.
LGPS Central launches global bond fund
A £1.2bn global investment-grade corporate bond fund has been launched by LGPS Central with four initial investors.
Brunel vows to ditch asset managers failing on climate change
The £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership has called on asset managers to become more climate-aware or face removal from its portfolios.
Border to Coast launches £5bn global equity alpha fund
The £45bn Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has launched its largest fund to date, with £5bn of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) assets being allocated to global equity alpha.
LGPS Central private equity fund reaches fully-invested status
LGPS Central has fully invested its inaugural private equity fund eight months on from its launch.
Brunel launches emerging markets sub-fund with three managers
The Brunel Pension Partnership has launched an emerging markets sub-fund following the appointment of Genesis Investment Management, Wellington Management and Investec Asset Management as investment managers.
Brunel appoints Truvalue Labs for AI-driven ESG tool
The £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership pool has selected Truvalue Labs to evaluate ESG and reputational risks across all of its asset managers.
What next for responsible investment in the LGPS?
Local authority schemes must work alongside other stakeholders, in the UK and abroad, to deliver meaningful action on ESG issues, says John Gray
New legal services procurement framework launched for LGPS
The local government pension scheme (LGPS) frameworks have launched their latest procurement framework for legal services.
Brunel LGPS pool opens search for emerging market managers
Brunel Pension Partnership has begun a formal search process to appoint managers to run a £1.1bn emerging market equity portfolio.
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