LGPS

The National Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Frameworks has launched a new framework to procure transition management and implementation services.

The pooled structure set up by 12 local authority funds has appointed an interim chief investment officer (CIO), a chief risk officer (CRO), and head of equities and alternatives.

Julian Pendock has stepped down from his role as chief investment officer (CIO) of the £5.6bn London Collective Investment Vehicle (CIV).

Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) are being urged to divest £16bn from carbon within five years in a nationwide campaign launched by Unison today.

Schroders has become one of the largest asset managers to sign up to the Local Government Pension Scheme's (LGPS) code of transparency.

The £15bn Wales Pension Partnership has selected Link Asset Services as its authorised operator to set up and run a collective investment vehicle.

The £40bn midlands local government pension pool, LGPS Central, has appointed five to senior positions ahead of its April 2018 launch date.

Five local government pension schemes have committed £100m collectively as cornerstone investors to a ten-year closed-end vehicle called Hearthstone Residential Fund 1 (HRF1).

The Avon Pension Fund has appointed Loomis Sayles to run its first multi-asset credit mandate worth £485m after an open tender.

The Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund has confirmed it will pool some of its assets with the Local Pensions Partnership (LPP).