LGPS

A Supreme Court ruling could result in trustees having to review the way death benefits are awarded to surviving partners of unmarried couples.

There is much discussion on how consolidation will bring real benefits to schemes but Hilary Salt is not so sure.

The local government pension pools for the South West and Midlands are actively hiring senior managers to lead and develop the innovative structures.

EU rules downgrading local authority funds to retail investors is throwing up complications for pooling and infrastructure investment. The FCA must ensure pools are part of the solution, writes Stephanie Baxter

Catherine Howarth says schemes need to explore different avenues to help members take ownership of retirement saving.

This year has been a busy one for the pensions industry. Professional Pensions looks at what happened between January and March.

Hymans Robertson has announced a new leader within its public sector team, partly to help with the upcoming pooling of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investments.

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

Southwark Council has announced its £1.2bn pension fund will cut investments in fossil fuels and explore opportunities in sustainable energy infrastructure.

The Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has made a £60m allocation to private debt fund Permira Credit Solutions III as it looks to capitalise on banks' withdrawal from lending.