LGPS

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).

Councillor Roger Phillips has been appointed chairman of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) advisory board and succeeds Joanne Segars who is stepping down.

The government is right to stop the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) from making politically motivated investment decisions according to PP research.

Pooling the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) into six funds is too many to have the scale to tap into a wide range of infrastructure opportunities says BNY Mellon.

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.

This week we want to know if the government should ban the LGPS from taking part in politically motivated divestment campaigns and whether your DB scheme is cash flow negative.

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.

Hackney Council's pension fund committee has agreed to endorse a series of recommendations on dealing with fossil fuel and climate change issues after facing mounting pressure from a campaign group.

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.

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.