LGPS

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

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

The pace of change in pension reform has been too fast and risky according to PP research

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

This week we want to know if people are doomed to work until they are 85 to secure a decent retirement income, and if the financial well-being of the young is being sacrificed for the old.

PP finds potential political interference in the LGPS on divestment decisions is causing concern.

The recent DCLG proposal to give government powers to overrule LGPS investment decisions is ill judged according to Catherine Howarth.

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.