LGPS

William Bourne has been appointed joint independent local pension board chair by Lancashire County Pension Fund (LCPF) and London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA).

The Secretary of State is looking for a public sector pensions expert to lead the national Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) advisory board.

The government needs to stop bashing local government pension schemes and adopt a more encouraging and positive approach, according to Smith Institute director Paul Hackett.

The fund management industry must stop "lurking in the shadows" and regain investors' trust, according to Investment Association (IA) chairwoman Helena Morrissey.

The Lothian Pension Fund has announced its deficit almost tripled to £417m over the last three years as the scheme continues to bring more asset management in house.

Schemes should insert a clause in manager searches to prevent them from imposing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), according to an expert on asset management fees.

PP looks at the latest proposals to actually tell schemes what they pay asset managers

John Hanratty and Jayne Firth have joined Nabarro from DWF to establish a pensions team in its Sheffield office.

The pensions team for Lancashire County Council has won a contract to administer Merseyside's Firefighters' Pension Schemes from 1 April.

The Lancashire County Pension Fund has unveiled a new management team as a result of corporate restructuring of the county council.