LGPS

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.

The advisory board of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has announced its 2015 strategy to tackle the scheme's estimated £47bn deficit.

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has issued final rules for the local pension boards in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).