LGPS

Dyfed Pension Fund has appointed Threadneedle as manager for its £150m global equity mandate.

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) shadow national advisory board will meet to discuss the future structure of the scheme next week, Councillor Kieran Quinn says.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and a private sector fund have enquired about joining the National Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Frameworks, Norfolk Pension Fund head Nicola Mark says.

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and other public sector schemes should consolidate to become "one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds", London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) chairman Edmund Truell says.

There was not a huge amount of support for the Centre for Policy Studies' (CPS) report calling for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to put most of its money into passive funds.

This week Buzz respondents defended tax-free lump sums fiercely.

The Government Actuary's Department (GAD) will suspend certification for council contractors ahead of the Local Government Pension Scheme's (LGPS) new benefit structure.

Naomi Rainey looks at the latest round of triennial valuations

Strathclyde Pension Fund has appointed Northern Trust for the fourth consecutive term to hands its securities lending, global custody, cash management and foreign exchange investments.

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has appointed Hymans Robertson to conduct research into three potential structures for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).