LGPS

Liberal Democrats, including pensions minister Steve Webb, have backed a wide-ranging pensions reform package put forward by experienced member-nominated trustee Janice Turner at its Spring Conference.

Listen to our latest Pensions Conjecture debate on LGPS Administration.

Professional Pensions is to hold an online debate to discuss Local Government Pension Scheme administration on 29 February at 11am.

Local Government Pension Scheme leaders and pension academics have called for a merger of 101 town hall pension funds into five standalone schemes to improve efficiency.

Government ministers have demanded the LGPS pool employer contribution rates for academy schools after some councils doubled contributions for academy employers.

The equivalent of £1 in every £5 raised in council tax in the UK goes towards funding the Local Government Pension Scheme, research from a tax lobby group claims.

Northern Ireland's £3.5bn Local Government Pension Scheme has appointed David Murphy to chief executive.

Realism trumps idealism in local government, according to Michael Bow

Council scheme managers have been left in limbo over investment strategy changes due to a vacuum of information on Lord Hutton's pension changes, managers say.

Members of Unison have given the green light to further talks on a set of reforms to their pensions proposed by the government.