LGPS
Defined Benefit
More than two-thirds of contractors who take on outsourced local authority services are unaware of potentially crippling pensions costs at the end of their contract, Punter Southall research reveals.
10 March 2010
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Defined Benefit
The London Pensions Fund Authority has set out a three-step plan to help secure the long-term sustainability of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
24 February 2010
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Defined Benefit
Firms operating short-term local authority contracts could face crippling pension bills following the Local Government Pension Scheme's triennial funding valuation at the end of March, Eversheds warns.
18 February 2010
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Mandates
The Greater Gwent Pension (Torfaen) Pension Scheme has invested £125m in a global equities mandate with Aberdeen Asset Management following a bfinance search.
02 February 2010
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Defined Benefit
The Local Government Pension Scheme's deficit could swell to £60bn this year if current trends continue, research from the Liberal Democrats reveals.
15 January 2010
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United Kingdom
UK - The Local Government Pension Scheme's deficit could swell to £60bn (US$97.8bn) this year if current trends continue, research from the Liberal Democrats revealed.
15 January 2010
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Defined Benefit
Latest government guidance on admitted body status provisions in the Local Government Pension Scheme fails to give councils "clear steer" over risk-sharing, Punter Southall warns.
23 December 2009
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Defined Benefit
Alistair Darling's proposals to reform public sector pensions cover up a 45% hike in costs next year, independent pensions consultant Ros Altmann warns.
10 December 2009
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Investment
John Dickson of Hymans Robertson explains how schemes can take advantage of medium-term anomalies in order to boost returns
03 December 2009
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Legislation
Ruth Bamforth of Eversheds rounds up some of the year's most interesting cases involving LGPS schemes
03 December 2009
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