Local Government Pension Scheme

Details of the independent commission charged with reviewing the sustainability of public sector pensions could be revealed as early as Friday, a senior civil servant says.

The Local Government Pension Scheme is currently unaffordable and will wither away unless radical action is taken, delegates heard.

UK - The Local Government Pension Scheme is currently unaffordable and will wither away unless radical action is taken, delegates heard.

Brian Bailey, director of pensions at West Midlands Pension Fund writes about how the LGPS can actively help people to prepare for retirement

Hymans Robertson partner John Hastings discusses affordable benefits that meet the needs of local authority workers

Mike Woodall looks at how defined benefit schemes in the public sector are set to change

Jonathan Stapleton speaks to Anthony Mayer and Mike Taylor of The London Pensions Fund Authority about their proposals for LGPS reform

Press day for LGPS Gazette fell on 7 May - the day after the most hotly contested General Election in decades.

Charlotte Moore surveys the impact of the financial crisis on the corporate bond market

Helen Morrissey talks to Ian Greenwood about how the LAPFF is looking to promote increased awareness of social responsibility and whether the LGPS is sustainable in the long-term