Local Government Pension Scheme

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.

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.

Local Government Pension Scheme reform could be used to help halve the budget deficit over the next four years, the department of communities and local government says.

John Dickson of Hymans Robertson explains how schemes can take advantage of medium-term anomalies in order to boost returns

Ruth Bamforth of Eversheds rounds up some of the year's most interesting cases involving LGPS schemes

Sebastian Cheek asks why reform to the local government pension scheme is needed and how it can be achieved

The East Riding Pension Fund has become the 50th fund to join the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum.

Proposals to reform the benefit structure of the Local Government Pension Fund have been "kicked into the political long grass", Mike Woodall says.

East Sussex County Council Pension Fund is looking to hire a firm to provide a responsible investment overlay service with particular emphasis on environmental impact.

The London Pensions Fund Authority is calling for the creation of an independent commission on local government pension schemes.