Local Government Pension Scheme
Industry
The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum has called for "greater openness and accountability" in company audit reporting.
18 March 2010
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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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Defined Benefit
Government plans to tackle the complex issue of guaranteed minimum pension equalisation is a "practically impossible" task for trustees, a consultant warns.
04 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
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.
04 December 2009
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