An Engagement Update from LGPS Central : Shell
Posted February 17, 2023
ClientEarth recently announced the filing of a novel legal claim against the Board of Directors at Shell. This derivative claim states that the Board is mismanaging climate risk, evidenced by an insufficient Energy Transition Strategy and a fundamental misalignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement. The claim states that this mismanagement will have a[…]
World Cancer Day
Posted February 3, 2023
On [the eve of] World Cancer Day, as a disease that impacts many of us, we wanted to take a moment to offer our support to efforts in raising awareness of the great work that goes on in research for the prevention of cancer, and access to treatment. World Cancer Day aims to raise worldwide[…]
Investment outlook for 2023
Posted January 26, 2023
Investment Outlook from LGPS Central Across a Range of Asset Classes for 2023. With a wealth of investment expertise at LGPS Central, it’s always enlightening to hear the collective perspectives of our team on what the future may hold. As we move into 2023 everyone at LGPS Central remains committed to doing their upmost to[…]
LGPS Central announces search for an Active Emerging Market Equity Manager
Posted December 20, 2022
We are delighted to announce that we are inviting applications from Emerging Market Equity Managers, with a focus on relative company valuations, for our LGPS Central Emerging Markets Equity Active Multi-Manager Fund. The successful strategy will be added to the existing sub-fund of the ACS. It is expected that the new manager will be funded[…]
LGPS CIO Panel with Net Zero Investor
Posted November 28, 2022
Net Zero and fiduciary responsibility, investment opportunities, the importance of engagement and why we must not be complacent were all key areas of discussion at the recent LGPS CIO Panel with Net Zero Investor. Watch the full debate with our CIO Gordon Ross here: https://www.netzeroinvestor.net/streamed/net-zero-investor-lgps-cios-panel[…]
LGPS Central cornerstones abrdn’s inflation-linked UK infrastructure debt fund
Posted November 17, 2022
We are proud to be a cornerstone investor in a new evergreen inflation-linked UK infrastructure debt fund launched by abrdn. The fund will invest in a broad range of investment grade infrastructure debt in the UK. Targets sectors include clean energy generation, storage and distribution, transport and social infrastructure. Mike Gillespie, our Investment Director for[…]
Making Our Pledge on World Menopuse Day
Posted October 18, 2022
On World Menopause Day, we take great pride in being a signatory of the Menopause Workplace Pledge. We remain committed to this along with our involvement with the Diversity Project to address this previously little discussed, but widely impacting topic. A small group of employees started a support group ‘MenTea’ last year attended by both[…]
Reflections on current UK Market Volatility from CIO, Gordon Ross
Posted September 29, 2022
Short term UK interest rates likely to move higher than expected and remain high for longer Recent Sterling weakness is an opportunity to consider hedging non-GBP overseas assets Equity market weakness should be an opportunity to dynamically manage any equity protection hedges in place Last Friday’s UK’s Conservative Government Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled their ‘mini[…]
