LGPS Central pool holds Infrastructure Investments Summit
Posted November 28, 2019
The LGPS Central pool welcomed Partner Funds to Birmingham this week as we hosted our first Infrastructure Investment Summit, ‘Building our Investments’. The event was attended by Pension Committee and Local Pension Board representatives as well as Pensions Officers, who learned about a wide range of infrastructure investment topics that pension funds can consider when[…]
LGPS Central Limited fully invests its inaugural Private Equity Fund eight months from launch
Posted November 12, 2019
LGPS Central Limited is pleased to announce it has successfully concluded fully committing the Primary Fund investment sleeve of its inaugural Private Equity Fund within eight months of its launch. The LGPS Central Limited 2018/19 Vintage Private Equity Fund was launched on the 31 of January 2019 and comprises two sleeves: the LGPS Central PE[…]
LGPS Central Limited launches All World Equity Climate Multi Factor Fund
Posted October 10, 2019
LGPS Central Limited has launched its All World Equity Climate Multi Factor Fund, bringing together £2.1bn of Partner Fund assets under management. The local authority pension funds that will initially invest in the new LGPS Central Limited sub fund on launch are West Midlands Pensions Fund (WMPF) and Cheshire Pension Fund. The All World Equity[…]
Welcoming our first Graduate Scheme trainees
Posted September 24, 2019
We’re delighted to have welcomed our first cohort of Graduate Scheme trainees to our head office in Wolverhampton. Our trainees will take part in a 24-month programme in which they’ll work in various departments around the Company to gain a comprehensive understanding of the work we do. Majid Mohamed, one of our Graduate trainees, said:[…]
LGPS Central supports shareholder resolution at mining firm on anti-climate lobbying
Posted September 11, 2019
LGPS Central will vote to support a shareholder resolution filed at BHP Ltd, the world’s largest mining company, recommending that the firm suspends membership of trade associations which lobby to undermine the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. Originally co-filed by a range of investors, including the Church of England Pensions Board, the resolution urges[…]
Double Delight as LGPS Central is shortlisted for two LAPF Investments awards
Posted August 29, 2019
We’re proud to announce that LGPS Central is a finalist in two categories at this year’s LAPF Investments Awards! We’ve been shortlisted in the ‘Pool of the Year’ category and our Director for Responsible Investment & Engagement, Michael Marshall, has been shortlisted for the ‘Outstanding Contribution of the Year’ award. Chief Executive Mike Weston said:[…]
LGPS Central Limited partners with KAS BANK on cost transparency
Posted August 12, 2019
LGPS Central Limited has partnered with KAS BANK, the specialist provider of securities services to UK institutional pension schemes, for cost transparency collection and reporting. LGPS Central Limited will be leveraging KAS BANK’s cost transparency solution and data analytical expertise to assist with collecting cost information across the range of investment mandates for both pooled[…]
LGPS Central Limited’s Emerging Markets Fund Goes Live
Posted July 25, 2019
We’re pleased to announce our Emerging Markets Equity Active Multi-Manager Fund went live on Friday, 19 July. Three fund managers have been selected to manage the Fund; BMO Global Asset Management, UBS Asset Management Limited and Vontobel Asset Management, with each receiving a third of the total mandate. Colin Pratt, Investment Director, Manager of Managers[…]
