New CEO Announced
Posted February 23, 2024
We are pleased to announce that our new CEO has been confirmed as Richard Law-Deeks and will be joining us in the summer. You can view and download the full press release below.[…]
Enhancing Our Offering with Appointment of State Street
Posted February 22, 2024
We a pleased to announce a strategic collaboration with established industry leader State Street as the provider of fund administration services for our private markets products. This collaboration promises to bolster operational efficiency and further strengthen governance while providing long-term, scalable solutions for our private markets offering. Under this new relationship, State Street will initially[…]
LGPS Central call for a specialist manager for the new Buy and Maintain Sterling Investment Grade Credit Evergreen Sub-Fund
Posted February 21, 2024
It is expected that the new manager will be funded in mid-2024 with a total value expected to be around £600m. It is important to note that the Sub-Fund has Responsible Investment (RI) Integrated Status. Applicants will therefore be expected to demonstrate that responsible investment is fully integrated into the day-to-day management of their portfolios.[…]
New Roles Announced
Posted January 29, 2024
We are pleased to announce two new appointments to further bolster our investment management team. The changes were both internal appointments following a rigorous interview process. Leveraging their diverse skillsets and extensive career backgrounds, the appointees are well-positioned to provide continuous assistance to Chief Investment Officer Gordon Ross and contribute to shaping the UK Pension[…]
COP 28 in the rear-view mirror and outlook for 2024
Posted January 10, 2024
By Patrick O’Hara & Ed Baker, LGPS Central Do words matter? In the wake of COP 28, this has been the question that many in the climate and energy space have been asking. The annual UN climate talks managed to get 200 countries to agree to “transitioning away from fossil fuels in the energy system”,[…]
UK Property Fund Launch
Posted December 12, 2023
The UK Direct Property Fund is a Sub-fund of the LGPS Central Property ACS, developed in collaboration with our Partner Funds and managed in partnership with DTZ Investors. The Fund has a medium-term target to invest up to £500m across the UK in a balanced portfolio and has been seeded with investment from Leicestershire Pension[…]
Net Zero Strategy Launch
Posted October 16, 2023
We are pleased to launch our Net Zero Strategy for financed emissions, building upon our commitment made in early 2022 to achieve Net Zero scope 1 & 2 carbon equivalent (CO2e) financed emissions by 2050 or sooner for listed equities, corporate bonds, sovereign debt, and property. This also included a 50% reduction in financed emissions[…]
Annual Report and Financial Statements
Posted September 28, 2023
LGPS Central Limited is pleased to present our Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2023. Our pension pool has made significant strides, managing over £26 billion in assets across 26 diverse investment funds, spanning both private and public markets since inception only five years ago. One of the standout achievements[…]
