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  • Feature | LAPF Investments talks with Mike O'Donnell
    August 1, 2023
    Video
  • Cyber security a real concern for the LGPS
    In the first of DG Publishing’s LGPS Barometer surveys, the LGPS has, unsurprisingly, expressed an increased concern around cyber security...
    July 10, 2023
    News
  • Feature | LAPF Investments talks with Mike Weston
    July 7, 2023
    Video
  • Building the future of the LGPS
    Tiffany Tsang at the PLSA explores what’s changed and what still needs attention to ensure the operational sustainability of the...
    Tiffany Tsang
    Head of DB, LGPS and Investment
    PLSA
    June 30, 2023
    Comment
  • Kensington and Chelsea bucks trend in boosting property assets
    Kensington and Chelsea Pension Fund has increased its strategic allocation to real estate to 20% of total assets, a quadrupling...
    June 28, 2023
    News
  • Managing infrastructure safety requires long-term focus
    Providing a safe workplace is a primary focus for infrastructure owners, underpinning value creation in an environment that typically involves...
    Shannon O’Keeffe
    Director, Social Responsibility
    IFM Investors
    Will Phillips
    Senior Associate, Asset Management
    IFM Investors
    Nicholas Rivera
    Associate, Asset Management
    IFM Investors
    June 27, 2023
    Comment
  • LCIV publishes RI and stewardship outcomes report
    London CIV’s stewardship priorities remain committed to three key stewardship themes identified in 2021: climate change (intensifying focus on biodiversity),...
    June 26, 2023
    News
  • Caceis launches biodiversity and nature risk guide
    Caceis, the securities services provider, has launched a guide on biodiversity and nature risk, developed in partnership with the Zoological...
    June 26, 2023
    News
  • London CIV appoints Macquarie for its renewable infrastructure fund
    Macquarie Asset Management has been appointed as the fifth investment manager within the LCIV Renewable Infrastructure Fund (LRIF) after it...
    June 25, 2023
    Round-Up
  • 2022 LGPS valuations offer optimistic view for LGPS’s long-term funding
    The 2022 valuation was extremely strong for LGPS funds in England and Wales, reveals Hymans Robertson in its report LGPS...
    June 24, 2023
    News
  • What pension fund investors need to know about real assets
    Pádraig Floyd describes the different classes of real assets and explores their pros and cons as part of a pension...
    Pádraig Floyd
    LAPF Investments
    June 24, 2023
    Comment
  • Border to Coast launches new £2.3 billion private markets programme
    Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has launched the next stage (Series 2B) of its private markets programme, with £2.3 billion of...
    June 21, 2023
    News
  • Interview with Mike Weston
    LAPF Investments talks to Mike Weston, the departing CEO of LGPS Central, about his views on the progress and future...
    June 20, 2023
    Comment
  • BlackRock buys tech and healthcare debt financing expertise
    BlackRock has announced it will acquire full control of Kreos Capital, a provider of growth and venture debt financing to...
    June 19, 2023
    Round-Up
  • Phoenix Group provides £210 million to Glasgow City Council
    Phoenix Group has provided £210 million investment to City Property Glasgow, a wholly owned subsidiary of Glasgow City Council (GCC) to...
    June 19, 2023
    Round-Up
  • LGPS pay and pension gender gaps identified by GAD
    Female members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for England and Wales suffer considerable gender pay and pensions gaps,...
    June 17, 2023
    News
  • £20 billion of UK pension money investing in ongoing expansion of oil and gas
    More than £20 billion of UK pension money is invested in Shell, according to research from Make My Money Matter, a...
    June 15, 2023
    News
  • Collaboration delivers practical Just Transition tool for asset managers
    The Impact Investing Institute has published the Just Transition Critieria, a practical tool for asset managers that will assist them...
    June 14, 2023
    News
  • Full steam ahead for Titanic L&G investment in Belfast
    Legal & General has announced the funding of a £150 million residential development in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the largest residential investment...
    June 12, 2023
    Round-Up
  • Shattering the silence: the untold influence of high emitters
    David Crawford of Nordea Asset Management UK discusses ways in which asset managers can deliver net zero portfolios, and explains...
    David Crawford
    Co-Head of Institutional & Wholesale Distribution
    Nordea Asset Management UK
    June 12, 2023
    Comment
  • Brunel vote at BP AGM
    Brunel announced a week before BP’s AGM that it would be voting against the reappointment of BP’s chair, Helge Lund. Faith...
    June 9, 2023
    News
  • A lack of RI training could leave schemes exposed to greater risks
    DB pensions schemes trustees planning to reduce their training on responsible investment (RI) issues will potentially leave schemes significantly exposed...
    June 8, 2023
    News
  • Investing for impact through real assets benefits communities and investors alike
    Paul Myles of Schroders looks at the benefits of pension funds’ investment in local real estate and renewable energy infrastructure Discussions...
    Paul Myles
    Business Development Director – Private Assets
    Schroders
    June 6, 2023
    Focus
  • New report shows greater insights into risk
    Insight Investment undertook 1,178 engagements in 2022 with debt issuers across 78 countries, including 38 emerging markets, according to its...
    June 5, 2023
    Round-Up

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