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  • The newcomer’s guide to: Single purpose pensions authorities
    As Surrey awaits MHCLG’s decision towards becoming the UK’s third Single Purpose Pension Authority, we explore the origins of this...
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    Tom Parker
    Lead Writer
    LAPF Investments
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  • Access, protections and practicalities: what the latest proposed reforms to the LGPS mean in practice
    Laura Caudwell examines how proposed LGPS reforms on pension age protections, councillor access, academy consolidation and Fair Deal create complexity...
    Laura Caudwell
    Laura Caudwell
    Member of The Society of Pension Professionals
    Director, Public Sector Pensions, Aon
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  • LGPS Reform: hope at last for 2026
    In this edition of the Devil’s Den, our secret columnist welcomes new LGPS governance regulations but warns real change requires...
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  • Why now is the time to invest in renewables
    Downing’s Tom Williams explores why building a resilient, homegrown energy system is now both a financial opportunity and a national...
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    Tom Williams
    Partner and Head of Energy & Infrastructure
    Downing Investment Management
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  • Navigating the future: AI, market evolution, and pension sustainability
    In this issue’s View from the Outside, Andrea Isoni charts the S&P 500’s evolution from industrial giants to tech titans...
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    Andrea Isoni, PhD
    Chief AI Officer, Director
    AI Technologies
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  • Local government pensions: navigating new policy and potential opportunities
    With new policies reshaping the landscape, Mike Richardson explores the opportunities emerging for LGPS funds, from productive investment to fairer...
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    Mike Richardson
    Member of The Society of Pension Professionals Public Sector Committee, and Head of LCP’s Social Housing Practice
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  • ESG for all? Rethinking responsible investment
    ESG frameworks have strengthened accountability but created blind spots. Dan Smith explores how bureaucratic, climate-focused approaches overlook social priorities and...
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    Dan Smith
    Analyst
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  • Multi-asset credit: delivering income and flexibility
    Adam Gould from BSP-Alcentra and Renato Latini from Brandywine Global discuss how as pension schemes mature and cashflow needs intensify,...
    Adam Gould
    Adam Gould
    Liquid Credit Product Specialist
    BSP-Alcentra
    Renato Latini
    Renato Latini
    Portfolio Manager & Senior Research Analyst
    Brandywine Global
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  • The case for pool products to be based on objectives, not asset classes
    In this issue’s Devil’s Den, our anonymous author argues LGPS pools should shift from asset-class silos to objective-based funds, streamlining...
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  • “Graduates challenge us to think differently”: how LGPS Central is bringing through new talent
    In our ongoing series looking at how the LGPS can bring new talent into the industry, we hear how LGPS...
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  • The newcomer’s guide to: UK Stewardship Code
    From banking bailouts to boardroom accountability, we look at how the voluntary UK Stewardship Code evolved from crisis response into...
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    Tom Parker
    Lead Writer
    LAPF Investments
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  • Clarity before complexity: rethinking pension communications
    In this edition of View from the Outside, Plain Numbers’ Mike Ellicock looks at one reason pension engagement remains stubbornly...
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    Mike Ellicock
    Chief Executive
    Plain Numbers
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