If I were to triumphantly announce the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) is the largest Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Fund in the country, the most likely reaction of readers would be ‘…so what?' I wouldn't blame you either.

While I'm incredibly proud of the work the GMPF does in ensuring thousands of Greater Manchester People who devote their lives to public service have a regular income in retirement, pensions isn't typically a subject that fires up imaginations.