Ministers tell pension pools to merge
PENSIONS

Ministers tell pension pools to merge

By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025

Two local authority pension pools have reacted angrily after their plans to meet new standards were rejected by ministers and they were instead ordered to merge with other pension pools.

FINANCE

Managing pension funds is a local distraction

By Tracie Langley | 27 February 2025

Local authorities should be focusing on building better communities and delivering great services...

REORGANISATION

Sector brain drain warning amid reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2025

Local government reorganisation could lead to a sector brain drain, senior figures have warned.

FINANCE

Barnet issues s114 over unauthorised payments

By Martin Ford | 24 January 2025

Barnet LBC has issued a section 114 notice over ‘unlawful’ payments to and from the council’s pen...

PENSIONS

Decoupling the accounts is the way forward

By Cllr Neil Swannick | 21 January 2025

The Government’s proposal to publish and audit the accounts of the Local Government Pension Funds...

FINANCE

Ministers urged to reconsider pace of pensions reform

16 January 2025

Ministers have been urged to ‘seriously reconsider’ the fast pace of their reform to the Local Go...

FINANCE

Reeves reforms could lead to higher returns, Welsh pension funds say

By Emily Twinch | 11 December 2024

A collaboration of eight local government pension scheme (LGPS) funds in Wales has said making ce...

FINANCE

Doubts over Reeves' pension reforms

By Martin Ford | 28 November 2024

Experts have cast doubt on whether consolidation of local government pension schemes (LGPS) will ...

HOUSING

Solving the affordable housing crisis

By Ben Denton | 18 November 2024

Ben Denton says institutional funding from insurers and pension funds can be part of the answer t...

PENSIONS

Chancellor confirms pension 'megafund' plans

By William Eichler | 14 November 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed plans to merge local government pension schemes into ‘mega...

FINANCE

LGPS pooling 'must be done in orderly way'

By Emily Twinch | 09 October 2024

The pooling of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) assets into eight organisations should be d...

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