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LAPF Investments Magazine Review Special (opens the original)
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In this special edition, Tom sits down with Brian Gielty, Editor-in-Chief of LAPF Investments Magazine, to unpack the brand new Issue 10, from a career-spanning cover interview with LGPS legend Fiona Miller to deep dives on climate risk, local investment, pension committees, and the gender pensions gap. Plus, a first look at the shortlists for the 2026 LAPF Investments Awards, taking place 30 September at the Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, London - all available now in print or online at lapfi
LGPS Interviews Special: Max Townshend (opens the original)
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In this episode of the LGPS Interviews, we sit down with Max Townshend, Head of Investment Strategy at LPPI, to discuss how the pool has managed its recent expansion from three to nine partner funds. He shares what that growth has meant for the team day-to-day, how LPPI is rethinking its product range and investment beliefs to serve a more diverse partnership, and his views on local investment, surplus management, and how recent geopolitical shifts are reshaping the way funds think about risk an
Endgame Drift and Investment Dilemmas (opens the original)
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Tom and Nick look at the risks trustees may have overlooked over the summer, from DB schemes drifting without a clear endgame strategy to the growing investment implications of climate change, AI and a more fragmented geopolitical landscape. Also on the agenda: the latest LGPS debate over investment in conflict zones and the tricky question of fiduciary duty, before turning to Oxfordshire Pension Fund's backing for a new fund aimed at tackling homelessness through affordable housing. Hosted on A
Plumbing the Depths of Section 75 (opens the original)
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Tom and Nick unpack a TPR enforcement report involving the Plumbing and Mechanical Services scheme, an unpaid debt, and a fined accountant. Also on the agenda: Torsten Bell's continued grip on the pensions brief, Lords criticism of the Pension Schemes Bill, and a possible new fund from Nest, Railpen and the LGPS pools aimed at scaling up UK businesses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What the Commission Heard (opens the original)
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Torsten Bell drops a bumper package of regulatory roadmap updates - Tom and Nick sift through the value for money delay, guided retirement, and the pushed-back superfund timeline. The pair also discuss LGPS contribution rates, and what the Pensions Commission's call for evidence responses reveal about the industry's asks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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