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It’s estimated that nearly £1 in every £4 of council tax goes into the Local Government Pension Fund
Patrick Tooher wrote a month ago this article Burnham urged to tap up £150bn council pension surplus to boost local economies The £550 billion Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for England and Wales is awash with cash, meaning it has more … Continue reading
LGPS, it’s Conference and a new set of delegates for Pensions UK
I know it’s not a story to anyone , but this week , for a few years, I will not be reporting on the Pensions UK LGPS Conference. I guess I would have gone if I’d had a press pass … Continue reading
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Tagged Green, Inside, LGPS, Outside, Pensions, Pensions UK, reform
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Andy Burnham has a pension problem in Makerfield- with the LGPS
John M Clancy, a truculent actuary acting on behalf of council tax payers has unturned surplus funds to pay Manchester, Wigan and most particularly Makerfield council workers- their pensions. Is this a blunder or a feature of the Local … Continue reading
What Reform UK could do to women’s pensions
A Pension Time-Bomb if you’re the wrong side of the pension gender gap I have published details of the work that Prospect Union have done and are doing to narrow the pensions gap. I am pleased that I can follow … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Advisor, Emma Simon, LGPS, Neil Walsh, Pension gender gap, Prospect Union
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“Is LGPS over-exposed to dodgy private credit?” – asks Naomi Rovnick
Thanks to Naomi Rovnick for making this excellent article available. You can find the original on this link. Before reading the summary and article below, here’s Naomi’s explanation of what’s important to ordinary readers UK council pension schemes – … Continue reading
How will pensions be affected by the local elections?
Local politics and LGPS I don’t think we have had time to think of the impact of new councils on old pensions but I’d expect this event to be interesting I won’t be going this year, my media pass has … Continue reading
Birmingham shoots itself in the foot; now the Daily Mail exposes the pension folly
Patrick Tooher explains to Daily Mail readers in “This is Money”, the stupidity of the Birmingham’s LGPS management team. I have written about this over the past 18 months, often with the help of John Clancy. The Birmingham situation shows … Continue reading
How will pensions be affected by the local elections?
Local politics and LGPS I don’t think we have had time to think of the impact of new councils on old pensions but I’d expect this event to be interesting I won’t be going this year, my media pass has … Continue reading
Reform’s breaking victory; what does it mean for LGPS and unfunded public pensions?
It’s 5.30 am as I write, but the writing’s on the wall for the management of many local councils. A great night for Reform UK,and Liberals, an ok night for the Greens but a stinker for Labour, Conservatives and the … Continue reading
Union plans for LGPS, a counter from a council tax paying reader!
I am hoping to be balanced with regards the LGPS. I support this pension scheme being a beacon to which other schemes (including CDC pension Schemes) can reach. I support Prospect who I was with yesterday and whose Conference I … Continue reading →
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