FUTURE
CONFERENCES
Purpose
This conference will review a range of topical investment strategies and new ideas of interest to LGPS investment specialists.
Programme
09.30
Registration
10.00
Supported by the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) – The leading voice for local authority pension funds across the UK
Senior Investment Consultant
Hymans Robertson
Adapting to the increasing role of your pool
The LGPS consultation launched alongside the Mansion House speech proposed some major changes for pooling. Whilst the general trend was along the lines initially set out in 2015, some of the details represent significant changes. How will this work and what should pools consider in this new world?
Views from the Pools:
11.15
Tea/Coffee
11.45
Session 2 - Looking for the best investment outcomes
Head of Private Credit
HSBC Asset Management
The power of Bank origination
Talking to the power of Bank Origination and how that feeds into UK Direct Lending, Infrastructure Debt and Venture Debt strategies.
Senior Pensions Consultant
Barnett Waddingham
Local investment challenges
• What is local investment?
• Where does it fit in your portfolio?
• What are the requirements in the consultation?
• How might local investment work in practice?
• What are the potential issues?
12.55
Lunch
14.00
Session 3 – Fiduciary and ESG practical updates
Independent Advisor
Nottinghamshire, Teesside & East Sussex Pension Funds
Fiduciary Duty
Fiduciary duty goes back certainly to medieval law, and some say to Saxon and Roman law. The LGPS clearly has fiduciary responsibility for its beneficiaries, and the Scheme Advisory Board sought legal opinion in 2014 and 2015 to clarify the implications for Administering Authorities. This session will look at how the interpretation of fiduciary duty might be altered by the Government's reform proposals, or whether, conversely, it might be an obstacle to them.
Deputy Board Secretary
Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board (SAB)
Setting the ESG agenda
Climate change, conflict, protecting the natural environment and supporting workers rights… there are so many issues that LGPS funds can be called on to incorporate into their investment strategy and beliefs. In all the noise, how do you decide which issues to focus on and how do you pursue them consistently with your fiduciary duty? And what are the trade-offs in trying to align your policies with those of other funds in your pool? This session will include reflections and suggestions from the Scheme Advisory Board and then invite discussion amongst attendees.
15.10
Close of Conference
Session 1 - Changes Ahead
Cost
The conference is by invitation only for pension funds and other institutional investors and we welcome new attendees from these investors. Therefore if you are not already receiving an invitation please contact us. A limited number of Complimentary invitations are available to genuine pension fund representatives (executives and trustees) and other approved institutional investors. However, to ensure we have room for as many funds as possible, we have to limit free places to 3 attendees per approved organisation thereafter a reduced rate fee is payable per delegate. Furthermore, SPS always reserves the right of admission (free or paid) and our decision is final.
Venue
Farmers and Fletchers in the City
3 Cloth St,
London
EC1A 7LD
Tel: 020 7600 2064
Farmers and Fletchers is 1 minute from Barbican tube station, 5 minutes from St.Paul’s tube station
and very convenient for the new Farringdon Crossrail link.
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