Agenda and minutes

Pension Fund Committee - Thursday 29th October, 2020 5.00 pm

Venue: This meeting will take place virtually

Contact: Toby Howes, Senior Committee and Governance Officer  Tel: 07815 663854; Email:  thowes@westminster.gov.uk

Media

Items
No. Item

1.

Membership

To note any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

There were no changes to the membership.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of interest by Members and Officers of any pecuniary interest or any other significant interest in matters on this agenda.

Minutes:

Councillor Eoghain Murphy declared that he is an employee of HSBC Global Asset Management, however, this did not directly involve any business for this meeting.

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 215 KB

To follow.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

            That the minutes of the meetings held on 19 March 2020 and 13 May 2020 respectively be signed by the Chairman as a correct record of proceedings, subject the Chairman’s comments made in respect of the 13 May 2020 minutes.

 

4.

Pension Administration Update pdf icon PDF 274 KB

Report of the Director of People Services.

Minutes:

Sarah Hay (Senior Payroll and Pensions Adviser) updated the Committee on the pension administration service. Members noted the current performance and that there was a confidential report to consider in respect of a future pension administration service provider.

5.

Pension Data Quality Issues pdf icon PDF 446 KB

Report of the Director of People Services.

Minutes:

Eleanor Dennis (Pensions Manager) updated the Committee on data quality issues.

6.

Fund Financial Management pdf icon PDF 482 KB

Report of the Tri-Borough Director of Treasury and Pensions.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the current position concerning the Fund’s risk register and cashflow situation.

7.

Quarterly Performance Report pdf icon PDF 488 KB

Report of the Tri-Borough Director of Treasury and Pensions.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the current performance of the Fund.

 

8.

Local Government Pension Scheme McCloud Consultation - Amendments to the Statutory Underpin pdf icon PDF 336 KB

Report of the Tri-Borough Director of Treasury and Pensions.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received the latest update with regards to the McCloud issue.

9.

Supreme Court Decision on Local Government Pension Schemes Investment Guidance pdf icon PDF 237 KB

Report of the Tri-Borough Director of Treasury and Pensions.

Minutes:

The Committee noted the report.

10.

ShareAction Healthy Markets Coalition pdf icon PDF 195 KB

Report of the Tri-Borough Director of Treasury and Pensions.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee welcomed and noted the report.

 

11.

Renewable Infrastructure pdf icon PDF 106 KB

Report of the Tri-Borough Director of Treasury and Pensions.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered a confidential report on renewable infrastructure.

12.

Any Other Business The Chairman Considers Urgent

13.

Exclusion of Press and Public

RECOMMENDED: That under Section 100 (A) (4) and Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business because they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information on the grounds shown below and it is considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information:

 

Item Nos

 

 

11 (Appendix), 14, 15 and 16

Grounds

 

 

Information relating to the financial and business affairs of an individual including the authority holding the information and legal advice

Para. of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act

 

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14.

Pension Administration Provider

Report of the Director of People Services.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the confidential report and agreed the recommendations.

15.

Overpayments

Report of the Director of People Services.

Minutes:

The Committee noted the confidential report.

 

16.

London Collective Investment Vehicle CQS Multi Asset Credit Fund

Report of the Tri-Borough Director of Treasury and Pensions.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee had before them the confidential report and agreed that this matter be considered again at a future meeting.