Agenda

Greater Manchester Pension Fund - Management/Advisory Panel - Friday, 19th March, 2021 10.00 am

Venue: Zoom Meeting

Contact: Carolyn Eaton, Principal Democratic Services Officer  0161 342 3050 or Email: carolyn.eaton@tameside.gov.uk

Media

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for the meeting from Members of the Panel.

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2.

Chair's Introductory Remarks 10.00am

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3.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest from Members of the Panel.

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3a

Minutes of the Pension Fund Advisory Panel pdf icon PDF 469 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Pension Fund Advisory Panel held on 11 December 2020.

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3b

Minutes of the Pension Fund Management Panel pdf icon PDF 375 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Pension Fund Management Panel held on 11 December 2020.

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4.

Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985

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4a

Urgent Items

To consider any items which the Chair is of the opinion shall be considered as a matter of urgency.

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4b

Exempt Items

The Proper Officer is of the opinion that during the consideration of the items set out below, the meeting is not likely to be open to the press and public and therefore the reports are excluded in accordance with the provisions of the Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

 

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Justification

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

3&10, 3&10, 3&10, 3&10, 3&10, 3&10, 3&10, 3&10, 3&10, 3&10, 3&10, 3&10, 3&10

Disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of the Fund and/or its agents which could in turn affect the interests of the beneficiaries and/or tax payers.

 

 

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5.

Pension Fund Working Groups

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5a

Local Pensions Board pdf icon PDF 232 KB

To note the Minutes of the meeting of the Local Pensions Board held on 14 January 2021.

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5b

Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group pdf icon PDF 200 KB

To consider the Minutes of the meeting of the Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group held on 22 January 2021.

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5c

Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group pdf icon PDF 238 KB

To consider the Minutes of the meeting of the Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group held on 22 January 2021.

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5d

Policy and Development Working Group pdf icon PDF 206 KB

To consider the Minutes of the meeting of the Policy and Development Working Group held on 4 March 2021.

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ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/DECISION

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6.

Responsible Investment Update Q4 2020 10.30am pdf icon PDF 396 KB

To consider the attached report of the Assistant Director of Pensions Investments.

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7.

Investment Management Arrangements

7a

REVIEW OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS INCLUDING UPDATE ON RECENT INVESTMENT MANAGER FEE NEGOTIATIONS 10.40am

To consider the attached report of the Assistant Director of Pensions Investments and to receive a presentation from Elaine Torry, Hymans Robertson.

7b

Property Strategy 11.10am

To consider the attached report of the Assistant Director, Local Investment and Property.

8.

Performance Dashboard - 12.00pm

To consider the attached report of the Assistant Director of Pensions Investments.

9.

Business Planning and Budget and Risk Management 12.10pm

To consider the attached report of the Director of Pensions.

10.

Employer Flexibilities 12.20pm

To consider the attached report of the Assistant Director of Pensions, Funding and Business Development.

11.

Advisor Comments and Questions

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

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12.

Administration Update

To consider the attached report of the Assistant Director, Pensions Administration.

13.

LGPS Update pdf icon PDF 229 KB

To consider the attached report of the Assistant Director, Pensions Administration.

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14.

Future Development Opportunities

Trustee development opportunities are available as follows.  Further information/details can be obtained by contacting Loretta Stowers on 0161 301 7151.

 

Hymans Robertson Webinar – Keeping the LGPS Connected

23 March 2021

10.30 – 11.00

PLSA Local Authority Conference - Virtual

18 – 19 May 2021

PLSA Annual Conference - Virtual

12 – 14 October 2021

 

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15.

Dates of Future Meetings

To note the dates of future meetings to be held on:-

 

Management/Advisory Panel

16 July 2021

17 Sept 2021

10 Dec 2021

18 Mar 2022

Local Pensions Board

8 April 2021

29 July 2021

30 Sept 2021

13 Jan 2022

7 April 2022

Policy and Development Working Group

24 June 2021

2 Sept 2021

25 Nov 2021

3 Mar 2022

Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group

16 April 2021

30 July 2021

1 Oct 2021

21 Jan 2022

8 April 2022

Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group

16 April 2021

30 July 2021

1 Oct 2021

1 Jan 2022

8 April 2022

 

 

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WORKING PAPERS - APPENDICES

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16.

APPENDIX 6A - RI Partners and Collaborations pdf icon PDF 342 KB

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17.

APPENDIX 7A - Hymans Robertson Presentation

18.

APPENDIX 7B - Property Strategy

19.

APPENDICES 9A & 9B - Expenditure Budget/Medium Term Financial Planning

20.

APPENDIX 9C - Risk Register

21.

APPENDIX 10A - Draft Employer Flexibilities Policy

22.

APPENDIX 11A - Admin Performance Dashboard Q3

23.

APPENDIX 11B - Draft Conflicts Policy