Agenda

Greater Manchester Pension Fund - Management/Advisory Panel - Friday, 20th September, 2024 10.00 am

Venue: Guardsman Tony Downes House, Manchester Road, Droylsden, M43 6SF

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

Items
No. Item

GENERAL BUSINESS

1.

Chair's Introductory Remarks 10.00am

2.

Apologies for absence

3.

Declarations of Interest

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

4.

Minutes

4a

Minutes of the Pension Fund Advisory Panel pdf icon PDF 234 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Pension Fund Advisory Panel held on 19 July 2024.

4b

Minutes of the Pension Fund Management Panel pdf icon PDF 92 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Pension Fund Management Panel held on 19 July 2024.

5.

Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985

5a

Urgent Items

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

5b

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.

 

Items

Paragraphs

Justification

11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

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.

 

 

6.

Pension Fund Working Groups/Local Board Minutes

6a

Local Pensions Board pdf icon PDF 105 KB

To consider the Minutes of the proceedings of the Local Pensions Board held on 1 August 2024.

6b

Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group pdf icon PDF 83 KB

 

To consider the Minutes of the proceedings of the Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group held on 26 July 2024.

6c

Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group pdf icon PDF 107 KB

To consider the Minutes of the proceedings of the Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group held on 26 July 2024.

6d

Policy and Development Working Group pdf icon PDF 99 KB

To consider the Minutes of the meeting held on 29 August 2024.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/DECISION

7.

GMPF STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND ANNUAL REPORT 2023-2024 (10.20am) pdf icon PDF 65 KB

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

8.

Pensions Administration and Benefits Review (10.30am) pdf icon PDF 102 KB

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

9.

Investment Strategy Statement pdf icon PDF 94 KB

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

10.

Responsible Investment Update (10.40am) pdf icon PDF 151 KB

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

11.

UPDATE ON GMPF'S APPROACH TO CLIMATE RISK (10.50am)

To consider the attached report of the Assistant Director of Pensions Investments and to receive a presentation from representatives of Trucost.

 

12.

The Good Economy (11.20am)

To receive a presentation from representatives of The Good Economy.

13.

Performance Dashboard (12.00pm)

Report of the Assistant Director of Pensions Investments, attached.

14.

Business Planning, Budget and Risk Management (12.10pm)

To consider the attached report of the Director of Pensions.

15.

The Pensions Regulator Relationship Supervision Process and Report (12.15pm)

To consider the attached report of the Director of Pensions.

16.

Advisor Comments and Questions

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

17.

2022 Valuation Section 13 Results (12.20pm) pdf icon PDF 59 KB

To receive the attached report of the Director of Pensions.

Additional documents:

18.

LGPS UPDATE pdf icon PDF 113 KB

To consider the attached report of the Director of Pensions.

19.

Future Development Opportunities

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

 

PLSA Annual Conference

14 Oct 2024 – ACC Liverpool

LGA Fundamentals Training Day 1

10 Oct 2024 - York

16 Oct 2024 – London

20 & 23 Oct 2024 – Virtual (2 half days)

LGA Fundamentals Training Day 2

5 Nov 2024 – York

13 Nov 2024 – London

21 & 28 Nov 2024 – Virtual (2 half days)

LGA Fundamentals Training Day 3

4 Dec 2024 – York

10 Dec 2024 – London

12 & 17 Dec 2024 – Virtual (2 half days)

LAPFF Annual Conference

4 – 6 Dec 2024 - Bournemouth

LGA Annual Conference

30-31 Jan 2025 – Highcliff Marriot Hotel, Bournemouth

 

20.

Dates of Future Meetings

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

 

Management/Advisory Panel

20 Sept 2024

13 Dec 2024

7 March 2025

11 July 2025

12 Sept 2025

12 Dec 2025

6 March 2026

Local Pensions Board

26 Sept 2024

30 Jan 2025

10 April 2025

24 July 2025

25 Sept 2025

22 Jan 2026

9 April 2026

Policy and Development Working Group

28 Nov 2024

20 Feb 2025

26 June 2025

4 Sept 2025

27 Nov 2025

19 Feb 2026

Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group/ Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group

4 Oct 2024

24 Jan 2025

11 April 2025

18 July 2025

19 Sept 2025

23 Jan 2026

10 April 2026

 

 

 

WORKING PAPERS - APPENDICES

21.

APPENDIX 8A - KEY STATISTICS - FUND MEMBERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION pdf icon PDF 805 KB

22.

APPENDIX 8B - PERFORMANCE DASHBOARD Q1 pdf icon PDF 383 KB

23.

APPENDIX 9A - DRAFT INVESTMENT STRATEGY STATEMENT pdf icon PDF 1 MB

24.

APPENDIX 10A - GMPF's Responsible Investment Partners and Collaborations pdf icon PDF 80 KB

25.

APPENDIX 11A - SUSTAINABLE 1 - CLIMATE RELATED PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT

26.

APPENDIX 11B - GMPF TPI HOLDINGS

27.

APPENDIX 14A - BUSINESS PLAN 2024/25

28.

APPENDIX 14B - SCHEDULE OF ROUTINE REPORTS

29.

APPENDIX 14C - BUSINESS PLANNING AND RISK

30.

APPENDIX 15A - TPR REPORT

31.

APPENDIX 17A - 2022 Section 13 Results pdf icon PDF 729 KB