Agenda

Venue: Zoom meeting

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

Media

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 312 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Pension Fund Advisory Panel held on 17 April 2020.

4b

Minutes of the Pension Fund Management Panel pdf icon PDF 245 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Pension Fund Management Panel held on 17 April 2020.

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

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 33

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, 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

6a

Policy and Development Working Group pdf icon PDF 305 KB

To consider the Minutes of the meeting held on 25 June 2020.

6b

Working Group Membership 2020/21 pdf icon PDF 784 KB

To consider the attached report of the Director of Pensions.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/DECISION

7.

Responsible Investment Update Q2 2020 10.20am pdf icon PDF 377 KB

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

8.

Covid 19 - Risk Management and Business Planning 10.30am

To consider the attached report of the Director of Pensions.

9.

LGPS National Knowledge Assessment 11.00am

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

10.

LGPS Performance Update - Training Item 11.05am

To receive a presentation from Neil Sellstrom (PIRC)

11.

Investment Strategy and Tactical Positioning 20/21 11.25am

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

12.

Performance Dashboard 11.55am

Report of the Assistant Director of Pensions Investments, attached.

13.

Annual Performance Reports 12.05pm

13a

Long Term Performance 2019/20 - Main Fund and Active Managers

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

13b

Cash Management

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

13c

Property Management

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

14.

GMPF Statement of Accounts and Annual Report 2019-2020 12.20pm

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

15.

Advisor Comments and Questions 12.25pm

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

16.

LGPS UPDATE

To consder the attached report of the Director of Pensions.

17.

GMPF Website Update pdf icon PDF 138 KB

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

18.

Dates of Future Meetings 12.30pm

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

 

Management/Advisory Panel

18 Sept 2020

11 Dec 2020

19 Mar 2021

16 July 2021

17 Sept 2021

10 Dec 2021

18 Mar 2022

Local Pensions Board

30 July 2020

1 Oct 2020

14 Jan 2021

8 April 2021

29 July 2021

30 Sept 2021

13 Jan 2022

7 April 2022

Policy and Development Working Group

3 Sept 2020

26 Nov 2020

4 Mar 2021

24 June 2021

2 Sept 2021

25 Nov 2021

3 Mar 2022

Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group

31 July 2020

2 Oct 2020

22 Jan 2021

16 April 2021

30 July 2021

1 Oct 2021

21 Jan 2022

8 April 2022

Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group

31 July 2020

2 Oct 2020

22 Jan 2021

16 April 2021

30 July 2021

1 Oct 2021

1 Jan 2022

8 April 2022

 

 

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.

 

LGC Investment & Pensions Summit, Leeds

9-11 September 2020

PLSA Annual Conference, ACC Liverpool

14-16 October 2020

Schroders Trustee Training,

Leeds

20 November 2020

LAPFF Annual Conference, Bournemouth

2-4 December 2020

 

WORKING PAPERS - APPENDICES

20.

Appendix 7(A) - Q2 2020 RI Update pdf icon PDF 207 KB

21.

Appendix 7(B) - Q2 2020 RI Update pdf icon PDF 2 MB

22.

Appendix 7(C) - Q2 2020 RI Update pdf icon PDF 3 MB

23.

Appendix 7(D) - Q2 2020 RI Update pdf icon PDF 3 MB

24.

Appendix 7(E) - MMMM Overview/Our Asks/Partner Pledge Toolkit pdf icon PDF 588 KB

Additional documents:

25.

APPENDIX 8(A) - Administration Statistics

26.

APPENDIX 8(B) - Aquila Heywood Covid Update

27.

APPENDIX 8(C) - Contributions Deferral Policy

28.

APPENDIX 8(D) - Project Lowry Phase II

29.

APPENDIX 8(E) - Coronavirus Risk Log

30.

APPENDIX 8(F) - Risk Register

31.

APPENDIX 9(A) - LGPS National Knowledge Assessment

32.

Appendix 14(A) - Audit Strategy Memorandum

33.

Appendix 14(B) - Draft GMPF Statement of Accounts

34.

Appendix 14(C) - Financial Performance Report pdf icon PDF 80 KB