Agenda

Greater Manchester Pension Fund - Management/Advisory Panel - Friday, 11th December, 2020 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

GENERAL BUSINESS

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1.

Chair's Introductory Remarks 10.00am

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2.

Apologies for absence

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3.

Declarations of Interest

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

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4.

Minutes

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4a

Minutes of the Pension Fund Advisory Panel pdf icon PDF 395 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Pension Fund Advisory Panel held on 18 September 2020.

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4b

Minutes of the Pension Fund Management Panel pdf icon PDF 303 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Pension Fund Management Panel held on 18 September 2020.

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5.

Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985

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5a

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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6.

Pension Fund Working Groups

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6a

Local Pensions Board pdf icon PDF 162 KB

To note the Minutes of the meeting of the Local Pensions Board held on 1 October 2020.

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6b

Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group pdf icon PDF 207 KB

To consider the Minutes of the meeting of the Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group held on 2 October 2020.

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6c

Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group pdf icon PDF 232 KB

To consider the Minutes of the meeting of the Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group held on 2 October 2020.

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6d

Policy and Development Working Group pdf icon PDF 308 KB

To consider the Minutes of the meeting of the Policy and Development Working Group held on 26 November 2020.

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ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/DECISION

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7.

Responsible Investment Update Q3 2020 10.20am pdf icon PDF 364 KB

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

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8.

CEM Benchmarking 10.30am

To consider the attached report of the Assistant Director of Pensions Investments and to receive a presentation from John Simmonds of CEM.

9.

Investment Management Arrangements 11.30am

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

10.

Performance Dashboard 12.00pm

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

11.

Covid 19 - Risk Management and Business Planning 12.10pm

To consider the attached report of the Director of Pensions.

12.

Employee Exit Payment Cap Update 12.20pm

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

13.

New Regulations on Employer Flexibilities

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

14.

Multi-Academy Trust Consolidation

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

15.

Advisor Comments and Questions

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

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LGPS Update

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

17.

GMPF Statement of Accounts and Annual Report 2019-2020 - Audit Findings Report pdf icon PDF 572 KB

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

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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

12 January 2021

11.30 – 12.00

Hymans Robertson Webinar – Keeping the LGPS Connected

27 January 2021

2.30 – 3.00

Hymans Robertson Webinar – Keeping the LGPS Connected

10 February 2021

10.00 – 10.30

Hymans Robertson Webinar – Keeping the LGPS Connected

25 February 2021

3.00 – 3.30

LGC Investment & Pensions Summit, Leeds

3 – 5 March 2021

Hymans Robertson Webinar – Keeping the LGPS Connected

11 March 2021

11.00 – 11.30

Hymans Robertson Webinar – Keeping the LGPS Connected

23 March 2021

10.30 – 11.00

 

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Dates of Future Meetings

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

 

Management/Advisory Panel

19 Mar 2021

16 July 2021

17 Sept 2021

10 Dec 2021

18 Mar 2022

Local Pensions Board

14 Jan 2021

8 April 2021

29 July 2021

30 Sept 2021

13 Jan 2022

7 April 2022

Policy and Development Working Group

4 Mar 2021

24 June 2021

2 Sept 2021

25 Nov 2021

3 Mar 2022

Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group

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

22 Jan 2021

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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APPENDIX 7A - RI Partners and Collaborations pdf icon PDF 208 KB

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APPENDIX 8A - Investment Benchmarking Results

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APPENDIX 8B - Administration Benchmarking Results

23.

APPENDIX 9A - Investment Structure Review 2020 - Value Investing

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APPENDIX 9B - UBS Asset Management - Definition of Value Investing

25.

APPENDIX 9C - Ninety One - Definition of Value Investing

26.

APPENDIX 9D - SciBeta - Value Stock Investing

27.

APPENDIX 11A - Pension Administration Statistics - Membership Levels

28.

APPENDIX 11B - Coronavirus Risk Log

29.

APPENDIX 11C - Risk Register

30.

APPENDIX 12A - GMPF Response to the MHCLG Consultation

31.

APPENDIX 13A - LGPS Consultation Draft Statutory Guidance

32.

APPENDIX 17A - Audit Completion Report pdf icon PDF 664 KB

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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

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. 29, 30, 31

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, 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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