Agenda

Greater Manchester Pension Fund - Management/Advisory Panel - Friday, 8th March, 2024 10.00 am

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

Contact: Louis Garrick, Senior Democratic Services Officer  0161 342 3049 or Email: louis.garrick@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 146 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Pension Fund Advisory Panel held on 1 December 2023.

4b

Minutes of the Pension Fund Management Panel pdf icon PDF 88 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Pension Fund Management Panel held on 1 December 2023.

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, 16, 21, 22, 23

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

3

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/NLGPS Joint Oversight Committee

6a

Local Pensions Board pdf icon PDF 138 KB

To consider the Minutes of the proceedings of the Local Pensions Board held on 25 January 2024.

6b

Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group pdf icon PDF 89 KB

 

To consider the Minutes of the proceedings of the Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group held on 19 January 2024.

6c

Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group pdf icon PDF 108 KB

To consider the Minutes of the proceedings of the Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group held on 19 January 2024.

6d

Policy and Development Working Group pdf icon PDF 88 KB

To consider the Minutes of the meeting held on 22 February 2024.

6e

Northern LGPS Joint Oversight Committee pdf icon PDF 105 KB

To note the Minutes of the meeting held on 5 October 2023.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/DECISION

7.

GMPF BUDGET 2023/24 AND MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING (10.20am) pdf icon PDF 100 KB

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

8.

GMPF STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2022/23 - GMPF ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND CRITICAL JUDGEMENTS pdf icon PDF 127 KB

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

9.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) General Code (10.30am) pdf icon PDF 124 KB

To consider the attached report of the Assistant Director, Pensions Administration and to receive a presentation from representatives of Hymans Robertson.

10.

Responsible Investment Update (11.30am) pdf icon PDF 144 KB

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

11.

Pooling Update (11.45am)

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

12.

Performance Dashboard (12.00pm)

Report of the Assistant Director of Pensions Investments, attached.

13.

Business Planning, Budget and Risk Management (12.10pm)

To consider the attached report of the Director of Pensions.

14.

Advisor Comments and Questions

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

15.

ADMINISTRATION UPDATE (12.20pm) pdf icon PDF 98 KB

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

16.

LGPS UPDATE

To consider the attached report of the Director of Pensions.

17.

Future Development Opportunities (12.25pm)

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

 

LGC Investment Seminar - Cheshire

14-15 March 2024

PLSA Local Authority Conference - Gloucestershire

17-19 June 2024

PLSA Annual Conference - Liverpool

15-17 October 2024

 

18.

Dates of Future Meetings

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

 

Management/Advisory Panel

19 July 2024

20 Sept 2024

13 Dec 2024

7 Mar 2025

11 July 2025

12 Sept 2025

12 Dec 2025

6 Mar 2026

Policy & Development Working Group

27 June 2024

19 Aug 2024

28 Nov 2024

20 Feb 2025

26 June 2025

4 Sept 2025

27 Nov 2025

19 Feb 2026

Local Pensions Board

11 April 2024

1 Aug 2024

26 Sept 2024

30 Jan 2025

10 April 2025

24 July 2025

25 Sept 2025

22 Jan 2026

9 Apr 2026

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

12 April 2024

26 July 2024

27 Sept 2024

24 Jan 2025

11 Apr 2025

18 July 2025

19 Sept 2025

23 Jan 2026

10 Apr 2026

 

 

WORKING PAPERS - APPENDICES

19.

APPENDIX 9A - General Code Report pdf icon PDF 77 KB

20.

APPENDIX 10A - GMPF's Responsible Investment Partners and Collaborations pdf icon PDF 81 KB

21.

APPENDIX 11A - Consultation Response

22.

APPENDIX 13A - GMPF Whole Fund Risk Register

23.

APPENDIX 15A - Q3 Admin Performance Dashboard pdf icon PDF 354 KB