Gloria Hanson

Pensions Committee Observer

Pensions Committee - Wednesday 10th December 2025 6.30 p.m.

Pensions Committee Observer

Pensions Committee - Wednesday 8th October 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Newham Council Staff Pension Committee met to discuss pension administration, the budget, employer admissions, and investment strategies. The committee approved the Pension Administration budget for 2025-26 and the updated Admission Policy, and also discussed freedom of information requests related to fund investments. They also agreed to attach a note about a previous adjourned meeting to the minutes of this meeting.

Pensions Committee

Pensions Committee - Thursday 13th March 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Committee noted updates on the Pension Fund Business Plan, the Investment Strategy, and the Pension Administration. The Committee also approved a new Breaches of the Law Policy and adopted a new Communications Policy.

Pensions Committee

Pensions Committee - Wednesday 11th December 2024 6.30 p.m.

The meeting discussed the state of the Newham Pension Fund and its administration. The committee noted a number of updates on the fund's investments and their performance, and heard updates on the work of the fund administrators, LPPA.

Pensions Committee

Pensions Committee - Wednesday 16th October 2024 6.30 p.m.

The committee heard a presentation from Dr Barry McKay from Fathom Financial Consulting[^2] on the current state of the Global Economy. The committee also received a report on the administration of the Newham Pension Fund and approved the 2024-25 budget of £0.973m for the Local Pension Partnership Administration (LPPA)[^3]. The committee decided to approve the investment of c. £150m in the new LCIV Global Active Equity Value Fund[^4], financed by a c. £30m reduction in the LCIV Global Focus Fund and a c. £120m reduction in the LGIM Paris Aligned Global passive equity fund.