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14 December | London

Local Authority Forum

Driving the policy that matters to the LGPS

The new and innovative Local Authority Forum brings together pension professionals from across the industry to help drive policy debate, engage on key issues and share best practice. 

This Forum creates a space for delegates to discuss the challenges facing local authority pension funds. 

Schemes attending Schemes attending

Bath & NE Somerset Council
Carmarthenshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Institute of Cancer Research
Isle of Wight Council
London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Croydon
London Borough of Lambeth
London Borough of Southwark
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Lothian Pension Fund
NatWest Group Pension Fund
Norfolk Pension Fund
South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
Strathclyde Pension Fund
Surrey Pension Fund
Warwickshire County Council
West Sussex County Council

Schemes attending as at 27 November 2023

  

Programme

09:30 - 10:00

Registration & refreshments

Registration |

Foyer |

09:30 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:10

Welcome

Session |

Auditorium |

10:00 - 10:10

Neil Mason, Member, PLSA Policy Board; Assistant Director – LGPS Senior Officer, Surrey Pension Fund

10:10 - 11:00

LGPS Pools and U.S. Securities Fraud Class Actions: Rights and Responsibilities to Pursue Litigation - Who can do what?

Session |

Auditorium |

10:10 - 11:00

An overview for LGPS pools and funds on exercising their legal rights in U.S securities fraud class actions
Mark Solomon, Partner, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Alex Younger, Head of Funding and Investment, Norfolk Pension Fund
Chair: Maria Espadinha, Senior Policy Advisor, PLSA

11:00 - 11:20

Refreshment break

Networking |

Foyer |

11:00 - 11:20

11:20 - 12:05

Gender Pensions Gap in the LGPS

Session |

Auditorium |

11:20 - 12:05

The pensions industry as a whole is poised to make great leaps in addressing inequalities in different ways, but we’re not quite there yet.
Brian Allan, Actuary, GAD
Daniela Silcock, Head of Policy Research, Pensions Policy Institute
Jeremy Hughes, Deputy Board Secretary, SAB for England & Wales
Chair: Tiffany Tsang, Head of DB, LGPS and Investment, PLSA

12:10- 13:00

Cyber-security: Best practice shared

Session |

Auditorium |

12:10 - 13:00

An interactive group session, where delegates share best practice shared on a peer-to-peer level on cyber security
Catherine Pearce, Head of Public Sector Benefits Consultancy, Aon
David Burwell, Senior Consultant, Aon
Chair: James Walsh, Head of Member Engagement, PLSA

13:00 - 13:30

Lunch

Networking |

Foyer |

13:00 - 13:30

If you have any questions about this event please contact Nikolina Hudi:
0207 601 1710  |   [email protected]



Sponsor

off the record

This event will be held off the record, allowing delegates to freely express their views and to encourage free discussion. 

Key info

DATE AND TIME

Thursday 14 December 2023
9:30 - 13:30

Location

PLSA, 1st floor, Queen Elizabeth House, 4 St Dunstan’s Hill, London, EC3R 8AD

FEES

PLSA fund members: FREE
PLSA master trust members: FREE

WHO IS IT FOR?

PLSA local authority members including members of Pension Boards and Pension Committees, LGPS officers and representatives of the pools.

CPD

This event may qualify for CPD hours under your CPD scheme