CIPFA Pensions Network
Regional Groups
The Pensions Network is seeking to stimulate and support regional pensions groupd for practitioners to seek help and share ideas and experiences with their colleagues.
Following the recent Icelandic bank crisis which particularly affect treasury management practitioners the CLG Select Committee said:
“We recommend that the Government, CIPFA and the LGA study ways in which local authorities, particularly smaller ones, could join together to share expertise and pool treasury management resources. The sharing of information and expertise, such as identifying banks that are in the same financial group, might have lessened the failures that occurred during the Icelandic crisis.”
It is clear that similar benefits can be achieved for pensions officers and so the Network will continue to support these where possible.
We are aware of a number of existing groups and more details about these can be found below:
Group Name: London Pension Officers Forum
Chair: Nigel Cook (LB Croydon) Nigel.Cook@croydon.gov.uk
Secretary:
Membership:
Date of next Meeting:
Latest minutes:
Group Name: NW, Midlands & Wales Investment Practitioners Group
Chair: Gerard Moore gerardmoore@wirral.gov.uk
Secretary: Mark Forrester MForrester@worcestershire.gov.uk
Membership: Carmarthenshire CC, Cheshire CC, Cardiff CC, Flintshire CC, Lancashire CC, Powys, Rhondda, Shropshire CC, Staffordshire CC, Swansea, Torfaen CBC, Wirral MBC, Worcestershire CC
Date of next Meeting: 10.30am 25th March 2011, Shrewsbury
Latest minutes: Attached
Group Name: South West Investment Managers
Chair:
Secretary: Anton Sweet asweet@somerset.gov.uk
Membership: Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Environment Agency, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire
Date of next Meeting:
Latest minutes:
Group Name: Local Authority Pensions User Group
Chair:
Secretary: Jo Ray jo.ray@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Membership:
Date of next meeting: 25th March 2011, Threadneedle Offices, London
Minutes:
Group Name: Scottish Pensions Group
Chair:
Secretary: Joanne Hope JHope@accpf.org.uk
Membership:
Date of next meeting:
Minutes:
Events calendar
Use the calendar below to browse current and future events available for all to attend.
Upcoming Events for Pensions
A-Z of Children's Services Finance
- 13 Sep 12 - London
- 19 Sep 12 - Leeds
Interest Rate Masterclass
- 25 May 12 - London
Risk Management Workshop
- 20 Jun 12 - Manchester
- 22 Jun 12 - London