News

ACCESS POOL ‘EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED’ WITH TREASURY BLOCK ON BUILD PLAN

The ACCESS Pool is extremely disappointed to learn that government has chosen not to support our intention to build our own FCA regulated investment management company at a time when other similar proposals have been given the green light.

11th April 2025

ACCESS POOL ‘EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED’ WITH TREASURY BLOCK ON BUILD PLAN

26th March 2025

ACCESS reappoints Waystone as Pool operator

The ACCESS Pool is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Waystone as its pool operator.

18th March 2025

ACCESS Pool appoints Arcmont and Golub Capital to manage European and US Senior Secured Direct Lending Strategies

The ACCESS Pool has appointed Arcmont Asset Management (“Arcmont”) and Golub Capital to manage two distinct Senior Secured Direct Lending mandates focusing on European and US markets, respectively.

11th March 2025

ACCESS Pool appoints Adams Street and HarbourVest as Private Equity Allocators

ACCESS Pool has appointed Adams Street Partners (“Adams Street”) and HarbourVest Partners (“HarbourVest”) as its Private Equity Allocators.

3rd March 2025

ACCESS: READY FOR CHANGE

ACCESS: READY FOR CHANGE
Response of ACCESS to the government’s consultation:
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS): Fit for the future

11th February 2025

ACCESS Pool becomes signatory to UK Stewardship Code

ACCESS Pool, a collaboration of Central, Eastern and Southern Shires composed of 11 LGPS Administering Authorities, is delighted to announce that, it has been approved by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) as a signatory to the UK Stewardship Code 2020 (‘the Code’) as of 11 February 2025.

3rd December 2024

Government Pension Review

Work has been initiated to explore all options on how ACCESS responds to the new requirements. These options include building a new investment company.

15th November 2024

Mansion House speech

ACCESS notes the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Mansion House speech last night and in particular the references to the LGPS aspects of the Government’s recent Pension Review.

12th November 2024

ACCESS Pool reaches £50bn milestone

12th November 2024: ACCESS Pool, a collaboration of Central, Eastern and Southern Shires composed of 11 LGPS Administering Authorities and brought together from the original Pooling guidance in 2015, today announces that it has reached the £50bn assets under management (aum) mark.

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