News


Government Pension Review

3rd December 2024: 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 July 2024

ACCESS Pool appoints Legal & General as Social & Affordable housing manager

ACCESS Pool announces its commitment of £125m to Legal & General (L&G) to manage its affordable housing investment strategy.

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10th July 2024

The ACCESS Pool is seeking a specialist UK Impact Investment Manager focusing on Decarbonisation of UK real estate assets

The ACCESS Pool is seeking a specialist UK Impact Investment Manager focusing on Decarbonisation of UK real estate assets.

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27th June 2024

ACCESS Pool appoints Stafford Capital Partners and J.P. Morgan Asset Management as Timber managers

FEATURED: The ACCESS Pool, which consists of assets totalling c.£40bn on behalf of participating Pension Funds, has appointed Stafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”) and J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) as its global timberland managers, following a review carried out by Apex Investment Advisory.

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3rd June 2024

ACCESS Pool appoints Aviva Investors to manage long-lease mandate

ACCESS, which pools funds from 11 local government pension schemes, has appointed Aviva Investors to manage a £250m long-lease property mandate following a review.

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14th May 2024

FEATURED: ACCESS are hiring a Contracts Manager

The ACCESS Support Unit is looking to recruit a new Contracts Manager to join our specialist team.

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7th May 2024

ACCESS Pool invests £1.3bn into property solution

Two of the eleven Administering Authorities of the ACCESS Pool (‘ACCESS’), Essex County Council and Hampshire County Council, have made the first commitment to the Pool’s new property solution.

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22nd April 2024

The ACCESS Pool is seeking to appoint two Private Equity Allocators

The ACCESS Pool, which consists of assets totalling c.£35bn on behalf of participating Pension Funds, is seeking to appoint two Private Equity allocators.

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19th March 2024

ACCESS Pool Operator Reprocurement

On the 18th March 2024 tender documents were published for the reprocurement of ACS Operator services for the ACCESS Pool. The Procurement Lead Authority is Hampshire County Council and the deadline for submissions is the 10th May 2024.

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19th January 2024

The ACCESS Pool is seeking a Social and Affordable Housing investment manager.

The ACCESS Pool, which consists of assets totalling c.£35bn on behalf of participating Pension Funds, is seeking a Social and Affordable Housing investment manager to manage a combined UK and Regional Mandate.

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