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.


17th January 2024

ACCESS LGPS Pool confirms IFM and J.P. Morgan Infrastructure Funds

Following a review conducted by consulting firm Mercer, the ACCESS Pool, which consists of assets totalling c.£35bn on behalf of participating Pension Funds, has confirmed the use of two infrastructure fund vehicles managed by IFM Investors and J.P. Morgan. The addition of these funds marks the second phase of the Private Market offering for the Administering Authorities who make up the ACCESS Pool.   

Read more

12th January 2024

The ACCESS Pool is seeking one or more Global Timberland investment manager(s)

The ACCESS Pool, which consists of assets totalling c.£35bn on behalf of participating Pension Funds, is seeking one or more Global Timberland ‘Core’ and Global Timberland ‘Impact’ investment manager(s).

Read more

20th November 2023

ACCESS LGPS Pool appoints Pension & Investment Research Consultants Ltd (PIRC) as ESG & RI advisor

ACCESS has appointed Pension & Investment Research Consultants Ltd (PIRC) as its external Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) & Responsible Investment (RI) advisor following a National Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Framework Procurement, to implement the pools Phase II Responsible Investment Guidelines.

Read more

6th November 2023

ACCESS LGPS Pool appoints CBRE Investment Management to UK and Global Property mandates

ACCESS has appointed CBRE Investment Management (“CBRE IM”) to manage both a UK Core real estate and a Global real estate mandates.

Read more

19th August 2022

The ACCESS Pool is seeking a UK Core direct real estate investment manager and a Global real estate (fund of funds) allocator

The ACCESS Pool, which consists of assets totalling c.£35bn on behalf of participating Pension Funds, is seeking a UK Core direct real estate investment manager and a Global real estate (fund of funds) allocator.

Read more

24th March 2022

ACCESS Progress Update

The ACCESS Progress Update gives an overview of our Pool and highlights key achievements over the last year.

Read more

17th March 2022

ACCESS LGPS Investment Pool launches four new sub-funds to pool a further £3.2bn

The assets invested by the constituent schemes brings the total ACCESS Pool assets under management to £33.1bn.
Four new externally managed funds enhance the fixed income and UK equity solutions for the 11 Local Authorities.

Read more

14th March 2022

ACCESS Joint Committee agrees observer proposals

At its meeting on Monday 7 March 2022, the ACCESS Joint Committee (JC) agreed proposals enabling each ACCESS Authority’s Local Pension Board (LPB) to send two observers, on a rotational basis, to Joint Committee meetings.

Read more

9th March 2022

ACCESS Joint Committee statement on Russian invasion of Ukraine

The ACCESS Joint Committee met on Monday 7 March 2022.

At that meeting the 11 Local Authorities that make up the ACCESS Pool unanimously condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the strongest possible terms.

Read more