Minutes for Pensions Sub Committee meeting, Sep 30 2009, 6.30PM official page

This report introduces the presentation of a training session for Members on transition management.  Member training will enable Committee Members to fulfil the various responsibilities delegated to the Sub-Committee by the Council’s Constitution.

This report introduces the presentation of individual reports by Fund Managers. F&C last presented to the Pensions Sub-Committee in November 2008. F&C were appointed as the Pension Fund’s bond fund manager at the end of August 2003.

This report introduces the revised annual report and accounts of the Hackney Pension Fund for the year ended 31^st March 2009, which are attached. Following draft interim guidance from Communities and Local Government (CLG) on the format and content of the Annual Report, a number of additional items have now been included in the Annual Report.

This report provides a summary of the progress of the audit of the pension fund by the audit commission.

This report covers the current consultations being undertaken by the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) covering two informal consultations on governance arrangements for Local Government Pension Schemes and delivering affordability, viability and fairness in the Scheme.

This report provides an update for the Committee of the progress of the global equity procurement currently underway.

This report outlines the performance of the Pension Fund for the 3 months ended 30^th June 2009 and the annual performance.

This report reviews the recent performance of the Fund against its peer group of local authority funds and considers the implications of the planned asset allocation switch.

This report covers an update provided by the fund actuary, Hymans Robertson on the funding position of the fund as at 30^th June 2009.