LGC Investment Series Podcast

LGC Investment Seminar 2026 – pooling, valuations and local investment

This episode was recorded at the LGC Investment Seminar 2026 in Carden Park on 19-20 March.

Joining Martin George, acting editor of Local Government Chronicle, are Rachel Brothwood, executive director of pensions at the West Midlands Pension Fund, and Matthew Graham, chief business development officer at the LPPI pool.

They discuss some of the biggest current issues in the Local Government Pension Scheme, including progress on ‘completing’ the government’s pooling reforms, and three-yearly actuarial valuation of council pension funds.

They also reflect on a topic that is becoming of ever greater importance to the LGPS: local investment.

Read LGC's investment content at lgcplus.com/investment

LGC Investment Seminar Scotland 2025 – Scheme Advisory Board reflections on 2025

This episode was recorded at the LGC Investment Seminar Scotland in Edinburgh on 30-31 October 2025.

Joining Martin George, deputy editor of Local Government Chronicle, is Clair Alcock, board secretary to the LGPS Advisory Board.

Together they explore the biggest issues shaping the LGPS, including the new shape of the scheme following pooling 2.0, upcoming governance changes, and how relationships between funds and pools may evolve. 

Clair reflects on valuation-year challenges, rising administrative burdens, and the Scheme Advisory Board’s priorities for improved communication, peer support and strengthened administration.

LGC Investment & Pensions Summit 2025 - Sustainable investing at the crossroads

The latest episode of the LGC Investment Podcast explores sustainable finance in the Local Government Pension Scheme amid increasing complexity and geopolitical challenges.

This episode is sponsored by Jupiter Asset Management. Jupiter is leading specialist active asset manager.

This episode was recorded at the LGC Investment & Pensions Summit in Birmingham on 11-12 September. Joining Martin George, deputy editor of Local Government Chronicle, are:

• Abbie Llewellyn-Waters, lead investment manager for the Jupiter Global Leaders strategy
• Faith Ward, chief responsible investment officer at Brunel Pension Partnership

Together they discuss the changing geopolitical landscape; how to deal with the increasing complexity of different investment time horizons and data challenges; and observations from China’s developing attitude towards climate change and seizing the competitive advantages it offers.

They also talk about how to better communicate sustainable finance issues to wider audiences.

LGC Investment Seminar 2025 - How the net zero energy transition can make a local impact in your area

This episode is sponsored by Downing. Downing is a responsible investment manager with nearly a billion pounds of assets under management in renewable energy and infrastructure.

This episode was recorded live at the LGC Investment Seminar which was held between 27-28 March 2025 in Carden Park, Cheshire. Joining Martin George, deputy editor of Local Government Chronicle, are:

• Tom Williams, head of energy and infrastructure at Downing
• Laura Colliss, pension fund manager at North East Scotland Pension Fund

Together they discuss the investment opportunities for the LGPS to invest in the energy transition ahead of key milestones in 2030 and 2050, the role of Great British Energy and how the LGPS can work with it, and how LGPS funds can use these opportunities to achieve a local impact in their area.

Find out more about the event at investmentseminar.lgcplus.com/

Read LGC's investment content at lgcplus.com/investment

LGC Investment & Pensions Summit 2024 - Is the Government about to merge parts of the LGPS and enforce UK investment?

This episode is sponsored by Brightwood.

Brightwood Capital is a $6 billion private credit firm that specialises in providing customised senior debt capital to sponsored and non-sponsored U.S. businesses in five core industries within the middle market. 

This episode was recorded live at the LGC Investment and Pensions Summit which was held between 11-13 September 2024 in Birmingham. Joining Martin George, deputy editor of Local Government Chronicle, are:

• Sengal Selassie, CEO and founder of Brightwood Capital Advisors
• Mike O'Donnell, former CEO of London CIV
• Jo Kempton, head of Lincolnshire Pension Fund

Together they discuss the implications of the new UK Government, an upcoming U.S presidential election, and the potential for pension fund/pool mergers, structural change, UK-focused investment, and more.

Find out more about the event at investmentsummit.lgcplus.com

Read LGC's investment content at lgcplus.com/investment

LGC Pension Insight Symposium 2024 - What does the new government mean for the LGPS?

Episode ten of this LGC Investment Series Podcast is now available, and was recorded at the recent LGC Pension Insight Symposium event held in Winchester between 11-12 July 2024.

Joining deputy editor of Local Government Chronicle Martin George, is Phil Triggs, Tri-Borough Director of Treasury and Pensions at Westminster City Council, and Jo Donnelly, Secretary to the Scheme Advisory Board.

The group discuss what the landslide Labour general election of 2024 means for the LGPS.

To find out more about the event, sponsorship, or attendance, visit 
https://lgcpensioninsight.lgcplus.com/2024/en/page/home

For news, features and events regarding the LGPS visit: https://lgcplus.com/investment

LGC Investment Seminar 2024, with Debbie Fielder and Philip Latham from Clwyd Pension Fund

Episode nine of this LGC Investment Series Podcast is now available, and was recorded at the recent LGC Investment Seminar event held at Carden Park in Cheshire between 14-15 March 2024.

In this episode, Deputy Editor of LGC, Martin George, chats to a pair from Clwyd Pension Fund. Deputy Head of Fund, Debbie Fielder, who had received the Lifetime Achievement Award from LGC at dinner the night prior, and her boss - Philip Latham, Head of Fund.

To find out more about the event, sponsorship, or attendance, visit https://investmentseminar.lgcplus.com/investment2023/en/page/home

For news, features and events regarding the LGPS visit: https://lgcplus.com/investment

LGC Investment Seminar Scotland 2023, with Bruce Miller from Lothian Pension Fund

Episode eight of this LGC Investment Series Podcast is now available, and was recorded at the recent LGC Investment Seminar Scotland event held in Edinburgh between 19-20 October 2023.

In this episode, Deputy Editor of LGC, Martin George, chats to Bruce Miller, Chief Investment Officer at Lothian Pension Fund.

LGC Investment & Pensions Summit 2023 with Roger Phillips from the LGPS Advisory Board

Episode seven of this LGC Investment Series Podcast is now live, and was recorded at the recent LGC Investment & Pensions Summit held in Leeds between 07-08 September 2023.

In this episode, Deputy Editor of LGC, Martin George, chats to Roger Phillips from the Scheme Advisory Board, fresh off the back of his session at the event in which he updated the auidence on the Board's response to the upcoming consultation.

The next LGC Investment event will be the LGC Investment Seminar at Carden Park in Cheshire, between 14-15 March 2024. Find out more here:

https://investmentseminar.lgcplus.com/investment2023/en/page/home

LGC Investment Seminar 2023 with Dafydd Edwards from Gwynedd Pension Fund

Episode six of this LGC Investment Series Podcast is now live, and was recorded at the recent LGC Investment Seminar held at Carden Park in Cheshire between 30-31 March 2023.

In this episode, Deputy Editor of LGC, Martin George, chats to Dafydd Edwards - County Fund Director at Gwynedd Pension Fund, ahead of his impending retirement. Dafydd was also awarded the LGC Investment Lifetime Achievement Awards at the event.

The next LGC Investment event will be the LGC Pension Insight Symposium in Stratford upon Avon, between 13-14 July 2023. Find out more here:

https://lgcpensioninsight.lgcplus.com/pensioninsightsymposium2023/en/page/home