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Country

United Kingdom

AUM

$43

Performance (%, 1YR)

4.00

Chief Executive

Sandra Stewart

Chief Investment Officer

Tom Harrington

Chair

Eleanor Wills(Management Panel Board), Joe Kitchen(Local Pension Board)

Asset allocation
Based on benchmark asset allocation

40.3% Public Equity

24.2% Bonds/Cash

10% Property

25.5% Alternative Investments

Website
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Global Pension Transparency Benchmark country system description

Asset allocation as of March 31, 2025. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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