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Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS Central)

LGPS Central manages the pooled assets of eight Midlands-based Local Government pension Scheme funds. The funds were: Cheshire Pension Fund, Derbyshire Pension Fund, Leicestershire Pension Fund, Nottinghamshire Pension Fund, Shropshire Pension Fund, Staffordshire Pension Fund, West Midlands Pension Fund, and Worcestershire Pension Fund.

Country

United Kingdom

AUM

$61

Chief Executive

Richard Law-Deeks

Chief Investment Officer

Jayne Atkinson

Chair

Joanne Segars

Asset allocation
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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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