LGPS Avon Pension Fund announces £50m place-based investing mandate backing local SMEs 20 March 2025 20 March 2025 by Mona Dohle Avon Pension Fund has confirmed the details of a new mandate aimed at backing local small and medium-sized businesses. The commitment, a £50m private Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password LGPS Real Assets LGPS Roundtable & Dinner 10 September, 2025 15:30 - 20:30 Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel & Spa Glasgow, G2 4AD ABOUTAGENDAREGISTER LGPS Private Markets One-Day Conference & Reception 23 June, 2025 09:00 - 17:30 Saddlers' Hall London, EC2V 6BR ABOUTAGENDAROUNDTABLE News-in-Brief Government ‘should measure cost of inaction’ on social care Near £20m DSG pressure at Leeds could increase despite mitigating actions ‘Record levels’ of families in temporary accommodation confirmed by MHCLG ‘Positive step’ in formalising Liverpool tourism tax Councils ‘struggling to make investment case for preventative care’ Welsh fund scales up private market position West Midlands Pension Fund backs £81.5m SME lending strategy Carbon tax could push billions in ‘unavoidable’ costs onto councils Temporary accommodation costs triple in 12 months at Hackney New s151 appointed at Gloucester City Council
