Cognisant of the current macro-economic outlook, roundtable participants from local authorities who manage cash for both their LGPS pension funds and their authority’s treasury capital, were joined by two investment management sponsors, CCLA and Allianz Global Investors, to discuss the cash management challenges and opportunities of the day.
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Investments have had to change to adapt to council and pension cashflow demands, the asset mix has shifted, while the sharp rise of interest rates has left many wondering how to make the most of cash investments and whether to explore other near-cash investment solutions that are currently attracting inflows.
The Treasury & Pensions Liquidity Network Roundtable featured discussion on the potential links and similarities between pensions and treasury, and opportunities for treasury and pensions teams to explore greater efficiencies across the two functions. The roundtable also explored how peers wearing these related but different hats see their requirements developing in the coming years.
You can read our special report featuring full coverage of the session here.
The event was held at 155 Bishopsgate in the City of London as part of Room151’s Local Authority Treasurers Investment Forum (LATIF) and Finance Directors’ Summit 2023.
Participants in the roundtable included:
- David Dickinson, Investment Fund Manager, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
- Matt Hopson, Deputy Director of Finance – Corporate, London Borough of Islington
- Joe Jepson, Director, UK Institutional, Allianz Global Investors
- Sidhant Mehta, Fund Manager (Cash), CCLA
- David Newman, Managing Director, Fixed Income, Allianz Global Investors
- Nemashe Sivayogan, Head of Treasury & Pensions, London Borough of Merton
- Bola Tobun, Treasury & Pensions Manager, London Borough of Harrow
- Kelly Watson, Head of Local Government Relationships, CCLA
- Luke Webster, Chief Investment Officer, GLA
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