Decision details

Transaction of Urgent Business - Extension of contract for Independent Advisor to Pension Fund

Decision Maker: Pension Fund Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Purpose:

The current contract of one of the Pension Fund Independent advisers, Aoifinn Devitt is due to end on 28 February 2017.

Due to this being a valuation year, the ongoing review of the investment strategy and the transition to the Local Pensions Partnership it is considered necessary to extend this contract.

It is preferable to retain this adviser with existing knowledge of the Fund, rather than looking to recruitment a new independent adviser to meet the terms of reference of the Pension Fund Committee and the Investment Panel

Decisions:

(Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. It was considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information).

 

A report was presented in relation to a decision taken by the Director of Governance, Finance and Public Services under the urgent business procedure to approve the extension of the contract of an independent adviser to the Committee, for an additional two years to 28th February 2019 on the existing terms of appointment.

 

Resolved: That the report is noted.

 

 

Divisions Affected: None;

Contact: Abigail Leech Email: abigail.leech@lancashire.gov.uk.

Report author: Abigail Leech

Date of decision: 17/03/2017

Decided at meeting: 17/03/2017 - Pension Fund Committee

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