Agenda and draft minutes

Pension Fund Appointments Sub-Committee - Friday, 24th October, 2014 9.30 am

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

Minutes:

None.

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests

Members are asked to consider any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests they may have to disclose to the meeting in relation to matters under consideration on the Agenda.

Minutes:

None.

3.

Minutes of meeting held on 30 September 2014 pdf icon PDF 47 KB

Minutes:

Resolved:  That the Minutes of the meeting held on 30 September 2014 be confirmed and signed by the Chair.

4.

Urgent Business

An item of urgent business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the Minutes, the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.  Wherever possible, the Chief Executive should be given advance warning of any Member’s intention to raise a matter under this heading.

Minutes:

None.

5.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The Committee is asked to consider whether, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, it considers that the public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972, as indicated against the heading to the item.

Minutes:

Resolved:  That the press and members of the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraph of Part 1 of schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972, indicated against the heading to the item.  It was considered that in all the circumstances the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

6.

Appointment of Independent Investment Adviser

Not for Publication – Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972.  It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interests in disclosing the information).

 

A copy of the interview timetable is attached.

 

Members are asked to bring the information pack and candidate application forms, as presented on 30 September 2014, to the meeting.

 

A copy of the previously agreed interview questions and supporting documentation will be made available at the meeting.

Minutes:

(Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to 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)

 

The Sub-Committee conducted interviews for the position of Independent Investment Adviser to the Lancashire County Pension Fund.  Each candidate gave a brief presentation on a designated subject, and was then questioned by members of the Sub-Committee who were assisted by officers of the Investment Panel.

 

Resolved:  That Aoifinn Devitt be appointed as Independent Adviser to the Lancashire County Pension Fund with effect from 1 March 2015 for an initial two year period.