A report was presented on the following training events and conferences which had been attended by individual Board members since the last meeting.
· Alternative Assets – 30th June 2016.
· Q&A session on investment reform for local pension board member and employer representatives on 10th August 2016.
· Section 13 Regional Workshop at Local Government House, London on 31st August 2016.
· Role of the Depository for LPPI – 21st September 2016.
It was agreed that the workshop on the role of the Depository had been well attended by members of both the Board and Pension Fund Committee and had been informative. It was also noted that conferences and events held by CIPFA were generally well worth attending.
The Board also discussed a briefing which had been given in relation to the academies and concerns regarding staff who transferred into a newly formed academy were treated as new employees and did not having their previous service taken into account in relation to the length of service.
Resolved: That the report is noted.