
Aysha Gilmore
2025: LGPS Central eyes local investment and natural capital
Nadeem Hussain, LGPS Central’s co-CIO head of private markets, tells Aysha Gilmore about the pool’s plans to expand its local and natural capital investment strategies. “One…

Tapping into royalties: a growing opportunity for pension funds?
As pension funds seek stable, long-term returns, healthcare royalties are emerging as an attractive asset class for UK investors. With their predictable income streams…

Alex Bull: Investing in the ‘energy jigsaw’
Private markets offer LGPS funds opportunities for targeted investments in local businesses and emerging technology that public markets can’t offer, argues Alex Bull, head of…

Infrastructure: an effective inflation hedge?
For investors within the Local Government Pension Scheme, infrastructure looks like a good investment due to its long-term time horizon, but how does it…

Net Zero reporting: ‘inaction’ not an excuse for data inconsistency in private markets
Data disclosure in private markets can prove challenging for asset owners. Aysha Gilmore takes a look at how LGPS investors are overcoming the issue and pushing…

Funding the wood for the trees: investors turn to timberland to decarbnise their portfolios
Aysha Gilmore explores how UK asset owners are investing in carbon offsetssuch as timberland to help them transition to net zero. As the threat…
