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Policies and documents

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* 2010 Statement on Climate Change

The “Global Investor Statement on Climate Change: Reducing Risks, Seizing Opportunities & Closing the Climate Investment Gap” (the Statement) was produced by a collection of bodies representing institutional investors from around the world, setting out their perspective on climate change and the key elements of a global agreement that will drive the financial flows necessary to address climate change.

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Actuarial Valuation Reports

* Actuarial Valuation Report 2001 pdf (1.77 MB)
* Actuarial Valuation Report 2004 pdf (244 KB)
* Actuarial Valuation Report 2007 pdf (2.2 MB)
* Actuarial Valuation Report 2010
pdf (1.2 MB)


* Administering Authority Discretions pdf (604 KB)

“Discretions” is taken to include where the administering authority is required to do
something but an element of choice exists as to how it is done. This document is not intended to cover investments, apart from Scheme additional voluntary contributions.

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Consultation

* Consultation & Engagement Strategy pdf (510 KB)
* Survey Consultations

GMPF consults all sections of its membership. The Strategy is a continuous rolling programme with a 3 year cycle. The objective being to understand members' opinions of the service, areas of improvement and to identify access issues.


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* Core Belief Statement pdf (274 KB)

The Core Belief Statement sets out the Fund’s key investment beliefs. These beliefs will form the foundation of discussions, and assist decisions, regarding the structure of the Fund, strategic asset allocation and the selection of investment managers.

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* Expenditure of £500+

As part of his Local Transparency Initiative, the Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government has written to all Councils to call on them to publish details of items of expenditure of £500 and above.  Monthly listings for GMPF commence with purchases made during December 2010.  Equivalent listings for the Administering Authority’s expenditure (which is not related to GMPF), together with other Transparency Initiative related information, may be found by clicking the link below.

* Transparency in Local Government External link

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Fair Deal Policy

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Fair Deal Policy - GMPF's response pdf (33 KB)
* Covering letter from Peter Morris pdf (49 KB)

Greater Manchester Pension Fund's response to the HM Treasury's consultation on the Fair Deal policy.


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* Funding Strategy Statement pdf (466 KB)

The FSS is a summary of GMPF's approach to funding liabilities. This statement sets out how the Administering Authority has balanced the conflicting aims of affordability of contributions, transparency of processes, stability of employers' contributions and prudence in the funding basis.

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* GMPF Approach to Ethical Investments

 


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* GMPF Policy on Employer Admissions to the Fund pdf (22 KB)

 


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* GMPF Statement of Compliance with the UK Stewardship Code

 


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* Governance Policy Statement & Governance Compliance Statement pdf (228 KB)

GMPF publish their Governance Policy and Governance Compliance Statement in accordance with LGPS regulations.

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* Holdings

It is the Fund's policy to routinely publish full listings of its Holdings (excluding direct property) once per annum, as at the end of the accounting year, in conjunction with the final audit sign off of the Fund's Annual Report and Accounts.

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* Ill Health Guidance Manual pdf (131 KB)

This manual aims to help all those with a specific role in relation to the LGPS rules on ill-health retirement, to understand those rules and their role properly. It will also interest Scheme members, employee representatives and others wishing to find a clear, concise explanation of how the LGPS deals with ill-health issues.

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* Pension Administration Strategy pdf (829 KB)

This strategy recognises that for administration costs to be minimised, and the mutual service to the member to be maximised, employers and the administering authority must cooperate closely.

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* Statement of Communications Policy pdf (460 KB)

This statement is published to satisfy the requirement in the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2005 for us to prepare, maintain and publish a written statement setting out our policy concerning communications.


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* Statement of Investment Principles pdf (427 KB)

This Statement outlines the broad investment principles governing the investment policy of the Pension Fund.

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* Valuation Reports

Please see 'Actuarial Valuation Reports'.


 

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