Asset pooling

Border to Coast investment pool 

We’re planning to become a shareholder in Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, one of the UK’s largest investment pools, along with local government pension funds in Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, East Sussex and West Sussex.   

This decision follows new government requirements for LGPS funds to invest through Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulated asset pools.    

Government did not support plans for ACCESS, our current asset pool, to become an FCA-regulated investment management company.   

We’ll be undertaking all governance steps required to become a member of the Border to Coast pool by 31 March 2026.  

In the meantime, we’ll continue our existing investment pooling arrangements through our current asset pool, ACCESS.   

You can read the full announcement here.