Governance
Find out more about the Suffolk Pension Fund and how the fund is governed.
The Suffolk Pension Fund provides retirement benefits for all employees who are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Suffolk County Council were established as the 'Administering Authority' as per the Local Government Superannuation Act 1972.
The County Council is required to approve a Governance Policy Statement, which sets out how its statutory responsibilities for the LGPS Pension Fund will be met. Within this statement the Suffolk County Council Pension fund Committee has been made responsible for the management of the Pension Fund.
The Pension Fund Committee's key responsibilities are:
- The effective and prudent management of the Suffolk Pension Fund
- The approval of the Fund's investment strategy and the appointment of the investment managers
- The approval of the funding strategy following the triennial actuarial valuation and the determination of the employers contributions to the fund.
Governance
The Pension Committee
The Pension Fund Committee oversees the effective and prudent management of the Suffolk Pension Fund.
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Local Pension Board
Governance arrangements for pension schemes in the public sector require Suffolk County Council, as an administering authority for the Local Government Pension Scheme, to have in place a local pension board.
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Voting
The Pension Fund seeks to protect and enhance the value of its shareholdings by promoting good practice in the corporate governance and management of the companies that it invests in which includes the investment managers voting at shareholder meetings
Voting