Agenda and minutes

The members had before them:

A.    The Agenda papers (previously circulated); and

B.    The Minutes of the meeting held on 18 September 2019 (previously circulated).

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Apologies were received from Mr R W Banks and Ms T Fagan.

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To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 18 September 2019 (previously circulated).

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 18 September 2019 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

RESOLVEDthat pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public shall be excluded from the meeting during items 5 - 7 on the grounds that there would be disclosure to them of information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding the information) and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Summary of the proceedings of the meeting during which the press and public were excluded.(This is a fair summary of the proceedings.)

The Sub-Committee considered the Pensions Independent Investment Advisor update together with the associated investment performance information.

The Sub-Committee received a presentation from Philip Hebson, Independent Advisor to the Fund.

RESOLVED that the Pensions Independent Investment Advisor’s update set out in Appendix 1 to the report together with the associated investment performance information set out at Appendices 2 and 3 be noted.

The Sub-Committee considered the Nomura Far East Developed Equities and Emerging Markets Active Manager Worcestershire Pension Fund Performance Review.

The Sub-Committee received a presentation from Peter Jenkins and Andrew Whitaker, representatives of Nomura,

RESOLVED that the Nomura Far East Developed Equities and Emerging Equity Markets Active Manager Quarterly review as at the end of September 2019 be noted.

The Sub-Committee considered the LGPS Central Global Active Emerging Markets performance to the end of September 2019 and received an update on LGPS investment products.

The Sub-Committee received a presentation from Colin Pratt and Mark Davies, representatives of LGPS Central.

RESOLVED: that

a)    the LGPS Central Global Active Emerging Market Investments Performance to September 2019 be noted; and

b)   the update on LGPS Products be noted.

Due to extreme weather conditions, representatives of JP Morgan were unable to attend the meeting and therefore this item was not considered.

The Committee considered the Pensions Strategic Asset Allocation Update.

RESOLVED that the Pensions Strategic Asset Allocation Update be noted.

The Sub-Committee noted its work programme.