Agenda and decisions

Pensions Committee - Wednesday 15 June 2022 6.30 pm

Venue: Hackney Town Hall - Town Hall. View directions

Contact: Rabiya Khatun 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies For Absence

2.

Appointment of the Chair and Vice- Chair for the Municipal Year 2022/23

The committee is requested to note the confirmed appointments to the position of Chair – Cllr Adams and Vice Chair- Cllr Chapman of the Pensions Committee, as agreed by Full Council at its Annual Meeting on 25 May 2022.

Decision:

RESOLVED:

To note the confirmed appointment to the position of Chair – Councillor Kam Adams and Vice-Chair - Councillor Robert Chapman for the Municipal Year 2022/23, as agreed by Full Council at its Annual Meeting on 25 May 2022.

3.

Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 29 KB

To note the Terms of Reference of the Pensions Committee.

Decision:

RESOLVED:

To note the terms of reference of the Pensions Committee for the Municipal Year 2022/23.

 

 

4.

Declarations of Interest - Members to declare as appropriate

5.

Consideration of The Minutes of The Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 93 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the Pensions Committee held on 10 March 2022 were approved as a correct record.

6.

Carbon Risk Audit 2022 - Full Results Carbon Risk Audit pdf icon PDF 347 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED:

To note the reduction in exposure to future CO2 emissions by 96.9% since

2016, which significantly outperforms the Fund’s target of a 50% reduction.

7.

Responsible Investment - Next Steps pdf icon PDF 81 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED to:

1.  Note the timeline for the development of TCFD reporting and note the Fund’s involvement in setting up a London-wide working group

2.  Note the suggestion to introduce a new carbon reporting target once the first assessment of the Fund’s portfolio under TCFD reporting is complete

3.  Approve the proposals for the constitution of the Responsible Investment Working Group.

 

 

8.

Quarterly Update Report pdf icon PDF 298 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED:

That the contents of the report be noted.

9.

Equiniti - Third Party Administration Performance Update pdf icon PDF 66 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED:

That the contents of the report be noted.

10.

2022 Actuarial Valuation - Council Contribution Rate - TO FOLLOW pdf icon PDF 209 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED:

To agree a contribution rate for Hackney Council of at least 27% of payroll for each of the 3 years covered by the 2022 valuation cycle (2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26), noting that the planning assumption for Medium Term Financial Planning (MTFP) purposes will be 28% pending the finalisation of the revaluation process.

11.

Investment Strategy Review - Introduction pdf icon PDF 62 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED:

That the contents of the report be noted.

 

12.

Reporting Breaches Procedure - Policy Review pdf icon PDF 68 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED:

To approve the updated Reporting Breaches Policy.

13.

Procurement and Contracts Update pdf icon PDF 77 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED:

That the contents of the report be noted.

 

14.

Future Pensions Committees Forward Look pdf icon PDF 51 KB

15.

Any Other Business Which in The Opinion Of The Chair Is Urgent

16.

Exclusion of The Press And Public

Proposed resolution:

 

THAT the press and public be excluded from the proceedings of the Pensions Committee meeting during consideration of Exempt Item(s) on the agenda on the grounds that it is likely, in the view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that were members of the public to be present, there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended.

17.

Consideration of the Exempt Minutes of the Previous Meeting

Decision:

RESOLVED:

That the exempt minutes of the Pensions Committee held on 10 March 2022 were approved as a correct record.