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Shropshire County Pension Fund Annual Report 2019-20 , Item 7 Annual report 2019/20 Shropshire County Pension Fund Introduction F. Statement of accounts & notes 04. Welcome 44. Pension fund account 45. Net assets statement 46. Notes to the accounts A. Management and financial 64. Pooling report performance 68. Audit opinion & certificate 70. Statement of responsibilities for the 07. Scheme management and advisors statement of accounts 08. Risk management 10. Financial performance G. Other fund policies B. Investment policy and performance 71. Governance compliance statement 71. Administration strategy report 16. Investment of funds 71. Funding strategy statement 18. Spread of assets between fund managers 71. Investment strategy statement 19. Major shareholdings 20. Investment performance 22. Corporate governance H. Glossary 72. Glossary C. Scheme administration 26. Scheme administration report 36. Internal dispute resolution procedure D. Actuarial report on funds Appendices 37. Statement by the consulting actuary 75. Appendix 01 Governance compliance statement 87. Appendix 02 E. Governance arrangements Administration strategy statement 97. Appendix 03 40. Governance structure Funding strategy statement 41. The Pension Board 117. Appendix 04 42. Committee members Investment strategy statement 43. Training policy 127. Appendix 05 75. Governance compliance statement Communications policy statement 137. Appendix 06 Reporting breaches policy statement 145. Appendix 07 Training policy statement Contents 3 Introduction Welcome to the 2019/20 annual report and accounts of the Shropshire County Pension Fund This year’s fund information £84 £1.831 3.8 1.0 million billion % % Fund value Total Fund value Below decrease fund value decrease benchmark For the first time since 2015/16 the Shropshire markets and saw equity markets decline globally. Fund decreased in value by £84 million in 2019/20 The below benchmark returns generated from to be valued at £1.831 billion at the end of the year. the Fund’s active UK and global equity managers The Fund decreased in value by 3.8% over the year during the last financial year was the main reason and underperformed against its benchmark by for the underperformance. The combined fixed 1.0%. Up until December 2019 the Fund had been income portfolios also delivered below benchmark performing very strongly and was valued at over returns during the year again because of the £2 billion for the first time. The global pandemic, in impact of the global pandemic during the last the last quarter of the financial year, had a major quarter. impact on financial markets across the world and this resulted in the fund value falling by £185 million The Shropshire Fund had positive investment in a single quarter. In the new financial year the returns in a number of other asset classes which fund has increased to £1.960 billion, mainly due helped offset some of the underperformance of to a recovery in stock markets since the end of equities. The strongest returns were generated in March. private equity increasing in value by 19.5%. The fund’s Infrastructure manager produced returns Over the last three years the fund returned 1.5% of 11.2% which was 3.4% above benchmark and per annum which was 1.2% below benchmark. BMO (our Liability Driven Investment manager) The reason fund performance was below produced positive returns of 2.8% which was benchmark for this year was largely due to market 2.4% above target. The property debt portfolio volatility, specifically in March driven by Covid-19 also increased in value by 4.7%. The combined implications which had a major impact on financial fixed income portfolios delivered a negative return 4 Introduction of 1.1% which was 2.4% below benchmark. The year when equity markets saw big falls due to fund’s UK equity manager produced negative Covid-19. Despite the fall in markets, this decision returns of 21.4% and the active global equity resulted in saving the fund over £70 million in the portfolio produced negative returns of 9.6%. It was last quarter of the financial year. these equity returns that are the main reason for the decrease in value of £84 million during the year. The fund became a Tier 1 signatory to the Stewardship Code during the year, the highest The Pensions Committee determine the strategic rating given by the Financial Reporting Council, asset allocation for the fund. This outlines the which is very positive news. This confirms how proportion of assets that the fund invests in seriously the fund continues to take Responsible equities, bonds and alternative assets such as Investment and Environmental, Social and property. This is the most important decision that Governance issues. Further details relating to this the Committee makes because it has the biggest are included within the Corporate Governance impact on the long term returns of the fund. section of the annual report. The Pensions Committee undertakes thorough The Shropshire Fund continued to work with eight monitoring of the fund’s investment managers other funds in the Midlands region during the year. and is prepared to make changes in response to LGPS Central Ltd has been established to manage investment underperformance or new investment investment assets on behalf of its nine Local opportunities. Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds across the Midlands region. It is a multi-asset manager, The fund undergoes an independent actuarial investing up to potentially £45 billion of assets from valuation every 3 years. The last actuarial valuation 2018 onwards (£18.5 billion invested as at March was conducted at the end of March 2019, 2020), on behalf of 900,000 LGPS members and identifying that the fund had a funding level (the 2,500 employers. relationship between estimated future pension payments and the funds held to pay for these LGPS Central Ltd is jointly owned on an equal pensions) of 94% which was an increase from share basis by eight pension funds and is a 84% at the previous valuation in March 2016. As Collective Portfolio Management Investment a local government pension scheme the fund is Firm (CPMI) regulated by the Financial Conduct able to take a long-term view to the recovery of any Authority (FCA). The participating pension funding deficit and is able to phase in any changes funds are Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, in the employer contribution rate in a manageable Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West way, the latest results were very positive for the Midlands and Worcestershire. West Midlands fund where the funding level increased by 10% Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) Pension fund over the valuation period. will also be an investor, but not a shareholder, with its shareholder rights represented by West During 2019/20, Aon Hewitt undertook a review of Midlands. the movements in the funding level since the last valuation and presented the results to the Pension The key objectives of LGPS Central will be to Committee. deliver cost savings and improve risk adjusted investment returns after cost, enable access to a Due to a strong rally in equity markets over the wider range of asset classes for the participating previous three financial years, this resulted in a pension funds, and to ensure good governance. significant increase in the asset value of the fund. LGPS Central will manage a wide range of asset In view of this, as a large proportion of the fund classes, employing a mix of internal and external is invested in equities and this represents the investment management. The company is a biggest risk within the fund, a decision was made private company limited by shares and was to increase the level of equity protection currently in incorporated on 13 October 2016. The majority place from £280 million to £580 million of the fund of assets under management will be structured in during the year. This decision was of significant an Authorised Contractual Scheme (ACS), itself importance especially at the end of the financial regulated by the FCA, in addition to other pooled Introduction 5 investments held in alternative structures. The upgrade to the member self-service platform company has been formed to act as an Alternative ‘My Pension Online’ was completed. Training of Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) to allow the employers continued with an employer’s meeting participating LGPS administering authorities to pool held in November 2019 to communicate the their respective investments. actuarial valuation results. Online webinars were used for the first time to provide information to staff The governance structure for LGPS Central has working at scheme employers. The year ended been agreed by all partner funds. The LGPS with the pandemic lockdown on 23 March 2020. Central Board and Executive Committee are in Pension team members were able to work from place. There are currently 62 permanent staff their own homes instantly and carry on delivering with further recruitment to come over the course pension services with very little disruption to fund of 2020. Regular investment pooling meetings members. New practices were put in place to continue to be held with representatives from ensure business as usual could continue. In line each of the eight LGPS funds. The Practitioners with advice from the Regulator, priority was given Advisory Forum, which is made up of s151 Officers to ensuring benefits for retirements and deaths and Pension Managers from each fund, are were processed on time and fund members were updated regularly on the progress made and key supported to make good decisions about their developments of LGPS Central. Meetings of the benefits. Updates on work undertaken by the Shareholders Forum, which is made up of one Pensions Administration Team over the past 12 elected member from each fund, have been held months, can be found within this report. during the year to approve key decisions. The Joint Committee, which is also made up of one elected The information above and other developments member from each fund, has also met twice during are all covered in more detail on the following the year to discuss any client related investors pages.
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