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Communications Strategy consultation findings
We recently held a consultation to gather the views and feedback of Members and Employers regarding our new Communications Strategy. We’re grateful to those who took the time to let us know their thoughts on the strategy, and its objectives. The outcome was very...
Communications Strategy
We have been working on a new Communications Strategy, which has been endorsed by the Pension Fund Committee, subject to consultation. The plan sets out the Fund’s ambitions which will be delivered over a five-year period. One of the key objectives in the strategy is...
Pension Fund’s New Sustainable Investment
As part of our ongoing commitment to Responsible Investment, the Cheshire Pension Fund has today (3 May 2022) made a landmark £360m investment in a new Sustainable Equity Fund, which is collectively worth over £1bn. The new investment fund will invest in forward...
Pensioner Newsletter 2022
The latest edition of our Pensioner newsletter is now available to view: Cheshire Chat 2022 Inside you will find a range of articles which include: Pension Increase for 2022/23 The payment schedule for 2022/23 Responsible Investment (RI) Things to do in Cheshire in...
Pension Fund – Russian Investments
The Cheshire Pension Fund has a very low level of investments in Russia; these currently amount to less than 0.1% of total Fund assets. Where possible, all shares in Russian companies owned by the Fund have been sold or are being sold down. We are in dialogue on all...
2022/23 Employee contribution bands
Below are the employee contribution bands which will be effective from 1 April 2022. These are calculated by increasing the 2021/22 employee contribution bands by the September 2021 C P I figure of 3.1 per cent and then rounding down the result to the...
Annual Report 2020-21
The aim of the report is to highlight the important issues affecting the Fund over the previous twelve months, along with detail on both investment and administration performance. Annual Report 2020-21
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – update
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Whilst the national and regional lockdowns have now ended, Covid-19 is still very much impacting the way in which we work. The majority of us are still working from home and as such our services are still limited to contact by post and email...
Climate Change Risk
The Fund recognises that, in addition to the wider impacts of climate change, owning investment assets with a high carbon footprint, poses a particular potential investment risk. The Fund wishes to actively manage this risk and has therefore committed to annually...