Local Authorities | Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Columbia Threadneedle Investments have been a trusted partner to Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) investors since 1994. We strive to provide the highest level of service and have a dedicated team to foster and grow relationships across the 8 Pools and 98 Administering Authorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Our LGPS clients have allocated their assets across Columbia Threadneedle equity, fixed income and alternative investment platforms and leverage our responsible investment engagement services, reo. We aim to work closely with each client to ensure they achieve their objectives through our investment capabilities. For this, transparency and timely communication with each client is at the core of our success.

We hold and support a variety of dedicated local authority events throughout the year. These include conferences, bespoke educational sessions all established to educate and inform clients of key investment issues they face. We recognise the increasing demand to meet changing disclosure requirements and client reporting needs and have a strong track record in supporting clients as their investment priorities evolve.

Our capabilities for LGPS

Equities

We offer a wide range of global, regional and country specific strategies, investing across the market cap spectrum and with various risk and return objectives.

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Fixed Income

We offer fixed income solutions with various risk and return objectives that range from traditional asset classes to more specialist areas such as emerging market debt, securitised debt and social bonds.

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Alternatives

Investors are increasingly looking beyond traditional asset classes to a growing alternatives market that can offer the potential of strong, uncorrelated returns and diversification throughout the economic cycle.

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Responsible investment

In a world where a genuine responsible investment partner is increasingly crucial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments can help investors move forward more confidently.

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Equities

We offer a wide range of global, regional and country specific strategies, investing across the market cap spectrum and with various risk and return objectives.

Find out more

Fixed Income

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Alternatives

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Responsible investment

In a world where a genuine responsible investment partner is increasingly crucial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments can help investors move forward more confidently.

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Our insights

20 December 2024

Equity

Jim Griffin

Investment Content Manager

Market Monitor – 20 December 2024

Global stock markets sustained heavy losses this week, with post-US election euphoria evaporating and Christmas cheer in short supply.

18 December 2024

Fixed income

Gregory Turnbull Schwartz

Senior Analyst, Fixed Income

EBITDA and the perils of tooth-fairy investing

Company measures based on EBITDA are common in credit investing, even though it doesn’t project a full picture. So, what does Columbia Threadneedle do differently to get a more holistic view?

17 December 2024

Fixed income

Fixed Income Desk

In Credit - Weekly Snapshot

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – December 2024

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.

13 December 2024

Equity

Jim Griffin

Investment Content Manager

Market Monitor – 13 December 2024

Global stock markets had a mixed week as investor focus returned to monetary policy.

13 December 2024

Equity

Sally Springer

Senior Sustainable Research Analyst, Global Research

It’s a value trap! How research intensity can help reveal genuine recovery stocks

With intangible asset growth increasingly a driver of performance growth, a core research theme for us is ‘human capital’. It's just one way our Global Fundamental Research Group feeds into our investment process.