Our clients

Local Government Pension Schemes

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
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.
Find out more
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.
Find out more
Responsible investment
In a world where a genuine responsible investment partner is increasingly crucial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments can help investors move forward more confidently.
Find out more
View all types of investment

Insights

4 November 2025
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – A solid bond in your heart

With the UK budget looming, gilts rallied through October – helped somewhat by an interest rate cut. There were also rate moves elsewhere, with the US and Canada cutting, while Japan and the ECB kept things on hold. Read our weekly snapshot of global fixed income markets.
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31 October 2025
Fixed Income - Investment Grade

Bond investors join the AI infrastructure boom

The AI infrastructure boom is more than a tech story – it’s a fixed income story. Discover how this capital-intensive transformation is creating new opportunities and risks for bond investors.
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30 October 2025
Fixed income

Luke Copley

Client Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

US asset-backed securities: the basics

The first in a mini-series of short articles designed to educate readers on asset-backed securities (ABS) and the benefits of investing in the asset class. First up: what it is and how it actually works.
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28 October 2025
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Crude intentions

US sanctions against two Russian oil giants saw prices spike, as well as putting upward pressure on bond yields. Elsewhere there is optimism that presidents Trump and Xi will find sufficient common ground for a US/China trade deal. Read our weekly snapshot of global fixed income markets.
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21 October 2025
Fixed income

Gregory Turnbull Schwartz

Senior Analyst, Fixed Income

Battling the elements: will climate change reshape defence spending?

From jet engines to toll roads, environmental change is reshaping military readiness, infrastructure resilience, and the investment case for the companies that build and maintain such assets.
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21 October 2025
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Up, up and away

Government debt continues to dominate discourse, with the IMF predicting that globally it will soon exceed 100% of global GDP. Elsewhere we saw regional bank problems in the US and more trouble for France. Read on for a breakdown of fixed income news across sectors and regions.
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17 October 2025
Responsible investment

Tenisha Elliott

Sustainability Research Analyst

Thematic Insight: Getting in shape for the food system transformation

Ultra-processed foods, chronic disease, growing awareness of the link between diet and health ... no wonder the global food system is undergoing profound change.
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16 October 2025
Global investment solutions
LDI

Rosa Fenwick

Head of LDI Implementation

Q3 2025 repo update

How geopolitical shifts and policies are shaping market dynamics.
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14 October 2025
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Give peace a chance

Geopolitics continues to dominate with the welcome news of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. This, as well as ongoing tariff threats from the US, had a feedthrough impact on commodity prices. Read on for a breakdown of fixed income news across sectors and regions.
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World in Motion

Our World in Motion global equities blog lifts the lid on what we do and shows you how our investment engine works.
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Client Relationship and Sales Director
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