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

18 February 2026
Fixed income

Luke Copley

Client Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

2026 credit thoughts – here comes the capex …

Competition for capital is heating up. Persistent government deficits combined with a long overdue acceleration in corporate capex means bond markets face a wave of new supply. Is this a risk or opportunity?
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17 February 2026
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Stuck in the middle with you

Core government bond markets are onlookers as equity markets are buffeted by AI uncertainty, with the US 10-year Treasury range-bound.
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16 February 2026
Equity

Paul Doyle

Head of Large Cap European Equities

Europe finds its footing

The bloc enters 2026 with better balance sheet health, savings and easing inflation, and Germany’s fiscal policy is a boost. With global earnings broadening, this represents a clear opportunity.
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10 February 2026
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Slow dancing in a burning room

The US dollar has hit a post-2022 low and some countries are reducing their exposure.
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9 February 2026
Alternatives

Joanna Tano

Head of Research, European Real Estate

UK Real Estate: Talking Points January 2026

Welcome to our quarterly snapshot of current real estate market trends.
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6 February 2026
Equity

Tiffany Wade

Senior Portfolio Manager

Michael Guttag

Senior Portfolio Manager

Riding the multi-year waves of AI investment

The real story of artificial intelligence (AI) is the multi‑year progression of capital flows that will define which companies lead, when they lead and why.
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3 February 2026
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Fool’s gold

We’ve seen extraordinary moves in precious metals recently. The same can’t be said for Bitcoin.
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29 January 2026
Fixed income

Luke Copley

Client Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Jason Callan

Co-Head of Structured Assets, Senior Portfolio Manager

Ryan Osborn

Co-Head of Structured Assets, Senior Portfolio Manager

EU risk retention rules – implications for US securitised credit investors

The US dominates the global securitised market, and although European rules do reduce the scope of availability, it's still a trillion-dollar universe.
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27 January 2026
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Enough is enough

The Japanese yen was in the spotlight this week, with the exchange rate prompting ‘verbal intervention’ by the US and speculation that physical intervention – from both the US and Japan – will follow.
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Millions of people around the world rely on Columbia Threadneedle Investments to manage their money. We look after investments for individual investors, financial advisers and wealth managers, as well as insurance firms, pension funds and other institutions.

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Our funds

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