NHS Pension investment structure
Dear NHS Business Services Authority,
Please could you provide information on how NHS Pension contributions are allocated for investment, who makes the decisions regarding investment allocations, and how often these are reviewed? Do investments take into account environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)?
Yours faithfully,
L Choo
Dear L Choo
Thank you for your request for information about the following:
‘Please could you provide information on how NHS Pension contributions are
allocated for investment, who makes the decisions regarding investment
allocations, and how often these are reviewed? Do investments take into
account environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)?’
Your request was received on 25 November 2019 and I am dealing with it
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Response
I am writing to advise you that the information you requested is not held
by the NHS Business Services Authority.
The NHS Pension Scheme is an unfunded public sector pension scheme and as
such contributions are not allocated for investment.
The contributions are effectively paid into the notional NHS Pension
Scheme fund. At retirement a Scheme member’s pension benefits are
guaranteed by the Exchequer.
More detailed information can be found on our website at the following
link:
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