Ms Felicity Monk

Date: 11/11/2016

Our ref: 13230

Dear Ms Monk

Acknowledgement of Request

Subject: Local authority pension fund investments in an XLS spreadsheet

Thank you for your request for information received on 11/11/2016. I can confirm that your request will be processed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Environmental Information Regulations (Scotland) 2004, or the INSPIRE (Scotland) Regulations 2009.

You will receive the information requested within 20 working days unless the Council does not hold the information, or there is a reason for it to be withheld. We will write to you in any event.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case we will let you know.

If you have any requirements regarding the format any information should be supplied in, e.g. the language to be used, audio, large print and so on, then please let me know.

If you have any queries or concerns, do not hesitate to get in touch. Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

To promote transparency and accountability, please note it is the Council’s policy to publish all request details and responses made under the freedom of information legislation. This information will be made available through the Council’s website and will not include your personal details. The disclosure log is available at the following link: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/homepage/175....

Further information about your rights and accessing information is available on our website at: www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Ms Felicity Monk

 

[1][FOI #370294 email]

 

Date: 07/12/2016

 

Our ref: 13230

 

 

Dear Ms Monk

 

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Request for Information –
Information otherwise accessible.

 

Subject: Pension Fund Investments

 

Thank you for your request for information 11/11/2016 where you asked
about investments and Fund Managers. Your request has been processed under
the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. I shall address each of
your questions in turn.

 

You asked the following:

 

Q1. List of investments of the local authority pension fund

 

Please provide a list of the Lothian Pension Fund’s investments for the
end of the 2015-16 financial year, or if this is not available, the most
recently available data, in an XLS spreadsheet.

 

For each investment, please provide the asset class. For equity
investments please include the full name of individual equities, the
quantity of each share held, and the total and unit value of each equity.

 

A1. The list of investments (at 31 March 2016) can be downloaded from the
Lothian Pension Fund (LPF) website at:

 

[2]www.lpf.org.uk/howweinvest. Select ‘Investment Portfolio’.

 

Q2. Fund managers

 

Please provide a list of any external managers and/or advisors employed by
the local authority for the purposes of managing pension fund assets, with
a copy of the corresponding procurement brief and the total cost of their
services for the corresponding financial year.

 

A2. Details of our external managers and advisors, their mandates and
associated costs, can all be found in Lothian Pension Fund’s annual report
which is published on their website at:

 

[3]www.lpf.org.uk/annualreport.

 

Procurement briefs are advertised via the Official Journal of the European
Communities (OJEC) at:

 

[4]www.ojec.com.

 

Under the terms of the Act, a request for information can be refused where
one or more of the exemptions listed in the Act apply. In this instance,
the Council is claiming an exemption under section 25 of the Act because
the information is ‘otherwise accessible’.

 

If you do not have access to the Internet at home, you may be able to use
facilities at your local public library.

 

If you have difficulty in accessing the information or if you have any
queries about this letter please contact me quoting the reference number
above.

 

To promote transparency and accountability, please note it is the
Council’s policy to publish all request details and responses made under
the freedom of information legislation. This information will be made
available through the Council’s website and will not include your personal
details. The disclosure log is available at the following link:
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/homepage/175...

 

Your right to seek a review

 

If you are unhappy with the way we have dealt with your request, you can
ask us to review our actions and decisions by writing to the:

 

Head of Strategy (interim),

The City of Edinburgh Council,

Waverley Court Business Centre 2:1,

4, East Market Street,

Edinburgh,

EH8 8BG or,

Email: legal.[Edinburgh City Council request email]

 

Please note that your request must be in a recordable format (email,
letter, audio tape etc.), and that you have 40 working days upon receipt
of this letter to ask for a review. You will receive a full response to
your review request within 20 working days of its receipt. Please remember
to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the review, you can ask the
Scottish Information Commissioner to review our decision. You must submit
your complaint to the Commissioner within 6 months of receiving our review
response. The Commissioner can be contacted at:

 

The Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner

Kinburn Castle

Doubledykes Road

St Andrews

Fife

KY16 9DS

Telephone: 01334 464610

Fax: 01334 464611

Website www.itspublicknowledge.info

Email: [email address]

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Iain Burden

Information Rights Officer

 

 

Information Governance Unit

Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340

[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk

 

 

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2. http://www.lpf.org.uk/howweinvest
3. http://www.lpf.org.uk/annualreport
4. http://www.ojec.com/