Agenda and minutes

Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 11th February, 2011 10.00 am

Venue: Medway Room, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone. View directions

Contact: Geoff Rudd  01622 694358

Items
No. Item

A. COMMITTEE BUSINESS

A1

Declarations of Interests by Members in items on the Agenda for this meeting.

Minutes:

There were none.

 

A2

Minutes pdf icon PDF 62 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2010 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.

 

A3

Matters Arising from the Minutes

Minutes:

Mr N Vickers referred to paragraph 46(1) of the Minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2010 and confirmed that the item relating to the risk register of outside bodies would be brought to the Committee at its meeting on the 4 March 2011.

 

D. MATTERS FOR REPORT/DECISION BY THE COMMITTEE

D4

Admissions to the Fund pdf icon PDF 57 KB

Minutes:

D1 - report by the Chairman of the Superannuation Fund Committee and the Head of Financial Services)

 

RESOLVED that:-

 

(a)               the admission to the Kent County Council Pension Fund of Project Salus  Community Interest Company Ltd be agreed; and

 

(b)               once legal agreements have been prepared for the matter referred to in (a) above, the Kent County Council seal can be affixed to the legal documents.

 

C. MATTERS FOR REPORT/DECISION BY THE COMMITTEE

C5

Minutes

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the exempt Minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2010 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.

 

C6

Matters Arising from the Minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2010.

C7

State Street- Passive Equity Investing

Minutes:

(1)               Ms M Gorman and Mr R Hannam of State Street Global Advisors attended the meeting to give a presentation on Passive Equity Investing and answer Members questions.

 

(2)               RESOLVED that the report from State Street Global Advisors be noted.

 

C8

Baillie Gifford- Emerging markets

Minutes:

(1)     Ms L Dewar and Mr W Sutcliffe of Baillie Gifford attended the meeting to give a presentation on Emerging Markets and answer Members questions.

 

(2)       RESOLVED that the report from Baillie Gifford be noted.

 

C9

Active Currency Hedging

Additional documents:

Minutes:

- report by the Chairman of the Superannuation Fund Committee and the Head of Financial Services)

 

(Mr J McDonald of Hymans Robertson was in attendance for this item)

 

The Committee agreed on how it wished to proceed with currency management.