Pensions Committee - Wednesday 20 March 2024, 10:00am - City of Wolverhampton Council Webcasting
			Pensions Committee
Wednesday, 20th March 2024 at 10:00am 
		
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											Cllr Milkinderpal Jaspal
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									1 Apologies for absence (if any)								
							
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									2 Declarations of interests (if any)								
							
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									3 Minutes of the previous meeting								
							
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									4 Matters arising								
							
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									5 Corporate Plan 2023-2028								
							
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									6 Operational Budget (2024) and 5-year financial plan								
							
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											Chris Manning
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											Cllr Leslie Kaye
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											Rachel Brothwood
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											Cllr Leslie Kaye
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											Cllr Carol Hyatt
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											Chris Manning
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									7 Accounting Policies 2024								
							
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									8 External Audit Plan								
							
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											Audit Services
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											Grant Thornton
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											Cllr Milkinderpal Jaspal
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											Chris Manning
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											Grant Thornton
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											Cllr Leslie Kaye
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											Grant Thornton
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											Chris Manning
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											Grant Thornton
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											Grant Thornton
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											Cllr Milkinderpal Jaspal
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											Rachel Brothwood
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											Cllr Paul Singh
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											Grant Thornton
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											Chris Manning
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											Cllr Milkinderpal Jaspal
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											Cllr Paul Singh
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											Chris Manning
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											Grant Thornton
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											Chris Manning
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											Cllr Milkinderpal Jaspal
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											Chris Manning
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											Grant Thornton
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											Grant Thornton
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											Cllr Leslie Kaye
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											Rachel Brothwood
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									9 Internal Audit Annual Plan								
							
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											Audit Services
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											Audit Services
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											Cllr Leslie Kaye
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											Audit Services
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											Cllr Leslie Kaye
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											Cllr Leslie Kaye
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											Cllr Milkinderpal Jaspal
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									10 Responsible Investment Activities								
							
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							- Responsible Investment Activities
 - Appendix A – Responsible Investment Framework
 - Appendix B – Draft Voting Principles
 - Appendix C – Draft 2024 Annual Stewardship Report - Part 1
 - Appendix C – Draft 2024 Annual Stewardship Report - Part 2
 - Appendix C – Draft 2024 Annual Stewardship Report - Part 3
 - Appendix C – Draft 2024 Annual Stewardship Report - Part 4
 - Appendix D – WMPF Engagement Activity
 - Appendix E – WMPF Voting Activity
 
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											Shiventa Sivanesan
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											Cllr Carol Hyatt
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											Shiventa Sivanesan
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											Ian Smith
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											Shiventa Sivanesan
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											Cllr Leslie Kaye
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											Shiventa Sivanesan
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											Shiventa Sivanesan
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											Ian Smith
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											Shiventa Sivanesan
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											Ian Smith
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											Ian Smith
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											Paul Nevin
 
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									11 Quarterly Investment Report to 31 December 2023								
							
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											Paul Nevin
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											Paul Nevin
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											Paul Nevin
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									12 Budget Monitoring and Quarterly Accounts to 31 December 2023								
							
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									13 Pensions Administration Report to 31 December 2023								
							
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											Simon Taylor
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											Cllr Carol Hyatt
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											Cllr Carol Hyatt
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											Cllr Milkinderpal Jaspal
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											Cllr Carol Hyatt
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											Simon Taylor
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											Cllr Carol Hyatt
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											Simon Taylor
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											Cllr Milkinderpal Jaspal
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											Ian Smith
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											Simon Taylor
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											Ian Smith
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											Rachel Brothwood
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									14 Customer Engagement Update								
							
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											Simon Taylor
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											Cllr Paul Singh
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											Simon Taylor
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											Cllr Milkinderpal Jaspal
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											Cllr Carol Hyatt
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											Simon Taylor
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											Cllr Milkinderpal Jaspal
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											Cllr Carol Hyatt
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											Cllr Jane Francis
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											Simon Taylor
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									15 Regulatory Update								
							
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									16 Risk and Assurance								
							
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									17 Exclusion of press and public								
							
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- Minutes , 13/12/2023 Pensions Committee, opens in new tab
 - Corporate Plan 2023-2028, opens in new tab
 - Operational Budget (2024) and 5-year financial plan, opens in new tab
 - Accounting Policies 2024, opens in new tab
 - Appendix - West Midlands Pension Fund Accounting Policies 2023/24., opens in new tab
 - External Audit Plan, opens in new tab
 - Appendix A - External Audit Plan, opens in new tab
 - Appendix B - Informing the Audit Risk Assessment for West Midlands Pension Fund, opens in new tab
 - Internal Audit Annual Plan, opens in new tab
 - Appendix A - West Midlands Pension Fund Internal Audit Plan 2024 – 2025, opens in new tab
 - Responsible Investment Activities, opens in new tab
 - Appendix A – Responsible Investment Framework, opens in new tab
 - Appendix B – Draft Voting Principles, opens in new tab
 - Appendix C – Draft 2024 Annual Stewardship Report - Part 1, opens in new tab
 - Appendix C – Draft 2024 Annual Stewardship Report - Part 2, opens in new tab
 - Appendix C – Draft 2024 Annual Stewardship Report - Part 3, opens in new tab
 - Appendix C – Draft 2024 Annual Stewardship Report - Part 4, opens in new tab
 - Appendix D – WMPF Engagement Activity, opens in new tab
 - Appendix E – WMPF Voting Activity, opens in new tab
 - Quarterly Investment Report to 31 December 2023, opens in new tab
 - Appendix A – Redington Economic and Market Update, opens in new tab
 - Budget Monitoring and Quarterly Accounts to 31 December 2023, opens in new tab
 - Appendix A – West Midlands Pension Fund Quarterly Accounts 31 December 2023, opens in new tab
 - Pensions Administration Report to 31 December 2023, opens in new tab
 - Appendix A – Key process casework summary, opens in new tab
 - Appendix B – Admitted Bodies Applications March 2024, opens in new tab
 - Customer Engagement Update, opens in new tab
 - Appendix A - Review of feedback from member presentations and individual pension consultations, opens in new tab
 - Appendix B – Customer Services summary, opens in new tab
 - Regulatory Update, opens in new tab
 - Risk and Assurance, opens in new tab
 - Appendix A - Strategic Risk Register, opens in new tab
 
																									
																									
																									
																									
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