Public sector consulting

We help the Local Government Pension Scheme deliver better long-term outcomes for funds and employers. Our team is one of the largest and most knowledgeable in the marketplace, providing investment, actuarial, governance, administration and project consulting to over 75% of the UK’s funds.

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Why Hymans?

Over 7 million people rely on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for their retirement. As a firm, we’ve worked with the LGPS since its inception – we are proud of our contribution to its success.

At the forefront of our industry, we’re influencing the way it works, devoting significant resources and investment to support the LGPS and its continued success. We work in long-term partnership with our clients, providing tailored advice and innovative solutions to help manage risk effectively, with many relationships enduring for 20, 30 and even 40 years.

100 +

Years of advising local government

120 +

LGPS experts

75 %

of LGPS funds advised

How we help

We help public sector pension funds manage risks while also meeting their long-term funding and investment objectives. We understand the challenges you face and are here to work with you in delivering better outcomes for your fund and your employers.

Working with you to achieve your specific ambitions and deliver better outcomes on investment strategy, pooling, responsible investment, government requirements and investment governance.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors pose major risks to pensions funding and the LGPS is particularly exposed due to its long-time horizons and large allocations to riskier assets. We work with clients to help them understand responsible investment issues at all stages of the investment process and benefit the fund.

With increasing regulatory scrutiny of funds and complexity of scheme rules, governance of the LGPS has bever been more important. Our integrated specialist team of governance, administration and project management (GAP) consultants are dedicated to providing specialist support to LGPS funds.

Our advice is underpinned by innovative technology and digital expertise. Adapting to an ever more digital world, we have over 200 digital experts ranging from data scientists, modellers, technical architects, developers to UX designers, all dedicated to creating transformative digital solutions.

Our approach makes sure we’re harnessing the latest technologies and agile delivery to meet your needs. Powered by the latest cloud technology, our tools and solutions are best in class, and continually updated to keep up with the latest digital developments.

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Team highlights

Committed to the LGPS

Company founded over 100 years ago to work for the public sector. A century on, we remain firmly committed to the LGPS.

120+ LGPS experts

Our LGPS team includes 20+ LGPS actuaries, 10+ LGPS governance, administration and projects consultants, 45+ LGPS investment consultants and 20+ digital experts

Multi award-winning team

Our public sector team have won a number of industry awards in recent years

10+ Firm partners

The LGPS is hugely important to our firm meaning 10+ of our partners work within our LGPS teams

600+ years LGPS experience

Our LGPS teams have more than 600+ years of experience of providing services and advice to the LGPS

LGPS administration teams

We have two dedicated LGPS administration teams to support our clients

Advising 75% of LGPS funds

We have 50+ fund actuary appointments and 30+ LGPS investment consultancy appointments

250+ hours volunteering

Our team have dedicated over 250 hours to volunteering this year

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LGPS actuarial consulting

We help Local Government Pension Scheme funds manage risks, while meeting their long-term funding and investment objectives.

Governance, administration and projects

We help Local Government Pension Scheme funds make good decisions, deliver a high-quality service and implement change.

LGPS online learning academy

Welcome to LOLA – an online learning platform that supports the training needs of Pension Committees, Boards and Fund Officers.

Managing risk in the LGPS

If you’re involved in managing a pension scheme with over 7 million members, risk is never far from your mind.

LGPS investment consulting

We work with clients to achieve specific ambitions and deliver better outcomes on LGPS investment strategy, pooling, responsible investment, government requirements and investment governance.

Responsible investment

Responsible investment can be a catalyst for positive change in an uncertain world.

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Their flexibility in approach and innovations makes our life so much easier.

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Meet our team

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Robert McInroy

Head of LGPS Client Consulting

Iain Campbell

Head of LGPS Investment

Robert Bilton

Head of LGPS Actuarial

Susan Black

Head of LGPS Governance, Administration and Projects

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