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Why Surplus LGPS Funds Should Address the Housing Shortage

Mike Weston, an independent consultant, professional pension trustee and former CEO of LGPS Central, highlights that LGPS funds are in a strong surplus position, estimated at around £147bn, at a time of major pooling reforms. This creates an opportunity to redeploy capital more strategically, supported by increased governance capacity and long term investment horizons.
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From Undersupply to Opportunity: How LGPS Capital is Shaping Single-Family Housing
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2 July 2025

From Undersupply to Opportunity: How LGPS Capital is Shaping Single-Family Housing

In conversation with Room 151, Jonathon Ivory, Chief Investment Officer at Packaged Living, explores the strategic role of Single-Family Housing (SFH) in long-term portfolio construction and asset allocation. He discusses how the sector can help tackle the UK’s persistent housing shortage and shares how Fiera and Packaged Living are positioning themselves at the forefront of this growing investment opportunity.
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AXIS, Waltham Cross

Through our Logistics Development Fund, we are funding the delivery of Axis, Waltham Cross, a brand new Grade A warehouse and logistics development, totalling over 60,000 sq ft, which is being delivered by our operating partner, Wrenbridge.
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The Open-Ended Question
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The Open-Ended Question

Demand for fund structures that facilitate dynamically managed allocations to private markets has intensified in recent years. Consequently, investment managers have sought to provide greater optionality, both in respect of portfolio customisation, but also by offering ‘evergreen’ open-ended funds in the semiliquid and illiquid asset space – structures that Fiera Capital has provided for two decades across real estate, natural capital, infrastructure, private equity and private credit asset classes.
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Growth, Appeal & Opportunity: The European Real Estate Debt Landscape

Against the backdrop of a higher-for-longer interest rate environment and stricter bank regulation, Fiera Real Estate’s David Renshaw and Cushman & Wakefield’s David Gingell joined Fiera’s Head of European Real Estate Charles Allen for a webinar exploring the key drivers that make European real estate debt an attractive opportunity for the long-term. Leveraging a well-established global footprint, Fiera Real Estate has recently expanded its real estate debt platform into the European market, providing a valuable diversifier for investor portfolios.
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