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AGENDA for the PENSIONS COMMITTEE meeting in Committee Room B, County Hall, Hertford on Wednesday29 February 2012at10.00 am.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE (11 - QUORUM - 3 voting members)

M Bright, N K Brook, K F Emsall, D E Lloyd (Chairman), S Markiewicz (Vice – Chairman),

R G Parker, A M R Searing (substituting for C A Mitchell), R G Tindall.

Representatives of Hertfordshire District / Borough Councils (3) (Non voting)

D A Lewis, J Lloyd, J O Ranger.

Observer

G Thwaites.

In attendance

Nick Sykes (Mercer’s), Investment Consultant

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Committee Members are invited to declare any financial or pecuniary interests they have in respect of business detailed in the agenda papers or to be discussed at today’s meeting.

PART 1 (PUBLIC) AGENDA

Meetings of the Committee are open to the public (this includes the press) and attendance is welcomed. However, due to the issues and financial information considered by the Committee some of its business needs to be heard when the public are excluded from the meeting for these particular items of business.

Any such items are taken at the end of the public part of the meeting and are listed below under “Part II” (‘closed’) agenda.

1.MINUTES

To confirm the Minutes of the Pensions Committee meeting held on 30 November 2011 (previously circulated) as a correct record.

2.REVIEW OF PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATION

To provide the Pensions Committee with a quarterly report reviewing the administration of the Pension Fund.

Report of the Director Resources and Performance (copy attached).

3.ADMISSION OF ACADEMIES TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME

Report of the Director Resources and Performance (copy attached).

4.PENSION FUND TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Report of the Director Resources and Performance (copy attached).

5.DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS

The dates of next few meetings are as follows : -

a)Wednesday 13 June 2012 at 10.00 am

b)Wednesday 12 September 2012 at 10.00 am

PART II (‘CLOSED’) AGENDA

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public

be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1

of Schedule 12A to the said Act and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

6.PENSION FUND – PERFORMANCE REPORT AS AT 31DECEMBER 2011

Report of the Director Resources and Performance (copy attached).

If you wish to know more about issues covered in these reports please contact

Patrick Towey on 01992 555148.

If you require a copy of any of the reports mentioned above or require further information about this agenda please contact Adrian Service, Democratic Services, Legal and Member Services, Resources & Performance Department on telephone no. 01992 555564 or fax. 01992 555518 or E mail : .