Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 2888 (S.168)

The Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

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"the 1998 Regulations" means the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998[2];

"administering authority" means a body required to maintain a pension fund under the 1998 Regulations;

"European authorised institution" and "European institution" have the same meanings as in the Banking Co-ordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992[3];

"FSAVC scheme" is a scheme approved by virtue of section 591(2)(h) of the Taxes Act;

"fund money" means money in the pension fund maintained by an administering authority;

"home-regulated investment business" has the same meaning as in the Banking Co-ordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992;

"limited partner" means a person who is not liable for the debts or obligations of a partnership beyond the amount he contributed at the time he became a partner;

"member" has the same meaning as in section 124(1) of the Pensions Act 1995[4];

"proper advice", in relation to an administering authority, means the advice of a person who is reasonably believed by them to be qualified by his ability in and practical experience of financial matters (including any suitable officer of theirs);

"recognised stock exchange" has the same meaning as in section 841(1) of the Taxes Act;

"relevant institution" means-

(a) the Bank of England;

(b) an institution authorised under Part I of the Banking Act 1987[5] (regulation of deposit-taking business);

(c) a person to whom the restriction on acceptance of deposits in section 3 of that Act does not apply because he is specified in Schedule 2 to that Act (exempted persons); or

(d) a European authorised institution which has lawfully established a branch in the United Kingdom for the purpose of accepting deposits;

"securities" includes shares, stock and debentures;

"stock lending arrangement" means the type of arrangement described in section 263B of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992[6];

"sub-underwriting contract" means a contract with a person who is underwriting a share issue to acquire the shares from him if he requires it;

"Taxes Act" means the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988[7];

"traded option" means an option quoted on a recognised stock exchange or on the London International Financial Futures Exchange;

"Transitional Regulations" means the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 1998[8];

"unquoted securities investment partnership" means a partnership for investing in securities which are normally not quoted on a recognised stock exchange when the partnership buys them.

Definition of "investment"
     3.  - (1) In these Regulations "investment" and similar expressions have their normal meaning.

    (2) However, the following provisions of this regulation specify things which count as investments for these Regulations, although they might not otherwise do so, and exclude things which might otherwise count.

    (3) A contract entered into in the course of dealing in financial futures or traded options is an investment.

    (4) If the administering authority use fund money for any purpose for which they may borrow money, that counts as an investment.

    (5) An insurance contract is an investment if and only if the contract is made with a person within paragraph (6) for whom making the contract is business within class III or VII in Schedule 1 to the Insurance Companies Act 1982[9] (linked long term or pension fund management business).

    (6) The persons within this paragraph are-

(a) a person whom the Insurance Companies Act 1982 permits to carry on such business; and

(b) an insurance company which, because it has its head office in a member State, is permitted under the law of such a State to carry on insurance business of a similar sort.

    (7) A stock lending arrangement is an investment if, and only if, it complies with the conditions in regulation 5.58 and 5.60 of section L of the Financial Services (Regulated Schemes) Regulations 1991[10] modified as specified in paragraph (8).

    (8) The modifications referred to in paragraph (7) are-

(a) for the references in regulation 5.58 to section 129 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 substitute a reference to section 263B of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992;

(b) delete paragraphs 1a, 1c(ii) and 2b;

(c) for the references in both those regulations to the trustee, substitute a reference to the administering authority; and

(d) for the reference in paragraph 1c(iii) of regulation 5.58 to Guidance of the Board, substitute a reference to Guidance Release 4/91 issued by the Securities and Investments Board in June 1991.

    (9) It is an investment to contribute to a limited partnership in an unquoted securities investment partnership.

    (10) A sub-underwriting contract is an investment.

Definition of "investment manager"
     4.  - (1) This regulation describes those persons who count as an "investment manager" for these Regulations.

    (2) A person is an investment manager if he is authorised under the Financial Services Act 1986[11] to manage the assets of occupational pension schemes.

    (3) A person is also an investment manager if he-

(a) does not transact investment business (within the meaning of the Financial Services Act 1986) from a permanent place of business maintained by him in the United Kingdom;

(b) has a head office situated outside the United Kingdom in a member State;

(c) is recognised by the law of that State as a national of a member State;

(d) is authorised under that law to engage in one or more of the activities specified in Part II of Schedule 1 to the Financial Services Act 1986 (activities constituting investment business); and

(e) is not prevented by that law from managing the assets of occupational pension schemes or assets belonging to another person.

    (4) A European institution carrying on home-regulated investment business in the United Kingdom is also an investment manager.

    (6) They must have taken proper advice.

Terms of appointment of investment managers
     7.  - (1) Investment managers must, if appointed, be appointed on the terms set out in paragraphs (2) to (7).

    (2) The administering authority must be able to terminate the appointment by not more than one month's notice.

    (3) The investment manager must report to the administering authority at least once every three months on the action he has taken for them.

    (4) The investment manager must comply with all the administering authority's instructions except in circumstances permitted by his terms of appointment.

    (5) In managing the fund the investment manager must bear in mind-

(a) that fund money must be invested in a wide variety of investments;

(b) the suitability of those types of investment for the fund; and

(c) the suitability of any particular investment of that type.

    (6) However, paragraph (5)(a) does not apply where the investment manager only manages part of the fund and the terms of his appointment provide that it does not apply.

    (7) The investment manager must not make investments which would contravene regulation 11 or Schedule 1.

    (8) In determining the investment manager's terms of appointment the administering authority must take proper advice.

Review of investment managers' performance
     8.  - (1) Where an administering authority have appointed an investment manager they must keep his performance under review.

    (2) At least once every three months they must review the investments he has made.

    (3) Periodically they must consider whether or not to retain him.

    (4) In reviewing an investment manager's decisions and appointment an administering authority must take proper advice-

(a) if regulation 7(5)(a) applies, about the width of variety of the investments he has made; and

(b) about the suitability of those investments for the fund generally and as investments of their type.

Investments

Use and investment of fund money
     9.  - (1) An administering authority must invest any fund money that is not needed immediately to make payments from the fund.

    (2) They may vary their investments.

    (3) Their investment policy must be formulated with a view-

(a) to the advisability of investing fund money in a wide variety of investments; and

(b) to the suitability of particular investments and types of investments.

    (4) An administering authority must obtain proper advice at reasonable intervals about their investments.

    (5) They must consider such advice in taking any steps about their investments.

Investments under s.11 of the Trustee Investments Act 1961
     10.  - (1) An administering authority may invest in any investment made in accordance with a section 11 scheme without any restriction as to quantity.

    (2) A "section 11 scheme" is a scheme under section 11 of the Trustee Investments Act 1961[12] (local authority investment schemes).

Limits on investments
     11.  - (1) Schedule 1 sets out the limits which apply to certain sorts of investments.

    (2) The percentages set out in the headings in Part I are the limits on the amount of each description of investment listed under those headings.

    (3) Those percentages are percentages of the total value of all existing investments in the fund before making the investment which is subject to the limit.

    (4) The limits in that Schedule only apply at the time the investment is made.

    (5) Part II of that Schedule sets out certain exceptions to the limits.

    (6) Part III of that Schedule applies for interpreting Parts I and II.

Use of fund money by an administering authority
     12.  - (1) An administering authority must pay interest on the total from day to day of any fund money used by them and not repaid.

    (2) That interest must not be paid at a rate lower than the lowest rate at which they could have obtained a commercial loan of that amount at 7 days' notice (otherwise than by bank overdraft).

"collective investment scheme" has the meaning given in section 75 of the Financial Services Act 1986[14];

"companies" includes companies established under the law of any territory outside the United Kingdom;

"Government loan" means a loan-

(a) to Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom; or

(b) to the Government of the Isle of Man;

"listed securities" means securities quoted on a recognised stock exchange;

"loan" does not include-

(a) investing money in registered securities to which section 1 of the Stock Transfer Act 1963[15] applies (transfer by stock transfer forms) or in listed securities; or

(b) depositing money with a relevant institution,

and "lent" must be understood in that way;

"open-ended investment company" means a company incorporated by virtue of regulation 3(1) of the Open-ended Investment Companies (Investment Companies with Variable Capital) Regulations 1996[16];

"single holding" means investments-

(a) in securities of, or in loans to or deposits with, any one body;

(b) in units or other shares of the investments subject to the trust of any one unit trust scheme; or

(c) in transactions involving any one piece of land or other property.

"unlisted securities" means securities which are not quoted on a recognised stock exchange.

(a) in the definition of "the Investment Regulations" for the words "regulations P5, P6, P12(4) and P15(3) of the 1987 Regulations" substitute the words "the Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) (Scotland) Regulations 1998"; and

(b) in the definition of "the replaced provisions" omit the words "(but not including the Investment Regulations)".

[2] S.I. 1998/366.back

[3] S.I. 1992/3218.back

[4] 1995 c.26.back

[5] 1987 c.22.back

[6] 1992 c.12; Section 263B was inserted by Finance Act 1997 (c.16), Schedule 10, paragraph 5.back

[7] 1988 c.1.back

[8] S.I. 1998/364.back

[9] 1982 c.50.back

[10] Made by the Securities and Investments Board (from 28 October 1997 known as the Financial Services Authority) in exercise of powers contained in sections 52, 81, 85, 86(3), 87(4) and (5), 88(10) and 90 of the Financial Services Act 1986 (c.60). Copies may be obtained from the Financial Services Authority, 25 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.back

[11] 1986 c.60.back

[12] 1961 c.62.back

[13] S.I. 1987/1850, amended by S.I. 1988/625, 1989/422, 802 and 967, 1990/422 and 1284, 1991/78, 1992/1220, 1597 and 3025, 1993/1593, 2013 and 3044, 1994/531, 1995/214, 750, 2865 and 3294, 1996/414 and 1241 and 1997/674, 1143, 1373, 1435 and 3048.back

[14] 1986 c.60.back

[15] 1963 c.18.back

[16] S.I. 1996/2827.back

[17] S.I. 1998/364.back