The Greater Manchester Pension Fund is a pension fund for employees of various institutions in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom.
It is run by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council[1] and follows the rules of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
With £23 billion in assets as of 2018,[2][3] it is the largest local authority pension scheme in the UK and 9th largest pension fund in the UK (including private companies) overall.
[4] Participating employers include: It includes the Greater Manchester Property Venture Fund, which invests in properties including One St Peter's Square, The Soapworks (formerly the Colgate-Palmolive factory) in Salford Quays[5] and housing managed by Places for People.
Greater Manchester Pension Fund has one of the highest proportions among UK Pension of funds invested in fossil fuel stocks[6] and is the subject of a divestment campaign.