Hackney Council's Pensions Committee met on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, for a workshop focusing on the strategic asset allocation for the Hackney Pension Fund. The session, held at Hackney Town Hall, was also available to the public via a live stream.
The meeting, as detailed in the agenda, covered standard items including apologies for absence and declarations of interest from committee members. The agenda included guidance for members on declaring interests, including Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPIs) and Other Registrable Interests (ORIs). The advice stated that if a member has a DPI, they must declare it, not seek to improperly influence decision-making, and leave the room while the matter is under consideration.
Councillor Kam Adams (Chair) led the meeting. Other committee members present included Councillor Robert Chapman (Cabinet Member for Finance, Insourcing and Customer Service), Councillor Grace Adebayo, Councillor Ian Rathbone, Councillor Margaret Gordon, Councillor Ben Hayhurst, Councillor Lynne Troughton, Councillor Frank Baffour, and Councillor Fliss Premru. Jonathan Malins-Smith, Scheme Member Representative, and Henry Colthurst, Employer Representative, also participated.
According to the public reports pack, the committee addressed urgent unrestricted business. Following the Workshop for Strategic Asset Allocation,
the committee formally approved the recommendations that arose from it. The specific topics and considerations discussed during the workshop were not detailed in the report pack.
The press and public were excluded from a portion of the meeting due to the discussion of exempt information as defined in the Local Government Act 1972. Specifically, the meeting was likely to disclose exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
