Scale, Strategy & Stewardship: Rachel Elwell, CEO, on Border to Coast’s Growing Power in UK Pensions

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Subscribe to stay up to date with our range of fascinating interviews, featuring some of the biggest names in global finance and business! RECORDING DATE: *February 12th 2026* TOPICS: 00:00 Border to Coast Intro 13:00 Early Experiences at PWC and Russian Pension Reform 17:00 Joining Border to Coast: Role & Purpose 19:00 Origins and Goals of LGPS Asset Pooling 24:00 Investment Objectives & Client Needs 28:00 Challenges of Pooling Pension Assets 35:00 Buy & Maintain vs. Low Turnover Active Strategies 37:00 Fixed Income & Private Credit Trends 39:00 Active vs Passive & In-house vs Outsourced Debates 42:00 Investment Process, Risks, and External Managers 48:00 UK Infrastructure Investment Challenges 50:00 Attracting Talent to Leeds & Building Human Capital 54:00 Industry Critiques: Cost Obsession vs Value SPONSORS: - Schroders is a global investment and wealth manager, with a purpose to provide excellent investment performance to clients, through active investment management. Find out more: https://www.schroders.com/en/global/individual/ - IFM Investors are a global institutional asset manager whose purpose is to invest, protect and grow the long term retirement savings of working people. They manage investments across infrastructure, debt, listed equities and private equity assets. Find out more: https://ifminvestors.com/en-gb/ - The World Gold Council is membership organisation that champions the role gold plays as a strategic asset, shaping the future of a responsible and accessible gold supply chain. Their team of experts builds understanding of the use case and possibilities of gold through trusted research, analysis, commentary, and insights. Find out more: https://www.gold.org/ - LSEG is a leading global financial infrastructure and data provider, which plays a vital social and economic role in the world's financial system. Backed by three centuries of experience, they help 40,000+ customers in 170 countries fund innovation, manage risk & create jobs. Learn more: https://www.lseg.com/en STAY UP TO DAT