LGPS Central UK Direct Property Fund Depositary

LGPS Central Limited (LGPS Central) is an Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) and an investment advisor, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It was established to manage investment assets on behalf of eight Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds across the Midlands (Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, and Worcestershire) (the Partner Funds). It is jointly owned on an equal-shares basis by the eight Partner Funds. LGPS Central currently has approximately £45bn of assets under management, including £17bn in the LGPS Central Limited Authorised Contractual Scheme (the LGPSC ACS). It also provides consultancy and investment advisory services, to the Partner Funds.Three of the LGPS Central’s Partner Funds have expressed interest in investing new monies in a pooled direct property fund and it has been agreed that such a fund will be set up as a sub-fund under a new authorised contractual scheme structure, to be known as the LGPS Central Property ACS ( the Property ACS).The sub-fund will be called the LGPS Central UK Direct Property Fund (the Fund).It is anticipated that the Fund will be launched by the end of 2021 with approximately £150million of investment of new money from the three Partner Funds. It is expected that over time this amount will grow (expected to reach approximately £500m in 7 years) and include cash investment from other Partner Funds.LGPS Central will be the AIFM of the Property ACS and wishes to appoint a Depositary to: - Provision of a Formal Property Procedure for the sale and disposal of assets the Investment Manager will be expected to follow.- Monitoring the AIF’s cash flows.- Monitoring that the investor transactions, sale, issue, repurchase and redemption of units in the funds are processed correctly and on a timely basis.- Monitoring that the investments are appropriate.- Oversight of the register of investors.- Monitoring NAV calculations according to the prospectus and regulatory requirements.- Oversight of income and distributions.- Monitoring reconciliation of cash accounts and reviewing cash flows.- How you will hold the fund’s assets and how this is specifically tailored for a property fund.An overview of the services in respect of the Project is set out in the Selection Questionnaire document on the In-tend system.