Earlier this year the Avon Pension Fund Committee announced it would survey members’ views on investing in Aerospace & Defence.
Avon Pension Fund has now selected a research partner and the Fund is working with the partner who is providing expert guidance and best practice in research methods. The provider will now work with the Fund to design the survey, including the questions, methodology, and sample population.
A provisional timeline for the survey process:
- July 2025 – Development of survey methodology and sample population; Committee briefing
- August 2025 – Survey testing and data preparation
- September 2025 – Survey launch
- October/November 2025 – Public out-of-cycle Committee meeting to review results and make a final decision on Aerospace & Defence investments.
This meeting will be open to the public and Avon Pension Fund will publish the date once it is scheduled.
We are mindful of several competing priorities that may affect the timing of the survey, including:
- Migration of our core administration system to the cloud
- Regulatory deadline to issue Annual Pension Statements by 31 August
- Changes to investment pooling arrangements
- The summer holiday period
These factors currently point to an early September launch for the survey.
Keep an eye on our website for further updates.