Vodafone Pensions

Vodafone Pensions

Vodafone Group Pension Scheme was established in 1986 to serve employees of the sponsoring employer Vodafone Group Plc. The plan operates separate sections for defined benefit and defined contribution members, with the latter administered through the LifeSight master trust. The scheme deploys capital across equities via the LGIM All World Equity Index Fund, real estate holdings including student housing and UK commercial properties, and alternative strategies such as the Nephila Cassiopeia Fund for insurance-linked securities. It also maintains positions in asset-backed securities through Insight and has executed redemptions from vehicles including the Aviva Lime Property Fund in 2023. Geographic exposure centers on the United Kingdom with additional holdings in global and US markets. Assets under management stand at approximately 6.5 billion USD according to internal records. The scheme maintains relationships with multiple service providers including Willis Towers Watson for administration and Insight Investment for LDI management. In 2025 the plan attended the Women in Pensions Awards and the Pensions Age Awards in London. Governance rests with Vodafone Group Pension Trustee Limited, which engages Capital Cranfield for independent professional trustees and maintains long-standing counsel relationships with Travers Smith and Stephenson Harwood.