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12 Apr 22
A waste authority has borrowed £250m through the Public Works Loan Board after market turbulence halted immediate plans to issue a bond through the UK Municipal Bonds Agency.
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2 Mar 22
Now is the time for the public sector to fully embrace green purchasing approaches.
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28 Feb 22
An expert explains impact investing and how public sector investors can use it to achieve social goals – and healthy returns
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25 Feb 22
We are living through uncertain economic times. This week, a group of chief investment officers gathered to discuss some of the main global issues which are likely to impact their decisions in coming...
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21 Feb 22
A district council will now aim to keep its commercial property for the long term following changes to CIPFA’s Prudential Code, having previously planned to sell it and use the money to fund new...
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26 Jan 22
Negative publicity surrounding recent failures by local authority companies should not be the only factor shaping the rules on where councils can invest their money, argues Chris Buss.
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16 Dec 21
Paul Roberts considers the relative merits of passively- and actively-managed investment funds.
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19 Oct 21
The Treasury has set out a series of sustainability standards for investments it will introduce as part of the government’s drive towards net zero carbon emissions.
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12 Jul 21
A Scottish local authority has adopted a checklist for assessing prospective loans to other councils after receiving negative publicity over lending to the struggling London Borough of Croydon.
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25 May 21
The UK’s “de facto” flagship industrial policy “appears to have completely failed” to encourage research and development spending, a group of Cambridge academics have found.
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30 Apr 21
A government programme hoped to address long-term problems facing the UK economy is too focused on how much it spends, rather than the results it achieves, MPs have said.
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18 Dec 20
Treasury managers face a number of considerations to balance their search for financial returns with ethical and environmental considerations, says David Whelan.
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5 Oct 20
Joint ventures can allow an authority to share in some of the return from the development of their assets. But they need a solid strategic base to succeed
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21 Aug 20
A second local authority has signed up to a lending platform enabling it to fund business loans to local firms and build its cash reserves.
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13 Jul 20
The government is “blind” to the extreme risks some councils have exposed themselves to through their commercial investments, a report by the Public Accounts Committee has claimed.
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3 Jul 20
Council investment in land and buildings has dropped for the first time since 2011-12, according to data from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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14 May 20
The lifeline that commercial property investment offered many councils looks set to be cut in the face of a government clampdown on borrowing
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12 May 20
A small number of councils buying commercial property purely to make money should not result in a complete overhaul of CIPFA’s guidelines on investment, chief executive Rob Whiteman has told MPs.
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1 May 20
West Berkshire Council has approved the UK’s first community municipal investment, following a vote last night.
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21 Apr 20
The Public Accounts Committee has launched an inquiry into local authority investments in commercial properties.
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30 Mar 20
The Covid-19 pandemic strengthens the argument that human capital investment can help build a healthy and prosperous society, argues senior fellow at the Health Foundation Dave Finch.
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25 Feb 20
The government may struggle to fulfil its plans to invest £100bn in capital projects over the next five years, a think-tank has said.
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12 Feb 20
Local authority investment in commercial property has increased fourteen-fold over three years as councils seek alternative sources of revenue amid cuts leaving them open to risk, the spending...
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10 Feb 20
A group of London pensions organisations have launched a fund to focus on affordable housing, community regeneration and clean energy.
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29 Jan 20
Kent County Council will receive a £138.9m repayment following the collapse of the Woodford fund, a reduction of 56% from the peak of its investment.
12 Apr 22A waste authority has borrowed £250m through the Public Works Loan Board after market turbulence halted immediate plans to issue a bond through the UK Municipal Bonds Agency.
2 Mar 22Now is the time for the public sector to fully embrace green purchasing approaches.
28 Feb 22An expert explains impact investing and how public sector investors can use it to achieve social goals – and healthy returns
25 Feb 22We are living through uncertain economic times. This week, a group of chief investment officers gathered to discuss some of the main global issues which are likely to impact their decisions in coming...
21 Feb 22A district council will now aim to keep its commercial property for the long term following changes to CIPFA’s Prudential Code, having previously planned to sell it and use the money to fund new...
26 Jan 22Negative publicity surrounding recent failures by local authority companies should not be the only factor shaping the rules on where councils can invest their money, argues Chris Buss.
16 Dec 21Paul Roberts considers the relative merits of passively- and actively-managed investment funds.
19 Oct 21The Treasury has set out a series of sustainability standards for investments it will introduce as part of the government’s drive towards net zero carbon emissions.
12 Jul 21A Scottish local authority has adopted a checklist for assessing prospective loans to other councils after receiving negative publicity over lending to the struggling London Borough of Croydon.
25 May 21The UK’s “de facto” flagship industrial policy “appears to have completely failed” to encourage research and development spending, a group of Cambridge academics have found.
18 Dec 20Treasury managers face a number of considerations to balance their search for financial returns with ethical and environmental considerations, says David Whelan.
5 Oct 20Joint ventures can allow an authority to share in some of the return from the development of their assets. But they need a solid strategic base to succeed
21 Aug 20A second local authority has signed up to a lending platform enabling it to fund business loans to local firms and build its cash reserves.
13 Jul 20The government is “blind” to the extreme risks some councils have exposed themselves to through their commercial investments, a report by the Public Accounts Committee has claimed.
14 May 20The lifeline that commercial property investment offered many councils looks set to be cut in the face of a government clampdown on borrowing
12 May 20A small number of councils buying commercial property purely to make money should not result in a complete overhaul of CIPFA’s guidelines on investment, chief executive Rob Whiteman has told MPs.
1 May 20West Berkshire Council has approved the UK’s first community municipal investment, following a vote last night.
21 Apr 20The Public Accounts Committee has launched an inquiry into local authority investments in commercial properties.
30 Mar 20The Covid-19 pandemic strengthens the argument that human capital investment can help build a healthy and prosperous society, argues senior fellow at the Health Foundation Dave Finch.
25 Feb 20The government may struggle to fulfil its plans to invest £100bn in capital projects over the next five years, a think-tank has said.
12 Feb 20Local authority investment in commercial property has increased fourteen-fold over three years as councils seek alternative sources of revenue amid cuts leaving them open to risk, the spending...
10 Feb 20A group of London pensions organisations have launched a fund to focus on affordable housing, community regeneration and clean energy.
29 Jan 20Kent County Council will receive a £138.9m repayment following the collapse of the Woodford fund, a reduction of 56% from the peak of its investment.
