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14 Jan 20
The Public Works Loan Board interest rate hike caused “dismay” among councils, according to Sarah Pickup deputy chief executive of the Local Government Association.
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10 Jan 20
Kent County Council will have to wait a further 10 days before it receives its first payment from the stricken Woodford Equity Income Fund, it has been announced.
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8 Jan 20
West Berkshire Council is considering creating a “climate change bond” to fund green projects.
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8 Jan 20
South Somerset District Council has struck a commercial property deal worth nearly £10m for an office block 150 miles away.
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16 Dec 19
Ministers should introduce new legislation and funding to halt the mass sale of council-owned farms in England, a campaign group has said.
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6 Dec 19
Treasury management takes a new turn as local authorities knit investment strategy with local growth, social and regeneration ambitions. Karen Day reports.
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25 Nov 19
University staff across 60 institutions have begun eight days of strikes over changes to their pensions and work conditions.
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15 Nov 19
CIPFA has today issued guidance to advise local authorities on what is expected of them when they invest in property.
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8 Nov 19
Peter Hetherington looks at whether county councils have missed a trick in failing to exploit agricultural land that could represent a solid, long-term investment.
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6 Nov 19
Councils could be subject to greater regulation if the sector continues to make controversial commercial property investments, CIPFA’s chief executive has warned.
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5 Nov 19
A Canadian public sector pension fund will plough £250m into a new property development for tech companies in Cambridge, UK, it has announced.
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30 Oct 19
More than two-thirds of consultant surgeons have cut their NHS working hours to avoid paying excessive levels of tax on their pensions, polling has found.
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17 Oct 19
The Treasury’s increase of interest rates for the Public Works Loan Board is “credit negative” for local authorities, a ratings agency has said.
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17 Oct 19
Pension tax relief will cost the government nearly £40bn in 2019-20 - up more than £2bn on last year, HMRC figures have shown.
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15 Oct 19
The troubled Woodford fund is to be wound up, leaving Kent County Council waiting longer than expected for repayments.
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3 Oct 19
Scottish ministers have asked the Treasury to review the Scottish Government’s borrowing limits “as a matter of urgency” in the light of growing concerns over the volatility of tax receipts north of...
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25 Sep 19
The government’s fiscal target is “dead in the water” as borrowing has risen by 28% compared to last year, economists have warned.
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17 Sep 19
Local authority investment in shopping centres is expected to hit £1bn over a four-year period, analysis has found.
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17 Sep 19
Handing Local Government Pension Scheme investments to ‘passive fund’ managers would spark pushback from the scheme’s stakeholders, CIPFA’s pensions advisor has told PF.
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9 Sep 19
The value of Kent County Council’s pension scheme investment in the troubled Woodford fund has fallen by £36m, figures from the local authority have revealed.
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31 Aug 19
The chancellor cannot fulfil the prime minister’s spending commitments without exceeding borrowing limits, a think-tank has warned.
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23 Aug 19
Aberdeen City Council has taken out two loans from the Public Works Loan Board, bringing its total debt to the body to over £400m.
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23 Aug 19
English local authorities expect austerity to continue, according to CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman, as latest figures showed they have added to their reserve levels.
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22 Aug 19
Scotland’s net fiscal balance has improved slightly on last year, with an increase in revenues outstripping a rise in public sector expenditure, according to the latest figures.
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16 Aug 19
US bond yields have fallen below 2% for the first time in history, producing an “inverted yield curve”, which can often signal a recession.
14 Jan 20The Public Works Loan Board interest rate hike caused “dismay” among councils, according to Sarah Pickup deputy chief executive of the Local Government Association.
10 Jan 20Kent County Council will have to wait a further 10 days before it receives its first payment from the stricken Woodford Equity Income Fund, it has been announced.
8 Jan 20West Berkshire Council is considering creating a “climate change bond” to fund green projects.
8 Jan 20South Somerset District Council has struck a commercial property deal worth nearly £10m for an office block 150 miles away.
16 Dec 19Ministers should introduce new legislation and funding to halt the mass sale of council-owned farms in England, a campaign group has said.
6 Dec 19Treasury management takes a new turn as local authorities knit investment strategy with local growth, social and regeneration ambitions. Karen Day reports.
25 Nov 19University staff across 60 institutions have begun eight days of strikes over changes to their pensions and work conditions.
15 Nov 19CIPFA has today issued guidance to advise local authorities on what is expected of them when they invest in property.
8 Nov 19Peter Hetherington looks at whether county councils have missed a trick in failing to exploit agricultural land that could represent a solid, long-term investment.
6 Nov 19Councils could be subject to greater regulation if the sector continues to make controversial commercial property investments, CIPFA’s chief executive has warned.
30 Oct 19More than two-thirds of consultant surgeons have cut their NHS working hours to avoid paying excessive levels of tax on their pensions, polling has found.
17 Oct 19Pension tax relief will cost the government nearly £40bn in 2019-20 - up more than £2bn on last year, HMRC figures have shown.
3 Oct 19Scottish ministers have asked the Treasury to review the Scottish Government’s borrowing limits “as a matter of urgency” in the light of growing concerns over the volatility of tax receipts north of...
17 Sep 19Handing Local Government Pension Scheme investments to ‘passive fund’ managers would spark pushback from the scheme’s stakeholders, CIPFA’s pensions advisor has told PF.
31 Aug 19The chancellor cannot fulfil the prime minister’s spending commitments without exceeding borrowing limits, a think-tank has warned.
23 Aug 19Aberdeen City Council has taken out two loans from the Public Works Loan Board, bringing its total debt to the body to over £400m.
23 Aug 19English local authorities expect austerity to continue, according to CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman, as latest figures showed they have added to their reserve levels.
16 Aug 19US bond yields have fallen below 2% for the first time in history, producing an “inverted yield curve”, which can often signal a recession.
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