CCLA cautiously bullish on equities: CCLA, investment manager of over £1.5bn of local government assets, remains optimistic on equities. At its Investment Seminar for Local Authorities held in London this week, James Bevan, chief investment[...] dlvr.it/Qt43fj

2nd LATIF North to take place in the build up Brexit: Room 151 will hold its regional Local Authority Treasurers’ Investment Forum, LATIF North, at the Midland Hotel, Manchester on 21 March 2019. This will be the second LATIF North, following[...] dlvr.it/Qt0vNX

PWLB money stokes bonfire of the LOBOs: London Borough of Croydon has repaid £100m of Lender Option Borrower Option (LOBO) loans using money from the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB). The deal is understood to be the[...] dlvr.it/Qt0BMP

9 days after buying stuff from @FeatherandBlack still haven't managed to get passed their "high call volumes" recorded message. Does this company actually exist?

Provisional local government settlement pushed back by Brexit vote: The government’s plans to announce the 2019/20 provisional local government finance settlement this week have come a cropper thanks to Parliament’s debate on the government’s proposed… dlvr.it/QsvX5Y

Sale-and-leaseback: the accounting lowdown: Central government last week decided to allow Northamptonshire County Council to use capital receipts from the sale of its headquarters to balance its revenue budget. Stephen Sheen investigates the… dlvr.it/QstlZh pic.twitter.com/S8yQvyfKuR

CIPFA calls for due respect for section 151 officers: CIPFA has called for councils’ chief financial officers to be accorded the importance they deserve. In its response to feedback on its proposals  for a financial resilience index for English[...] dlvr.it/QstlYD

Labour council leaders demand more cash: The leaders of 76 Labour councils have written to Communities Secretary, James Brokenshire, asking for an emergency cash injection. The letter, first reported in the Observer, comes ahead of this[...] dlvr.it/Qsk4h4

Heron appointed to lead Lothian Pension Fund room151.co.uk/brief/#heron-a… @LothianPension

The art of writing a successful stewardship policy: Last month, Brunel Pensions Partnership outlined its strategy for influencing the environmental, social and governance behaviours of companies in which it holds shares. Helen Price explains how the LGPS… dlvr.it/Qshfnf pic.twitter.com/0eyuyvMLye

The Society of London Treasurers and the Society of County Treasurers have written a joint letter to @DamianHinds urging him to tackle the urgent funding crisis for #SEND children. room151.co.uk/funding/treasu… #localgov @JBrokenshire @mhclg @gez_almo @patrickjbutler

Northants allowed to use capital receipts on day-to-day services room151.co.uk/brief/northant… #localgov

Treasury societies call on minister to tackle SEND children funding crisis: The presidents of the Society of London Treasurers and the Society of County Treasurers have written to Damian Hinds MP, the secretary of state for education, asking for an… dlvr.it/QsTbQS

London housing associations pledge to tackle housing crisis: The G15 group of London’s largest housing associations has promised to work with councils to deliver more homes for social rent and tackle homelessness. The group made a series of[...] dlvr.it/QsTbPZ