Local Authority Treasurers’ Investment Forum 2012

Herts agrees JV with Morgan Sindall to develop 500 homes: Hertfordshire County Council has signed a deal to create a 50/50 development joint venture with construction firm Morgan Sindall. The council will use its standalone company, Herts Living Ltd… dlvr.it/QQ5ZZg

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London CIV launches sustainable equity fund room151.co.uk/brief/#london-… #localgov #lgps

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Newham in danger of missing deadline to publish accounts: The London Borough of Newham is in danger of missing its deadline to publish audited financial statements due to a lack of capacity in its finance team, according to auditors.[...] dlvr.it/QQ3RFn pic.twitter.com/S35NTpUMSJ

Enfield funds new housing association with right to buy receipts: The London Borough of Enfield has agreed to fund the creation of a new housing association in which it will take a minority stake, in order to spend £50m of[...] dlvr.it/QQ2hqH pic.twitter.com/Q8Dc5eQuyY

Council funding boost for stadium for Cornwall room151.co.uk/brief/#council… #infrastructure #development

Herts creates #development joint venture room151.co.uk/brief/#herts-c… #housing #property

Half of councils ‘draw down on reserves’ room151.co.uk/brief/#half-of… #localgov #lgps #treasury

Northants completes HQ sale room151.co.uk/brief/#northam… #localgov

Ashford adopts commercial #property strategy room151.co.uk/brief/#ashford… #localgov #lgps #housing #treasury

Government's terms for #businessrates review published room151.co.uk/brief/#terms-f… #localgov #mhclg

Good chat with LPP's Chris Rule about #LGPS investment in #housing and #regeneration @LPFA1 room151.co.uk/interviews/lgp… #localgov

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LGPS Pools Roundup: Access appoints Link, CIO for Border to Coast, Central launches funds, new chair for Northern Pool: ACCESS Link wins pooling contract ACCESS  has appointed Link Fund Solutions Ltd to establish and operate its authorised contractual… dlvr.it/QPq8BJ

Five LGPS funds invest £100m in the private rented sector: Five pension funds agreed last year to commit £100m to a fund aimed at building and managing housing in the private rented sector. Room151 reveals how it came about. The[...] dlvr.it/QPq00D pic.twitter.com/MHjD2vWny2

Changing the Guard: New Fed leadership and what’s ahead for the world’s most important central bank: Sponsored Article: A change in leadership often sparks intrigue from investors—particularly when the leader is the chair of the world’s most important… dlvr.it/QPpzwx pic.twitter.com/9JWmWJXLzq

LGPS Q&A: Chris Rule of Local Pensions Partnership on housing and regeneration: Interest in housing and regeneration among institutional investors is growing. In an exclusive interview for Room151, Chris Rule discusses the Local Pensions Partnership’s… dlvr.it/QPpqBS pic.twitter.com/CwuKp8m2ur

Jeff Houston: LGPS and investment cost transparency: The LGPS Advisory Board has been the first to sign up to a new disclosure template for investment costs. Jeff Houston explains what’s happening and why. It seems a very[...] dlvr.it/QPpq0Y pic.twitter.com/gxW8PinJpX

Karen Shackleton: The cost conundrum of active managers: LGPS is in a better position to assess the cost of active managers, even if it remains difficult. It is common sense to take costs into account when judging the[...] dlvr.it/QPpfZ1 pic.twitter.com/gfVirgWcy2