Top Five Stories: Derby’s s151 dismissed, investing cash, LGPS fees, bond agency appetite and interview strategies

LGPS pools: Navigating the impact of a pandemic: Still in their infancy, the LGPS pools are managing the effects of Covid-19 while many are part-way through transition. Room151 asked a panel of experts to offer their insight on[...] dlvr.it/RWyMRn pic.twitter.com/GjbFGXgfWc

Stephen Fitzgergerald: Local government can emerge from the post-pandemic world transformed: The Covid-19 pandemic has presented local government with its biggest test. But it may also be an opportunity to shape a new organisational model for the future… dlvr.it/RWt3c3 pic.twitter.com/uhvIOlVSfp

Thanks to @UKMunicipalBond and PFM's Christian Wall for chatting today about the #bonds agency and the state of #localgov finances. Watch the full interview here tinyurl.com/yc6pf27t @LGAcomms @Sir_MRC @londoncouncils @CityWestminster @BarnsleyCouncil @LancashireCC @CommonsPAC pic.twitter.com/38fbaCBo7W

William Bourne: Will private equity remain attractive to LGPS?: The Covid-19 crisis has raised big questions for investment strategy in LGPS. William Bourne looks at the impact on private equity and its investors. Over the last 20 years, allocations[...] dlvr.it/RWZPZ5 pic.twitter.com/7wz7maBFUr

Community investment bond ‘builds engagement’ with residents: West Berkshire Council has become the first local authority to innovate using a community municipal bond. Joseph Holmes describes the reason why and the work that lay behind the launch.[...] dlvr.it/RW6Lg8 pic.twitter.com/oE9TXetFkH

£10bn needed for local government to manage Covid-19 crisis: Local government could need as much as £10bn in total extra funding if it is to manage the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown, according to one of the UK’s leading[...] dlvr.it/RVhFXq pic.twitter.com/9g6fXA5LwA

Our latest webcast with @LPF_DougHeron and Aoifinn Devitt about a multitude of challenges facing the #LGPS gotostage.com/channel/0fd5b7… #localgov #income #pensions #investments @LothianPension #zombiecompanies #realestate pic.twitter.com/6rUBHwGjA5

2nd tranche funding outcomes for #localgov published gov.uk/government/new…

The story behind efforts to have #localgov accounts simplified for 2020/21 explained here by Conrad Hall (from 1:05:30) lnkd.in/gWhJR8a followed by discussion with Andrew Hardingham Thanks for both for taking part in our Treasury Briefing. pic.twitter.com/cWpXhzNJzx

April's Monthly Online Treasury Briefing featuring @jamesbevan_ccla and @AnnaStupnytska with the macro economic update gotostage.com/channel/0fd5b7… #localgov #investments pic.twitter.com/rt26vc69dH

#Localgov funding is in uncharted waters but is now the time to issue s114 notices? We discuss this and more (from 01:04) with Conrad Hall and Andrew Hardingham gotostage.com/channel/0fd5b7… @NewhamLondon @plymouthcc #funding @mhclg @CommonsPAC @RobertJenrick @RishiSunak @LGAcomms pic.twitter.com/qBiWUxlTTY