Eight Local Government Pension Scheme funds in the Midlands have announced their intention to team up to create a £35bn pension pool. The proposals would bring together Cheshire Pension Fund, Derbyshire[…]
Councils slam Swinney’s draft budget The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has slammed Scottish Government finance secretary John Swinney’s draft budget for 2016-17 as “unacceptable”. COSLA president councillor David O’Neill[…]
A small group of district and borough councils – more than half of them located in Surrey – are set to become the first local authorities to completely lose revenue[…]
2015 was the Chinese year of the goat and four characteristics of that zodiac sign have been applicable to the council during 2015, namely being creative, resilient, transparent and honest.[…]
CIPFA’s Mandy Bretherton finds that 2015 taught local government finance that it is more important than ever to understand your balance sheet. Public sector financial management has been challenging in[…]
The Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise the federal funds rate from near zero interest rate policy (NZIRP) to NZIRP+0.25. That shouldn’t be such a big deal but NZIRP has[…]
We catch up with Christopher Morris, co-head of investments at Amundi UK Limited, about prospects for the UK and world economies in 2016. R151. How has fixed income performed[…]
A chorus of demands for local government finance reform rang out this week – with separate calls for business rate, stamp duty and council tax changes. Chancellor George Osborne’s devolution[…]
It is difficult to find much of great good for local government over the last year. The year has raised more questions than it has answered. There are a number[…]
Chris Buss bids farewell to the former local government secretary but worries about his legacy. The departure from government of the noted author Eric Pickles (now knighted for his services to[…]
