Europe’s Green Deal offers ‘considerable opportunity’ for investors
A pledge to make the European Union (EU) carbon neutral by 2050 lies at the heart of The European Commission’s European Green Deal. Joshua Kendall explores the scope of the[…]
Yearly Archive: 2020
CFOs play a crucial role unfluencing strategic direction during Covid
The CFO is in a key position to help deliver an organisation’s strategic objectives. But this is a complex journey. Nathan Elvery provides some directions to help chart a course.[…]
The Ice Age in bond yields doesn’t have to mean frozen returns
Sponsored article: It’s been an uncertain end to a crazy year, but one thing is clear: Low rates are here to stay. A global recession, rising COVID cases and uncertainty[…]
Capital health indicators key to Croydon’s crisis
Croydon is the latest local authority to issue a section 114 notice. Experts Dan Bates and Christian Wall look at the trends underlying the council’s woes. Christian Wall Croydon’s section[…]
Local accounts compiled ‘as if they are destined for the filing cabinet’
Alison Ring FCA, director for public sector at ICAEW, believes that the Redmond Review provides an opportunity to fix the real issue with local authority accounts, which is that few[…]
Rebuke of £3.6bn Towns Fund administration hits home
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee say the running of the Towns Fund is opaque and “not impartial” . With a bulging kitty of £3.6bn the government’s Towns Fund—a project[…]
Richard Harbord: Croydon’s 114 notice hold lessons for all councils
As Croydon grapples with a section 114 notice Richard Harbord looks at the issues underlying the council’s troubles. The London Borough of Croydon has become the big news story in[…]
Stephen Sheen: FRC report fails to confront ‘mess’ in local government audit
The Financial Reporting Council has delivered its verdict on council audits but, writes Stephen Sheen, it falls short of recognising the “unique nature of local authority accounts”. Although the Financial[…]
Webinar explores LGPS role in tackling climate crisis
Investors are increasingly focused on using their assets to aid the battle against global warming, and the LGPS is no exception. In a recent development, the Northern LGPS pool signed[…]
LGPS: Passive or responsible? You can’t have it both ways.
William Bourne argues there is an “irreconcilable conflict” between, on one hand, the increasing popularity of passive funds and, on the other, sustainable investment. Over the last 20 years the[…]
