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Councils need to maintain healthy reserves despite increased funding for councils through last week’s Spending Review, says Chris Buss. One of the advantages of not being a serving section 151[…]
The complexity of the audit framework and fragmented responsibility for oversight are at the root of delays to the signing-off of last year’s accounts, says Paul Dossett. The audit profession[…]
Council treasurers should be wary of 50-year loans from the Public Works Loan Board, despite the impact of recent movements in the bond market, says David Blake. Something strange is[…]
The pressure has been on external auditors this Summer. The first year of the new Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA) contracts, with fees cut by 23%, reshuffled appointments, and firms[…]
by Simon Jones, head of responsible investment, Hymans Robertson Pension funds are regularly being called to take action to address climate risks. However, it was disappointing that, during a focused[…]
by Tony Williams, head of pensions risk policy and strategy, Local Pensions Partnership Current position When I was asked to write about the McCloud case and the implications for the[…]
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) recently issued a consultation on proposals to amend the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Barry Mckay looks at the potential implications.[…]
Birmingham City Council is set to end Europe’s biggest local government highways partnership with the private sector – and other authorities could follow its example. Chris Smith investigates. Birmimgham City[…]
As climate change protestors take over central London, a report has accused local government pension schemes of dragging their feet in divesting from oil, gas and fuel investments. Chris Smith[…]
Pensions are supposed to be boring – public sector pensions even more so. Actuaries are only supposed to get excited very occasionally and when they do, it’s often hard to[…]
