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    • in 151 News · Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 25 Nov, 2020

    Statutory overrides: extend or make permanent, but do it soon

    David Green writes that the alternative to extending statutory overrides will be “no good for local or central government, nor their taxpayers”. Local authorities are drawing up their revenue budgets[…]

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    • in Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 12 Oct, 2020

    David Green: Taking a ‘balanced view’ of borrowing

    Long-term fixed rate loans may be low risk but, argues David Green, the lowest risk comes with a portfolio including a “decent proportion” of short-term borrowing. A recent Room 151[…]

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    • in Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 20 Aug, 2020

    David Green: Treasurers face a ‘future quite different from the past’

    The summer is nearly over. David Green writes that treasurers can look forward to a conclusion on the PWLB consultation, government action on commerical investments, the impact of negative interest[…]

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    • in 151 News · David Green · Treasury
    • — 13 Jul, 2020

    No shortage of borrowing options should the ‘PWLB tap be turned off’

    PWLB borrowing may be blocked, but there are other ways to access credit. David Green surveys the options. As the consultation on PWLB future lending terms draws to a close,[…]

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    • in Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 5 Jun, 2020

    PWLB consultation: A ‘sledgehammer’ to the foundations of borrowing

    The future lending terms of PWLB is under review with the possibility of a ban on borrowing for commercial investment on the horizon. David Green argues some “fundamentals” need resolving[…]

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    How to be a smart borrower 0
    • in Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 24 Feb, 2020

    How to be a smart borrower

    An increase in PWLB rates has seen treasury officers deluged with offers of credit from the private sector. David Green writes local authorities should take care with the money they[…]

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  • Time to act on IFRS 16 0
    • in Blogs · Treasury
    • — 16 Dec, 2019

    Time to act on IFRS 16

    The introduction of the IFRS 16 lease accounting standard in April will be a big change for many local authorities. It may be tempting to treat the change as something[…]

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    David Green: IFRS 9 checklist 0
    • in Blogs · David Green · Treasury
    • — 30 Apr, 2019

    David Green: IFRS 9 checklist

    Now that local authorities are in the middle of preparing their first financial statements under the new IFRS 9 Financial Instruments accounting standard, here’s a reminder of what might need[…]

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  • Wake up and smell the coffee: IFRS 16 is a major change 0
    • in Blogs · David Green · Technical
    • — 11 Mar, 2019

    Wake up and smell the coffee: IFRS 16 is a major change

    Councils who think they won’t be subject to new accounting rules on leases are in for a rude awakening, says David Green. One of the first things anyone analysing financial[…]

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    2018 – A year in regulation 0
    • in Blogs · Technical
    • — 18 Dec, 2018

    2018 – A year in regulation

    David Green casts an eye over a year of numerous changes. 2018 was a big year for regulatory change in local authority treasury management. No sooner had the New Year’s[…]

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