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  • 151 BRIEF

    What's New?

  • Homes England agrees strategic partnership with two authorities

    June 29, 2022

  • Soaring inflation and pay pressures to add £3.6bn to council budgets

    June 28, 2022

  • Underfunded social care reforms could ‘exacerbate workforce pressures’

    June 27, 2022

  • Nottingham City Council leader labels proposed intervention as ‘disappointing’

    June 27, 2022

  • Government preparing to intervene in Nottingham City Council

    June 23, 2022

  • Low earners at Surrey County Council receive 7.85% pay increase

    June 23, 2022

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Author: Gavin Hinks

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    • in Blogs · Funding · Treasury
    • — 13 Dec, 2021

    Spending review prompts more calls for long-term funding answers

    When the chancellor delivered this autumn’s spending review it was not without merit. But despite claims of a three-year settlements, experts worry funding structures remain distinctly short term. Despite October’s[…]

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    • in Blogs · Funding · Treasury
    • — 7 Dec, 2021

    A property fire sale triggered by Prudential Code could ‘shatter’ confidence in local economies

    Officers and experts continue to debate the revised Prudential Code. Some now fear a fire sale of property that could undermine private sector confidence. While debate continues to rumble over[…]

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    • in Blogs · Treasury
    • — 8 Oct, 2021

    No ‘fire sale’ of treasury assets under new Prudential code

    The new Prudential code targets long-term investments in pooled funds. But a Room151 webcast hears it does not require authorities to become “forced sellers” of those assets. There has been[…]

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    0
    • in Blogs
    • — 27 Sep, 2021

    Treasurers make ‘slow’ adjustment to asset allocation

    Survey results tell a tale of treasurers slowly adjusting asset allocation, low levels of yield and the possibility of rising interest rates Are treasury officers adjusting their asset allocation in[…]

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  • 0
    • in Blogs · Treasury
    • — 28 Jul, 2021

    Code revision will end ‘intentional misinterpretation’

    A revised code will be amended in response to concerns that it either lacked clarity or was “not appropriate”. CIPFA’s revision of the Prudential Code has proved controversial but concerns[…]

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    0
    • in Blogs · Technical
    • — 15 Jul, 2021

    MPs demand “urgent” action to repair local government audit

    Members on the public accounts committee say the audit market is at risk of collapse while the system is close to “breaking point”. Audit of councils has long been a[…]

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    • in Blogs · Treasury
    • — 24 Jun, 2021

    Inflation spike creates watching brief for treasury officers

    A recent rise in inflation has local government treasury leaders thinking about interest rates, writes Gavin Hinks. Should local government be worried about rising inflation? The increasingly shrill reports about[…]

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    0
    • in Blogs · Funding
    • — 4 Jun, 2021

    Income losses and lack of data hamper Whitehall’s support of councils in the pandemic

    MPs point to problematic information and the loss of income as major obstacles for local government finances after Covid-19 hit. A report from MPs underlines what many local government finance[…]

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    • in Blogs · LGPS · Treasury
    • — 2 Jun, 2021

    Impact Awards: Shortlist revealed

    CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards move to the next stage with publication of the finalists. The shortlist is out. Entries for the inaugural CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards have been sifted and sorted and[…]

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    • in Blogs · Treasury
    • — 21 May, 2021

    Treasurers can expect low yields despite inflation spike

    Inflation means low yields for treasury assets with further headwinds in need of a government plan. Treasurers can expect yields on their assets to remain low despite inflation. That  forecast[…]

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  • 151 BRIEFS – WHAT’s NEW?

    • Homes England agrees strategic partnership with two authorities
    • Soaring inflation and pay pressures to add £3.6bn to council budgets
    • Underfunded social care reforms could ‘exacerbate workforce pressures’
    • Nottingham City Council leader labels proposed intervention as ‘disappointing’
    • Government preparing to intervene in Nottingham City Council
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