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Measures proposed to constrain borrowing by local authorities from the Public Work Loans Board go too far and are “extreme”, according to Gary Fielding, corporate director, strategic resources and section[…]
As the country enters a second week of lockdown to counter the Covid-19 pandemic, Richard Harbord considers the key issues at the heart of local authority finances. In some ways[…]
Dan Hawthorn, Haringey’s director of housing is moving on to pastures new at Kensington & Chelsea. Speaking to Room151, he reflects on the prospects for council housing in the current[…]
LATIF North, Room151’s dedicated conference for treasury and 151 officers across the north of England is going virtual, with an online event on March 25. The gathering had been due[…]
With £49bn in assets under management Border to Coast is one of the biggest LGPS pools. Room151 caught up with chief investment officer Daniel Booth to talk bonds, private markets,[…]
Local government funding confirmed this week will provide a boost to council budgets but there remains uncertainty over resources for the coming years. The House of Commons voted this week[…]
Some elements of the press have painted a bleak picture of pension schemes at London boroughs. Chris Buss argues that the funds are in “good hands”. One of the periodic[…]
After serving in an interim capacity Laura Chappell was recently confirmed as Brunel’s new chief executive. She talks to Room151 about ESG, pushing fund managers to develop new products and[…]
LGPS committee members and managers have been asked to elevate the importance of the “S” in ESG (environmental, social and governance) to help protect workers’ rights as the world confronts[…]
I have spent the last decade leading Bedfordshire Pension Fund (BPF) as chairman of the pensions committee. We are facing many challenges, not least the reforms that the Local Government[…]
