Sponsored Q&A: Funding Circle is the leading SME loans platform in the UK, US, Germany and the Netherlands, with over £8bn lent through the platform to 77,000 businesses. With mandates[…]
A top government local finance official has been lined up to update the sector on treasury and capital policy at next March’s Room 151 Northern Local Government Treasurers Investment Forum[…]
I have a story about two LGPS conferences, two conference chairs and an industry that appears to be changing for the better. I know, sounds like a real doozy, but[…]
LGPS pool Brunel Pension Partnership Limited has appointed three investment managers to run a newly-launched emerging markets sub-fund. Genesis Investment Management, Wellington Management and Investec Asset Management have been selected[…]
Councils will get advice on how to calculate whether their property investments are proportionate or not under new CIPFA guidance on property investment to be released later this month. Last[…]
The costs of closing sub-funds mean Local Government Pension Scheme pools must be extremely careful before launching them, delegates at a Room 151 pensions investment conference heard. John Harrison, an[…]
Sponsored Article: LGPS asset owners have an interest in seeing their funds managed by diverse teams. Simon Gregory of Royal Bank of Canada argues diversity not only provides equal opportunities[…]
The government has finally lost its temper with ever increasing borrowing by local authorities and has added 1% to Public Works Loans Board interest rates. Anecdotally, much of this recent[…]
by Tom Roberts, head of strategic investment, LGIM Real Assets The government estate is made up of hundreds of thousands of UK assets; from railways ports and prisons to hospitals[…]
Innovations in housebuilding technology can help councils deliver their ambitious housing targets, says Rosie Toogood, CEO of Legal & General Modular Homes. This article was sponsored by Legal & General,[…]
