Speakers revealed for 12th annual LATIF and FDs’ Summit
Sir Bob Kerslake, former head of the UK’s home civil service, is among the key speakers headlining this year’s Room151 FDs’ Summit. The Summit takes place alongside Room151’s Local Authority[…]
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Nikki Bishop Interview: ‘Burden sharing’ scheme raises investment income concern
Excluding investment income from the government’s “burden sharing” scheme, put in place to aid local authorities through the Covid-19 pandemic, will hit councils engaged in long-term regeneration projects, a senior[…]
Sponsored Q&A: Funding Circle’s Sachin Patel on investing in SME loans
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[…]
Top government official confirmed for northern treasury summit
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[…]
Conference chairs, ‘tree-hugging’ and overcharging pension investors
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[…]
Brunel launches emerging markets sub-fund
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[…]
CIPFA property guidance set to provide proportionality advice
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[…]
Advisor warns pension pools over sub-fund closure costs
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[…]
LGPS: Diversity is an asset and can help beat the pitfalls of “ego” among portfolio managers
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[…]
Lender of last resort: making sense of the PWLB rate rise
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[…]
