Manchester is set to become the first region to have devolved responsibility for its local NHS services with an elected mayor eventually becoming accountable for health. There remains little detail on devolution[…]
Stephen Hughes is the former chief executive of Birmingham City Council and a strategic adviser to local government There is a strong cultural feeling that the commercial approach of the[…]
In the aftermath of the Scottish ‘No’ vote it is hard to predict how things will settle down. Politicians, excited by the record numbers that cast their ballot, see it[…]
Dom Piper is Managing Director, Global Liquidity with J.P. Morgan Asset Management Historically the term ‘money market fund’ was a fairly loose catch all definition for various short duration funds ranging from[…]
Richard Harbord is chief executive of Boston Borough Council Life has been very difficult for local authorities over the last five years but the latest pronouncements indicate that it is[…]
Treasury advisor Capita Asset Services has agreed a strategic partnership with Public Sector Live (PSL), which will see the promotion of the latter’s TreasuryLive risk management software. Capita will combine[…]
In a change to James’ regular markets briefing, we asked CCLA’s chief investment officer to reflect on some of the challenges facing local authorities today. R151: The Scottish referendum had[…]
Local authorities are losing faith in banks as counterparties for their investments, according to a survey of treasurers undertaken by Room151. An electronic survey held during last week’s Local Authority[…]
In recent years Leeds has remodeled its loan book to significantly improve its cost of debt. Bhupinder Chana, principle finance officer at Leeds City Council explains how they’ve done it. Since[…]
Agent 151 is a senior local authority finance director and S151 officer writing exclusively for Room151 The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has published a report on funding for[…]
