Following an updated process, the new Prudential Code is ready to come into force. David Green writes CIPFA listened to respondents. Following its consultation on changes to the Prudential Code[…]
PFM’s Christian Wall talks to Room151 about the UK Municipal Bond Agency’s (UKMBA) short, medium and long-term future. Room151: With two bonds trading in the market below PWLB, you could[…]
The waiting is over, the hard work of completing the entries and judging have come to fruition. It remains only to announce the winners. The winners of the inaugural CCLA/Room151[…]
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[…]
Too often in the current times section 151 officers find themselves outside the inner circle of management. Paul Jones argues this risks undermining governance and financial controls. A recent poll[…]
Adrian Jenkins looks at the unenviable task of financial planning in local government given the “suite of moving parts” affecting the sector. Is there any point in making any financial[…]
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[…]
While there may be differences between treasury at a big city council and a much smaller borough, especially the opportunity to achieve good yields, Belinda White writes that detailed cash[…]
Sponsored article: Eugene Philalithis looks at risk assets as the reflation narrative gathers steam. Against this backdrop, he discusses why high yield bonds – particularly within Asia – offer an[…]
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[…]
