Hackney

05/26 Reform landslide changes balance of power for UK’s largest LGPS funds

04/26 Hackney sees positive signs of cost mitigation success

04/26 Hackney pension fund funding level rises to 138%

03/26 Hackney must ‘act decisively’ to contain draw down on reserves

12/25 Hackney risks reserves depletion

11/25 Hackney faces £10.4m overspend despite major budget growth

10/25 Digital and workforce strategies ‘must go hand-in-hand’ to progress council transformations

09/25 Hackney’s £9.8m overspend to further deplete reserves

09/25 London boroughs’ borrowing significantly outpaces other councils

09/25 The net zero transition backed by social impact banking

08/25 Chris Buss: ‘Yes, Deputy Prime Minister’

07/25 Hackney approves first set of savings to tackle three-year, £50m budget gap

05/25 Private investors back local climate bonds

04/25 Temporary accommodation costs triple in 12 months at Hackney

01/25 Nicole Wood appointed chief executive of Essex County Council

11/24 Forecasted 2024/25 overspend at Hackney grows

07/24 ‘Decade of renewal’: 20 authorities call for new government to save council housing

02/24 LGPS Central appoints new CEO

09/23 Government intervention at Birmingham will ‘protect the interests of residents and provide assurance to the sector’

05/23 Liverpool appoints Ian Williams as permanent director for finance

03/23 Fiona Fletcher-Smith: how to solve the housing crisis

09/22 Has local government governance come full circle?

06/22 Hillier confirmed as keynote speaker for LATIF/FDs’ Summit

04/22 Waste authority ‘pauses’ plans for green bond

02/22 Waste authority to issue green bond through UKMBA

04/21 CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards: Deadline extended

04/21 Impact Awards: A week to go before deadline

04/21 Impact Awards: Cheltenham’s tech hub and Hackney’s recovery from cyber attack

11/20 Capital health indicators key to Croydon’s crisis

07/20 The world after crisis: Councils look to build a green recovery

02/20 Hackney on course to meet carbon divestment target

06/19 Monthly PWLB borrowing at £785m in May

05/19 Business rates unsustainable and unintelligible says CBI boss

05/19 London councils see budgets slashed

05/19 Hackney to tackle fuel poverty with clean energy company

05/19 Hackney to build 100 extra council homes

04/19 Councils face SEND funding shortfall

04/19 Holland takes over London treasurers group

04/19 Hackney brings repairs in house after contractor cost concern

04/19 High Court ruling clarifies councils’ SEND funding duties

03/19 PAC probes ‘weakened’ accountability of partnerships

09/18 Councils have ‘moral duty’ to preserve spending power through investment, says GLA investment chief

09/18 What do public finance professionals and professional gamblers have in common?

08/18 SLT romps to victory in charity cup

08/18 Allocations from vulnerable children fund announced

05/18 Moody’s declares response to Northants crisis demonstrates ‘credit quality’ of local government

02/18 Agent151: Northamptonshire’s section 114 – the Ghost of Christmas Past

01/18 News Roundup: GMPF’s Kieran Quinn dies following fall, LGPS framework appointments, planning powers, PWLB borrowing

10/17 Mike Jensen departs LPP for second stint with Lancashire’s treasury team