Lancashire

07/26 134 councils to become 38 unitaries: latest LGR decisions announced

03/26 Are Reform-led council pension funds scaling back their ESG ambitions?

01/26 Bond investments cause of council tax increase at Lancashire, leader says

11/25 LPPI pool’s AUM to rise to £54bn as six Brunel funds agree to join

11/25 Two unitaries in Lancashire ‘could deliver £140m of annual savings’

10/25 Financially skilled Ribble Valley chief Marshal Scott retires

09/25 Brunel funds in talks with LPPI about planned merger

09/25 Is the PWLB structure limiting councils’ role in the growth agenda?

09/25 Liverpool City Region appoints Claire Hall as director of finance

09/25 Reform UK accuses LGPS of ‘rip-offs, decadence and complacency’

08/25 Pension funds back £3bn upgrade of North West water supply

08/25 The long road to nowhere? The rise and fall of the UKMBA

08/25 Cheshire Pension Fund appoints new head

08/25 Treasury management and the rise of Reform UK in local government

07/25 Local authority investments drop £10bn as borrowing climbs

07/25 Lancashire long-term investments hit by external factors

07/25 Lancashire treasury approach ‘reduces costs compared to internal borrowing’

05/25 Pensions Investment Review: government could force funds to join pools

05/25 Great North partnership launched to drive £118bn of investment

05/25 Local elections complicate Brunel’s pool merger talks

03/25 ‘Naughty lists’ in council lending market risk breaking the system

12/24 Local authorities increase investments in gilts amid yield optimism

12/24 LATIF North 2025: topical discussions and lively debates expected in Manchester in March

11/24 Lancashire boosts Money Market Fund investments

11/24 Creation of Combined County Authority unlocks £20m of funding in Lancashire

10/24 Would a standardised approach to inter-authority lending criteria avert fears over ‘reputational risk’?

09/24 London CIV and LPPI gather shareholders for annual conferences

08/24 Municipal Missions Manifesto: A new dawn for local government has broken, has it not? – Alison Ring

08/24 Lancashire secures credit ratings ‘boost’ enhancing bond refinancing options

07/24 Borrowing trends: is the local government debt trajectory sustainable?

07/24 Change, circumstance and cash management: the great divorce of banks and local authorities

06/24 Are local authorities at risk from under borrowing?

05/24 GLIL secures additional £475m to ramp up investment in UK infrastructure

05/24 Staffing overhaul at LGPS Central as CIO Gordon Ross set to depart

05/24 PLSA appoints LGPS industry experts to policy committee

04/24 George Graham appointed as independent chair of Lincolnshire Pension Fund

03/24 ‘Politics impacts everything’ – LATIF North’s Treasury Management Roundtable

03/24 Inter-authority lending market: invest now ‘to make hay while the sun shines’

02/24 Local authority allocations for £4.7bn Local Transport Fund revealed

11/23 ‘Hugely disappointing’: Autumn Statement offers no recognition of local government financial issues

10/23 Reputational damage driving fall in local-to-local loans market

09/23 LATIF and Finance Directors’ Summit in review: finding solutions to a sea of challenges

09/23 Lancashire ‘£17m better off’ than forecast at end of 2022/23

09/23 Lana Watson joins LPFA

06/23 £140m returned to government as south Lancaster road scheme is suspended

05/23 Fixed income: to link or not to link?

01/23 GLIL acquires 25% stake in M6 toll road

12/22 2023: a transformational year for pooling?

11/22 LPFA sets 2030 emissions targets for Scopes 1 and 2

08/22 GLIL and Octopus invest £400m in world’s largest offshore wind farm

04/22 GLIL raises further £1.2bn for UK infrastructure investment

03/22 ‘Extreme’ Prudential Code will impact reserves, warns Mike Jensen

02/22 Waste authority to issue green bond through UKMBA

10/21 Councils & carbon: COP26 an opportunity to confront climate change at a local level

07/21 Q&A: Bond agency responds to ‘ill-informed speculation’

11/20 PWLB makes “seismic” rate cut as Warrington opts for bond issue

10/20 UKMBA acts in the interests of local government

10/20 Local authority debt strategy and diversification in a new era

05/20 The Municipal Bonds Agency offers ‘certainty’ and a chance for councils to ‘control their own debt’

04/20 PWLB: Alternative sources of borrowing are available

03/20 Navigating private finance in a post-Budget world

02/20 EXCLUSIVE: Bonds agency goes to market with £350m inaugural bond

02/20 Jenrick activates Bellwin scheme after Storm Ciara

01/20 Pension bodies team up to create London housing and infrastructure investment super-fund

01/20 Lancashire set to be first borrower from UK Municipal Bonds Agency

12/19 Top government official confirmed for northern treasury summit

12/19 LGPS infrastructure partnership invests £1.8bn in renewables

12/19 LGPS women discuss: climate & pension fund investing

10/19 PWLB rate hike sends shockwaves through council finance sector

10/19 Treasurers cautioned over maturing bonds

09/19 Treasury management: Experts voice worries over borrow-to-invest strategies

09/19 Lancashire seeks partner to redesign services

06/19 Low PWLB rates prompt borrowing surge

06/19 Lancashire seeks investment manager for subsidiary

05/19 Moody’s upgrades Lancashire’s outlook due to easing of pressure on reserves

04/19 £201m for potholes not enough, says LGA

03/19 ?Croydon weighs up currency risk in uncertain world

01/19 Lancashire repays £50m LOBO

12/18 A New Year’s resolution for partnerships between the public and private sectors

10/18 Lancs appoints combined CEO/151 amid harsh criticism of council’s governance

10/18 Budget 2018 – a stepping stone to a truly 21st century Spending Review?

10/18 Taking stock – reflections on LATIF 2018

09/18 Webster appointed to lead Pension SuperFund

08/18 Auditors settle LOBO accounting delay

08/18 Lancashire’s finances ‘at tipping point’

06/18 Outlook for Warrington upgraded by Moody’s

05/18 Election campaign targets inter-authority lending

04/18 Infrastructure platform set to welcome more investors

04/18 LGPS Pools Roundup: Access appoints Link, CIO for Border to Coast, Central launches funds, new chair for Northern Pool

04/18 LGPS Q&A: Chris Rule of Local Pensions Partnership on housing and regeneration

03/18 LPP kicks off first fixed income fund

01/18 LGPS Pools Roundup: Access operator, BTC Interim CIO, Central recruits four, London CIV loses CIO

01/18 News Roundup: Spelthorne’s new £170m investment, property vehicle for LPP, Rochdale clashes with M&S, Everton stadium funding

10/17 LGPS Pools Roundup: Brunel appointments, mandate for UBS, CFO for Central, credit fund launch

10/17 Administering authorities adapt to new role ahead of pooling deadline

10/17 Disruptors: How technology will change the face of treasury

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

08/17 Lancs merger of s151 and CEO roles sparks accountability row

08/17 LGPS fee transparency initiative captures third of market

07/17 News roundup: LGPS pool’s global infrastructure fund, business rates to ditch RPI plan, £1bn spent on property

06/17 Local pension boards: practical steps towards effective performance

05/17 Trevor Castledine: LGPS pooling is worth it for ‘better funded pension schemes’

05/17 Liverpool’s chief exec steps down amid fraud investigation

04/17 Outstanding PWLB debt rises as councils borrow for property investment

02/17 Q&A with Kieran Quinn: Housing, infrastructure and tough times ahead

02/17 Business rates multiplier reform will cost local government £80bn

01/17 Mixed reception for £556m Northern Powerhouse deals

01/17 Q&A: LPP’s Mike Jensen talks pooling, equities and the future for Sterling

01/17 News round-up: Green light for LPP pool, finance settlement timing slammed, social impact bonds

01/17 Regulator told MiFID II regulations threaten pension pooling

01/17 London CIV and Brunel Pension Partnership receive pooling green light