Manchester

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

03/26 National Wealth Fund invests £500m in Greater Manchester Good Growth Fund

01/26 Ambition, alignment and alliances: how Manchester City Council is delivering on its housing strategy

01/26 Prevention undermined by ‘disconnect’ with health: Tom Wilkinson

12/25 2025 in review part two: July to December

12/25 2025 in review part one: January to June

12/25 Integrated settlements: ‘we’ve not reached the destination yet’

12/25 GMPF commits £150m to BlackRock’s primary healthcare portfolio

11/25 GMPF commits £300m to local investment fund

11/25 What do local authority finance officers want for Christmas?

10/25 LGPS assets rise above £400bn amid strong investment returns

10/25 New regional offer ‘will transform’ National Wealth Fund support for local authorities

10/25 ‘We don’t have plans to force further pool consolidation,’ pensions minister promises

10/25 Manchester takes stake in science campus

09/25 Paul Woods: cutting legacy capital support is ‘unfair and damaging’

09/25 Local capacity and skills shortages threaten delivery of investable projects

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

09/25 Growth can’t happen without devolution

09/25 Richard Tice’s LGPS attack misses the real cause of the council funding crisis

09/25 Place-based investment still ‘a small fraction’ of LGPS assets

09/25 GMPF enters £120m real estate joint venture

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

08/25 LGPS investors approach high gilt yields with caution

08/25 LGPS partnership acquires majority stake in 250MW solar portfolio

08/25 How can local authorities work with other institutions to drive growth?

07/25 Development company created for brownfield railway regeneration

07/25 10 councils join government’s ‘test, learn and grow’ programme

07/25 Manchester sells ‘eyesore’ site for ‘ambitious’ redevelopment

06/25 Steve Wilson: ‘if government wants devolution to stick, give us the power to invest for growth”

06/25 Swansea Pension Fund joins forces with council backing £51m local impact fund

06/25 GMPF joins forces with local council to back affordable housing

06/25 Mayors call for visitor levy powers

05/25 Manchester unable to deliver 45% of 2024/25 savings

05/25 Geoff Wild: the realities of leading a council without a majority

05/25 Backing Britain’s backbone: the investment opportunity for UK asset owners in SME lending

05/25 LGPS-backed regeneration project lands £50m from Homes England

05/25 Exclusive: Andy Burnham – ‘route funding through us, not Whitehall’

05/25 Deeper devolution needed to successfully reform state, say public sector experts

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

04/25 Children’s care spending at ‘all-time high’ as early intervention outlay plummets

04/25 Northern VC investor confirms LGPS backing

04/25 London boroughs seek powers and funding model akin to Manchester’s

04/25 NESPF to assert greater ESG influence by adopting pass-through voting

04/25 Capital receipts flexibility extended to 2030

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

03/25 LGPS pooling reforms could risk side-lining regional investment, warns British Business Bank

03/25 Council finance crisis: is it time to review the annual requirement to balance budgets?

02/25 Manchester’s debt rises to £1.5bn 

02/25 UK growth: why climate tech is the smart choice for LGPS investment in venture

01/25 ‘Unprecedented’ overspend depletes Manchester reserves

01/25 GMPF invests a further £100m in affordable housing

01/25 Carol Culley takes on executive director and s151 role at Birmingham

01/25 Northern LGPS backs Heim’s £375m residential housing fund

01/25 LGPS investors push Shell for greater transparency on LNG strategy

12/24 Provisional finance settlement: ‘big winners and big losers’

12/24 Northern LGPS weighs its next steps

12/24 Devolution White Paper sets out vision for integrated settlements and strategic authorities

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

12/24 Housing151 conference returns to London in March with much to discuss for local authorities

11/24 ‘Devolution won’t fix local government’s financial crisis but there could be unintended consequences’

11/24 Local authority audit crisis forces NAO to disclaim UK government accounts

11/24 Reshaping local power: the government’s vision for devolution

11/24 Children’s social care: are the new reforms tackling the right issue?

11/24 Homes England appoints interim chief executive

11/24 GMPF under pressure to divest from fossil fuels

11/24 GMPF under pressure to divest from fossil fuels

10/24 Budget: ‘significant’ funding increase includes £600m for social care and £230m for homelessness

10/24 Call for stability: Tom Wilkinson urges government to ditch ‘rabbit out of the hat’ approach

09/24 LATIF 2024 in review: assessing investment opportunities, challenges and strategies

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

08/24 Government’s housing plans: ‘still significant need for public sector subsidy’

07/24 MOTB: government must stop constraining debt if they want growth

07/24 Local government has shown it can be trusted to deliver, say MOTB panellists

07/24 Manchester City Council to refinance £400m of borrowing over coming years

07/24 Unlocking the power of devolution not straightforward but could make ‘big difference’

05/24 John Glenton: an invest-to-save mindset is needed to solve the homelessness crisis

03/24 LATIF North in review: charting a future course

03/24 Housing151 in review: addressing the UK’s housing crisis

01/24 Local authority treasurers and s151s to meet in March for LATIF North in York

01/24 Housing151 conference draws near seeking solutions to timely topics

11/23 Local authorities given government funding to provide homes for rough sleepers

11/23 Cities should keep slice of income tax as part of ‘serious new plans for devolution’

10/23 GMPF to invest £150m in Bruntwood SciTech

10/23 Local authorities ‘empowered’ under Sunak’s Network North plans

09/23 Labour council leaders call for pooling of public service budgets

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

09/23 ‘Stark’ service cuts at Woking as ‘things will get worse before they get better’

09/23 Growing funding gap of almost £50m ‘most immediate issue’ for Kirklees

09/23 Manchester faces budget gap of more than £70m over medium term

08/23 Unite strikes at 23 local authorities amid ‘dramatically increasing tensions’

08/23 Less than a month to go to LATIF/FDs’ Summit

08/23 Government ‘stands behind councils’ as it defends levelling up funding approach

07/23 Lee Rowley to speak at Room151’s LATIF/FDs’ Summit

07/23 LATIF/FDs’ Summit to welcome over 250 delegates and stellar line-up of speakers

06/23 Natural capital, housing and levelling up on the agenda at Private Markets Forum

06/23 Manchester reports manageable £4.5m overspend against 2022/23 budget

06/23 Merton to use £186m capital injection from subsidiary sale to invest in long-term projects and pay off loans

05/23 Woking placed under government intervention following review; commissioners appointed

05/23 UK Infrastructure Bank to work with Bradford Council

05/23 LUHC audit inquiry: evidence highlights scale of reform needed in local authority accounts

04/23 UKIB partners with Glasgow City Council to accelerate net zero

04/23 Abdul Bashir: how to stay well-funded amid volatility

04/23 LATIF North reflections: ‘wider economic picture is the biggest risk facing s151s’

03/23 Devolution deal signed in Greater Manchester

03/23 Hunt to announce 12 new investment zones

03/23 More than 100 expected at LATIF North 2023

02/23 Peter Wallach: Edinburgh Reforms could ‘harness’ investment in illiquid assets

10/22 UKIB to partner with local government on tackling climate change

09/22 Carol Culley: the net-zero 151

08/22 Redmond confirmed as keynote speaker for LATIF/FDs’ Summit

08/22 Liverpool faces further government intervention as commissioners find ‘whole-council failure’

08/22 LATIF/FDs’ Summit ‘on course to be biggest yet’

08/22 GMCA to unlock funds for home energy-efficiency upgrades

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

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

06/22 Councils’ funding at risk due to ‘undercounting’ in census data

06/22 Government welcomes devolution bid by four Midlands councils

06/22 Four local transport projects receive £160m government funding

03/22 Finding private sector solutions to the housing crisis

02/22 Ten innovative housing projects identified

01/22 Ten of the most innovative council-run housing projects

12/21 Spending review prompts more calls for long-term funding answers

10/21 Skills in short supply for local government audit

07/21 Impact Awards: The winners are revealed

05/21 How LGPS can help drive economic growth in local places

03/21 Impact Awards launch to celebrate finance teams

01/21 MBA develops ESG bond framework

01/21 ‘Chasing yield’ not the best strategy as negative rates loom

11/20 Speakers revealed for 12th annual LATIF and FDs’ Summit

10/20 CIPFA defends ‘huge prize’ in PWLB borrowing debate

02/20 London borough to use housing company to boost constrained HRA output

02/20 County warns of ‘predatory’ loan offers following PWLB rate rise

02/20 Scottish minister slams Treasury over ‘grin and bear it’ PWLB rate response

02/20 Building Beautiful Commission seeks funding tweaks and tax breaks

01/20 NAO to probe value of forcing councils to bid for grant streams

01/20 Watchdogs raise worries over value for money on Scottish councils’ private finance deals

01/20 Councillors voice worries about oversight of council-owned energy company

01/20 Oxfordshire growth arc set for £100m workplace parking levy

01/20 Scottish councils fail to explain budget variations

12/19 Look to the future now it’s only just begun.

12/19 Borough eyes community bond to fund green infrastructure

12/19 Local government sets out wish list as Conservatives win big

12/19 CIPFA hopes updated resilience index will strengthen s151s

12/19 Top government official confirmed for northern treasury summit

12/19 Authorities turn away from PWLB in favour of borrowing from peers

12/19 Review highlights ongoing financial management issues at Northamptonshire

11/19 Lack of benefits prompts shared services rethink

11/19 LGPS governance review sets out s151 training steps

11/19 Summit told regeneration skills investment is ‘core’ to councils’ functions

11/19 PWLB borrowing plummets in wake of rate increase

10/19 PWLB rate rise condemned as “ideological”

10/19 Manchester reveals £18.9m cost of PWLB rate rise

10/19 Survey: Brexit preparations sucking resources from council services

10/19 Councils to seek PWLB alternatives to maintain capital programmes

10/19 ALMO funding issues prompt move to insource housing services

10/19 Kenrick orders freeze on multi-million pound scrapping of local plan

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

10/19 Devolution white paper announcement accompanied by hint on unitary push

10/19 GMCA to examine £135m costs of mooted bus franchise switch

09/19 78,000 businesses referred to bailiffs over business rate defaults

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

09/19 Dealing with uncertainty: How finance directors can manage the one-year settlement

08/19 Extra £9m for councils to prepare for Brexit

06/19 Manchester bolsters regeneration with £25m for joint venture

06/19 Portsmouth eyes borrowing boost to buy office development

05/19 Barclays’ court submission denies councils’ LOBO fraud claim

05/19 CIPFA stars shine at awards

04/19 Manchester councils investment takes off

03/19 Councils isolating CFOs risk failure, warns new CIPFA code

03/19 Manchester taps reserves for £12.8m

03/19 Aberdeen set to explore infrastructure investment with pension fund

02/19 How Manchester City Council used its procurement spending to build local wealth

02/19 Trafford predicts £278m debt increase

02/19 Lambeth borrows £40m for care home abuse compensation scheme

02/19 Councils lodge LOBO ‘fraud’ claims with High Court

02/19 Great Places and Manchester City owner announce new home collaboration

01/19 O’Donnell new chief executive of London CIV

01/19 Over 3,000 new homes for West Lothian

11/18 LGPS pooling paves way for housing investments

11/18 CIPFA moots steps to quell commercial property ‘craze’

08/18 Greater Manchester racing to close EIB loan before Brexit

07/18 Barnet on the verge of returning services in-house

07/18 Can pension fund investments be ‘localised’?

07/18 Rob Whiteman: Rise of dealmaker CEOs puts governance skills ‘at risk’

05/18 Minister calls on LGPS pools to channel more investment into housing

05/18 Portsmouth looks beyond borders with Manchester property investment

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

03/18 Councils face ‘double standard’ in guidance on property investment

03/18 Salford agrees airports loan

03/18 Countdown to LATIF North treasury conference in Manchester

02/18 News Roundup: PFI investor compensation ‘subject to review’, LGPS funds make acquisition, council tax take

02/18 News Roundup: Northern Trust for Border to Coast, Newton ‘on watch’, Brexit impact on port councils,

02/18 Leeds recovers £450,000 from Carillion bond

01/18 News Roundup: MPs target housing borrowing cap, living wage challenge, Lambeth lends £300m, GMPF homes

11/17 London CIV mulls global launch amid rising concerns on UK infrastructure

11/17 Paddy Dowdall: The building blocks of pension fund investment in housing

11/17 News Roundup: Northamptonshire’s ‘failure to secure value for money’, Brent appoints LPP, climate change guidance

11/17 News Roundup: Rate rise ‘could produce greater yields’, Grover leaves London CIV, PWLB lending slows

10/17 LATIF travels north to Manchester with new treasury conference

10/17 Sponsored LGPS Roundtable: Income, inflation & farmland investment

10/17 News Roundup: HRA cap flexibility, social impact bond, mansion tax, pooling framework

09/17 Treasury managers warned commercialisation raises issues for governance

09/17 Consultation considers future of New Homes Bonus in national parks and development corporations

09/17 Cambridgeshire County Council’s pension fund invests £15m in building society

07/17 News roundup: Business rates and the CPI, Sajid Javid and Grenfell safety, LGPS and boycotts, Manchester sues developer

07/17 Responsible Investment and climate change: Funds reveal their policies

07/17 LGPS Q&A: Fiona Miller talks about progress on Border to Coast and an LGPS infrastructure fund

07/17 DCLG permanent secretary Melanie Dawes leads speakers at FD’s Summit

06/17 LGA changes tack on business rates retention

04/17 LGPS: A quarter that includes triennial valuations and the growing importance of alternative assets

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

02/17 Government calls for LGPS investment in new homes

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

01/17 Warrington invests £30m in challenger bank joint venture