Merton

09/26 Children’s services drives £2.6m overspend in Merton 

03/26 Merton attempts to decrease forecasted overspends in key service areas

01/26 Social care overspend at Merton as DSG deficit climbs

12/25 Merton on track to hit £11m investment income as strong returns continue

12/25 Merton Pension Fund grows by £33mn in Q3 as global equities surge

11/25 Merton’s DSG deficit set to hit £67.6m this year

10/25 Framework for quantifying public sector preventative spend developed

07/25 Council-led housebuilding programme a ‘positive step forward’

05/25 London CIV launches new pension advisory and support service

04/25 £330m overspend on homelessness budgets pushing London boroughs ‘to bankruptcy’

04/25 Merton expects temporary accommodation cost savings after using £10m treasury allocation to invest in Resonance fund

03/25 DSG deficit serious ‘threat’ to Merton’s reserves position

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

12/24 Air pollution: how a CCLA partnership is driving investor and local authority action

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

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

03/24 Roundtable: women and the LGPS- reviewing strategic asset allocation

10/23 Roundtable special report: how to overcome cash management challenges

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

05/23 Roundtable: are bonds making a comeback?

05/23 Slough gets pair of new commissioners as Gavin Jones steps up to lead role

06/22 Government legislation to allow councils to terminate Russian contracts

03/22 Surrey to receive £100m SEND support from DfE

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

04/19 Holland takes over London treasurers group

03/19 Holland appointed president of London treasurers society

06/18 LCIV launches fixed income fund with four councils on board

05/18 Society of London Treasurers appoints new president

05/18 London CIV recruits chief of staff

04/18 London CIV launches sustainable equity fund

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

04/18 Five London LGPS funds go it alone to invest in private debt

01/18 News Roundup: Services maintained after Carillion collapse, Brunel appointment, Unite ballot, LGPS admin dealdeal