West Northamptonshire

08/26 West Northamptonshire appoints new section 151 officer

06/26 West Northamptonshire expects £50m for DSG deficit after 88% rise in EHCPs

04/26 Northamptonshire councils to cover £27m children’s trust overspend

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

11/25 Pooling: why the game of musical chairs may not be over yet

10/25 Splitting the bill: how debt and balance sheets are allocated in local government reorganisations

09/25 West Northamptonshire faces £9.6m budget gap

08/25 West Northamptonshire highlights key investments amid £94m debt increase

08/25 Border to Coast on track to surpass £100bn AUM as seven ACCESS funds to join pool

07/25 Legal framework paves way for DOGE inspection at West Northamptonshire

07/25 Equities: how the US Taco trade caused a headache for LGPS investors

07/25 Are LGPS investors turning their backs on equities?

09/24 ACCESS reports 13% uptake in pooling

08/24 Northamptonshire unitary councils agree £40m balance sheet disaggregation solution

06/24 ACCESS confirms £250m long-lease property mandate

02/24 Government approves capitalisation directions at 19 councils

10/23 Councils’ reserves are reducing at an ‘unsustainable’ rate

04/22 Northants: one year on

06/21 Next settlement an opportunity to head off s114 dangers

01/21 FDs’ Summit experts defend councils as MPs label property investment ‘risky’

11/20 Richard Harbord: Croydon’s 114 notice hold lessons for all councils

01/20 ‘Risky’ councils set to struggle to access PWLB alternatives

10/19 Nottingham introduces spending freeze to head off £9m overspend

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

06/19 Final outturns: revenue reserve levels rise amid budget underspends

05/19 Troubled Northamptonshire makes ‘unprecedented’ in-year turnaround

03/19 Bonds agency set to drop collective liability requirement

03/19 Public sector pensions face short-term as well as long-term challenges

12/18 PWLB money stokes bonfire of the LOBOs

11/18 Launch of consultation on Northamptonshire

06/18 Dan Bates: Searching last year’s accounts for signs of resilience

05/18 Steve Winterflood: Is Northamptonshire the first domino?

02/18 Dan Bates: Settlement reveals fragility of the system and the need to speak up on fair funding

02/18 Northants first to reach tipping point as council issues section 114 notice

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

05/17 Suffolk earmarks £110m for alternative assets

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