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Here are the final results for the J.P. Morgan Global Liquidity Investment Survey 2011. The survey, now in its 13th year, is J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s most comprehensive to date, incorporating the views of 487 corporate treasurers from around the world.
JPM4645_Liquidity_Survey_2011 Final Results
Centralism – the new localism 31 Oct, 2013 
MMF vote delay could see reforms hit the rocks 27 Feb, 2014 Commission proposals spell ‘de facto abolition’ of CNAV MMFs 6 Sep, 2013 CIPFA suspends former s151 over investments 17 Jul, 2014 
Countdown to Room151 LGPS Asset Allocation Forum: LGPS investment officers and s151s of administering authorities have just two two weeks left to register for the Room151 LGPS Asset Allocation Forum. Taking place on 7 November at the[...] dlvr.it/RGkQCX pic.twitter.com/ihhJxNQK2t
Aoifinn Devitt: Asset allocation grapples with innovation at a “rapid pace”: Asset allocation is undergoing significant change. Aoiffin Devitt, chair of the Room151 LGPS Asset Allocation Forum, looks at what the future may hold. What are the key… dlvr.it/RGjn7j pic.twitter.com/53mLlOqxV4
Financial resilience index revisions set to scrap traffic light indicator on reserves: The Chartered Institute of Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is proposing changes to its financial resilience index – including the removal of the “traffic light”… dlvr.it/RGjn5q pic.twitter.com/38jzm3CNFo
Take the Room 151 survey on the impact of the PWLB rate rise: Room 151 is seeking your views on how the announcement of a 1% increase in the rate of borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board will affect your council. Take[...] dlvr.it/RGPP1q pic.twitter.com/hLt1s2Gp9U
Council injects £3.4m to fund film studio plans after Brexit blow: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has agreed to find £3.4m to keep development work going on a planned film studio complex after its California-based preferred partner for the… dlvr.it/RGN5th pic.twitter.com/UvQDw0r5UF
ALMO funding issues prompt move to insource housing services: The only arm’s-length management organisation to oversee homes in multiple councils faces closure with all the councils involved intending to take the service directly in-house. East Kent… dlvr.it/RGN5qt pic.twitter.com/bvOWC9kNiO
Moody’s: PWLB rate rise ‘credit negative’ for local authorities: Last week’s shock increase in the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) lending rate could make it harder for councils to achieve strong credit ratings after ratings agency Moody’s dubbed the[...] dlvr.it/RGKNVS pic.twitter.com/Z9QXxtd7Nq
Queen’s Speech trails legislation on social care and devolution: Long-delayed reforms to social care were included among the government’s proposed legislative agenda announced in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. Proposals for a green paper on social care were… dlvr.it/RGDlj9 pic.twitter.com/xbH5kRwJ0b
Sponsored: Driving regional growth through the government hub programme: by Tom Roberts, head of strategic investment, LGIM Real Assets The government estate is made up of hundreds of thousands of UK assets; from railways ports and prisons to… dlvr.it/RG0FPy pic.twitter.com/IoLXZ0xktB
Market makers to step in to PWLB financing vacuum: Private sector and institutional lenders have been quick to react after the Treasury this week priced itself out of the long-term local government lending market. A new era for local[...] dlvr.it/RFwHGp pic.twitter.com/tr2KiGdUWt
Councils plead for discount PWLB rate to save housing and regen schemes: The District Councils Network has asked the Treasury to create a new Public Works Loan Board discount rate, as councils reassess the viability of their regeneration and housing… dlvr.it/RFwHFF pic.twitter.com/EHZcsCkgZw
PWLB bombshell: ‘Best day for a long time’ for bonds agency: This week’s Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) rate rise has boosted hopes that the UK Municipal Bonds Agency (UKMBA) can finally issue its first bond, as the organisation announced the[...] dlvr.it/RFwH6k pic.twitter.com/8ZXBLVHDnU
Lack of transparency ‘contributed to £11.7m school overspend’: Optimism bias and a culture of limited transparency led to an £11.7m overspend on a new academy school in Northamptonshire, according to an internal investigation. A report presented to… dlvr.it/RFrFkW pic.twitter.com/RspiDcguv9
PWLB rate hike sends shockwaves through council finance sector: Whitehall today threw a hand grenade into local authority borrowing plans by announcing a whole percentage point increase in the rate of borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB).[...] dlvr.it/RFqbgN pic.twitter.com/nIhYZLUHCN
