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Webinar explores LGPS role in tackling climate crisis: Investors are increasingly focused on using their assets to aid the battle against global warming, and the LGPS is no exception. In a recent development, the Northern LGPS pool  signed[...] dlvr.it/RkYs1d pic.twitter.com/d2sRuFClZp

Investing in the low-carbon transition: Sponsored article: Deidre Cooper and Graeme Baker explore the way investors can help counter climate change.     Key points: Investors can contribute to tackling climate change by engaging with[...] dlvr.it/RkS85g pic.twitter.com/KobXCc72pq

The European transition to renewables: Investing smartly: Sponsored article: The outlook for renewables is positive, writes Simon Eaves, with an opportunity to gain value while building a greener future. Over the past few years, the transitioning… dlvr.it/RkS83L pic.twitter.com/3zZi2OpHf2

How to clear those McClouds: The scale and complexity of McCloud demand a focus on governance, administration and project planning, writes Ian Colvin. When Lord Hutton produced his report on the future of public service[...] dlvr.it/RkRXhq pic.twitter.com/mQtWzYIm0Q

Finding resilience in infrastructure investments: Focusing on the mega-trends: The stable, non-cyclical cash flows that the infrastructure asset class can provide, writes Jerome Sousselier, are particularly attractive to investors looking to generate… dlvr.it/RkMCqG pic.twitter.com/hLS4Ie2L99

Exploring a pro-active stance to ESG data and ratings : Integrating ESG into investment decision-making demands good data. Valborg Lie and David Evans explain their approach. ESG (environmental, social and governance factors) integration has become a… dlvr.it/RkJYPV pic.twitter.com/GB4EldrJHl

Local authority debt strategy and diversification in a new era: Local authorities aware of all their options for managing risk will be the best prepared to find a way through the current uncertainty, writes Fraser MacKay. As the pandemic continues,[...] dlvr.it/Rk7kNp pic.twitter.com/1UUnWX4qI8

UKMBA acts in the interests of local government: Sponsored article: The PWLB consultation raises the prospect of restrictions on council borrowing while the UKMBA remains a cheap alternative open to all local authorities, writes Christian Wall. It… dlvr.it/Rk78ZR pic.twitter.com/ThD0nL7D3N

Tracie Bingham: Shifting revenue budgets from individuals to place: Tracie Bingham explores the use of financial strategy to to move spending from individuals to place over a four-year period. I like to make things simple. Fundamentally, if a council[...] dlvr.it/Rk1js5 pic.twitter.com/cKslyWQl6S

The long view on short-dated bonds: Against a backdrop of negative real returns on cash many corporate and local government treasurers are looking for alternative solutions, writes Roy Sandilands. Short-dated corporate bonds which are relatively close[...] dlvr.it/Rk1jqC pic.twitter.com/UNaSt3cCeA

CIPFA defends ‘huge prize’ in PWLB borrowing debate: The future lending terms for local government borrowing has become a sensitive topic. Room151.co.uk brought experts together to explore the issue. The debate over councils borrowing from PWLB… dlvr.it/RjyPP7 pic.twitter.com/H2R5Em3cuF

Addressing the long-term impacts of the coronavirus: Sponsored article: Pre-pandemic fiscal performance will shape local government’s capacity to address the long-term impacts of the coronavirus, writes  Zoe Jankel. The coronavirus pandemic has had… dlvr.it/Rjvtrz pic.twitter.com/MsTA0m3Bc7

Plymouth’s interest rate swap helps tackle risk: Andrew Hardingham explains how an interest rate swap enables Plymouth to “lock into a known, fixed rate for an agreed term, while retaining the flexibility to continue borrowing at lower,[...] dlvr.it/RjvGQW pic.twitter.com/FvivBRI3Th