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Amy Browne discusses a growing coalition of investors led by CCLA who are engaging FTSE100 CEOs on mental health in the workplace. #LGPS #ESG #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #s151 #localgov #pensions pic.twitter.com/MqRq9gqNzI
John Harrison: Four steps for LGPS in the age of Covid-19: Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on people and markets. John Harrison offers a way forward for LGPS through asset allocation, income, performance and governance. The global Covid-19 pandemic… dlvr.it/RXNw3R pic.twitter.com/Wzamzlc6U5
Struggling to apply scenario analysis to climate change? There is a smarter way: Sponsored article: Ian Simm explores scenario analysis and how it might be configured to address climate change. At the time of writing, the economic shock caused by… dlvr.it/RXNw2v pic.twitter.com/SMKQejoQjD
Supreme Court ruling: No charter for LGPS boycotts: The role of non-financial factors became the headline issue in the government’s attempt to ban political boycotts from LGPS investment decisions. Nick Stones explores the implications of the recent… dlvr.it/RXNvxx pic.twitter.com/yJzGpRQnBL
It's a rare thing that an article from four years ago gets 500 pageviews in a week room151.co.uk/blogs/agent151… #localgov #s114 #s151 #whereistheagent?
Covid-19 risks ‘massive cuts’ in the most deprived areas unless Whitehall steps in: A warning has been sent to central government that councils serving the most disadvantaged will be forced to cut services if there is no further financial aid. Cllr Sir… dlvr.it/RX5jDS pic.twitter.com/m6kNjiRmhN
The Municipal Bonds Agency offers ‘certainty’ and a chance for councils to ‘control their own debt’: Barnsley is among the first three councils to raise debt through the Municipal Bonds Agency. Ian Rooth explains the reasoning. Barnsley has committed to… dlvr.it/RX5j6X pic.twitter.com/AdgV4Qw33Z
The latest in our #LGPS Series of webcasts with thanks to Melanie Durrant and Simon Taylor for discussing the West Midlands Pension Fund 's current set of challenges #localgov #s151 gotostage.com/channel/0fd5b7…
Visit our webcast channel gotostage.com/channel/room151 for #localgov #treasury #lgps and #s151 interviews and online events.
Without ‘confidence’ in local government funding s114 notices remain a risk: An extra £3.2bn has been poured into local government to help deal with the Covid-19 crisis. Adrian Jenkins argues more will be needed to confront spending on the pandemic,… dlvr.it/RX1TLp pic.twitter.com/HnHqYv2UyQ
LGPS pools: Navigating the impact of a pandemic: Still in their infancy, the LGPS pools are managing the effects of Covid-19 while many are part-way through transition. Room151 asked a panel of experts to offer their insight on[...] dlvr.it/RWyMRn pic.twitter.com/GjbFGXgfWc
