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Fiscal devolution: a new dawn for municipal bonds?

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Could Andy Burnham’s pledge to launch the biggest council housebuilding programme since the post-war period see a revival in the municipal bond as a funding mechanism?

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Recent media speculation has pointed to parcels of public land with an estimated book value of almost £400bn being transferred to local authorities, giving

What skills, knowledge and experience does a treasury manager take with them when they retire, and how might these come into play once they are no longer managing the finances of an authority, but their own? Can this show us anything about local government treasury management?

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