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Colin Marrs

News Roundup: Investment adviser probe, property spending list, prevention precept, LGPS pool’s new chief

LGA argues business rates retention ‘insufficient for sustainable funding’

Treasury managers warned commercialisation raises issues for governance

News Roundup: Homelessness bond launched, councils castigated over rate reliefs, senior officers hardest hit by crisis

Consultation considers future of New Homes Bonus in national parks and development corporations

Trend for longer term cash holdings to impact treasury investment strategies

Property investment set to face ‘security, liquidity and yield’ test

Low bank rates drive allocation to property funds and lending to local authorities

Councils should argue the case for commercial property investment

News roundup: Warrington’s £200m business park acquisition, Birmingham’s council leader resigns, fire safety funding in the wake of Grenfell

News roundup: PWLB borrowing on the rise, Basildon slams Javid, LGA attempts to kick start devolution

Cambridgeshire County Council’s pension fund invests £15m in building society

Q&A: Symon Drake-Brockman on private debt investing

Business rates retention policy revived with new pilots

IFRS9 to have ‘real impact on local authority finances’

Minister urges LGPS funds to meet pooling commitments

Fund manager to focus LGPS resource at pool level

Brexit bites as EIB lending to locals slows

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