Are you Missing Out on MRP Savings?
Thursday 23 January 2020Minimum Revenue Provision (or Loans Fund Repayments in Scotland) is the local authority equivalent of depreciation.
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After Mark Carney; who could be next?
Wednesday 11 September 2019Who is going to replace Mark Carney in January 2020?
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IFRS 9 and Other Common Year End Problems
Friday 19 July 2019IFRS 9 and Other Common Year End Problems
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Negative yield curves and the outlook for UK monetary policy
Friday 21 June 2019Negative Yield Curves
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Summer Loanin’: When's the best date to deal?
Wednesday 05 June 2019Summer Loanin’: When is the best date to deal?
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Local Authority Borrowing Structures
Wednesday 24 April 2019The Types and Structures of Borrowing available to LAs
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Monitoring Risk in Local Government Finance
Friday 05 April 2019Financial Strength Ratings
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Interest Rates – How Low Can They Go?
Thursday 28 March 2019Interest Rates – How Low Can They Go?
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Investment Property: a calculated risk?
Monday 04 February 2019Investment Property Analysis
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HRA Debt Cap. Is it the answer to the housing crisis?
Friday 12 October 2018HRA Debt Cap. Is it the answer to the housing crisis?
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The new stars in the Bank of England’s Inflation Report
Monday 20 August 2018The new stars in the Bank of England’s Inflation Report
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Are You Capital Rich but Revenue Poor?
Tuesday 01 May 2018Are You Capital Rich but Revenue Poor?
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Minimum Revenue Provision - Revised Guidance
Tuesday 27 March 2018Minimum Revenue Provision - Revised Guidance
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iDealTrade - February 2018 Review
Wednesday 07 March 2018IDealTrade - February 2018 Review
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External Insight - Deutsche Asset Management
Tuesday 27 February 2018EU Money Market Reform - LVNAVs: Cash or cash-equivalent?
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IFRS 9 and Pooled Funds
Monday 05 February 2018A treasury manager and a financial accountant were overheard chatting by the coffee machine recently…
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What could a hard Brexit mean for investors?
Tuesday 12 December 2017As negotiations continue between Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker, many are discussing whether we are going to have a hard or a soft Brexit. What does this mean exactly?
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iDealTrade - Local Authority Market Insight
Thursday 07 December 2017Arlingclose launched iDealTrade.net on 8th November 2017. iDealTrade is a platform for local authorities to borrow and lend to one another, a market which has grown massively in recent years due to the high credit quality of local authorities and the flexibility and affordability of the funding they can offer.
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Bank Stress Tests 2017 – Resilience, but no room for complacency
Wednesday 06 December 2017Bank Stress Tests 2017 – Resilience, but no room for complacency
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The REIT way to invest in commercial property?
Tuesday 21 November 2017The REIT way to invest in commercial property?
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External Insight - DCLG considering allowing shared ownership for RTB replacements
Friday 25 August 2017The government is considering proposals from a group of 50 councils to allow them to spend Right to Buy receipts on purchasing properties for shared ownership.
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Bail-in at Banco Popular Espanol makes it a model for future failing banks
Monday 12 June 2017Drowned out by the noise of last week’s UK general election, one event went under the radar: the first demonstration of the formal and swift bail-in of a failing bank under the EU’s Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD), making it a model...
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Newham & Barclays LOBO Restructuring
Thursday 02 March 2017Newham & Barclays LOBO Restructuring
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External Insight - Woodford Investment Management Ltd.
Monday 20 February 2017Are UK equities overvalued?
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External Insight - CCLA - Property Sector Perspective
Monday 06 February 2017External Insight - CCLA - Property Sector Perspective
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External Insight - Insight Investments - Asset-backed securities, ‘The Big Long’?
Monday 30 January 2017External Insight - Insight Investments - Asset-backed securities, ‘The Big Long’?
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External Insight - Charteris - Inflation/Deflation Cycle: Why Index Linked Gilts Are Not The Answer
Thursday 12 January 2017External Insight - Charteris - Inflation/Deflation Cycle: Why Index Linked Gilts Are Not The Answer
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External Insight - Payden & Rygel
Monday 09 January 2017External Insight - Payden & Rygel
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External Insight - Federated Investors (UK)
Wednesday 04 January 2017External Insight - Federated Investors (UK)
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Asset Financing and Leasing Variations
Monday 02 January 2017Asset Financing and Leasing Variations
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The Prudential Regulation Authority
Friday 04 November 2016The Prudential Regulation Authority
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Quantitative Easing: Bingeing on Bonds?
Thursday 29 September 2016Quantitative Easing: Bingeing on Bonds?
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Borrowing Update - Post-EU Referendum Vote
Sunday 26 June 2016Borrowing Update - Post-EU Referendum Vote
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Death Of A LOBO
Sunday 26 June 2016Barclays Bank has tackled their problematic local authority Lenders Option Borrowers Option (LOBO) book head on, informing all standard LOBO borrowers they have permanently waived their options to increase the rate on these loans.
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Keep Calm and Carry On
Friday 24 June 2016The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union
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