15 Sept 2023Technical
Electric Vehicles, Salary Sacrifice, IFRS 16 and Scotland
Many climate-conscious employers have taken advantage of a government-backed scheme to provide their staff with electric vehicles.
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14 Sept 2023Borrowing
Social Impact Bonds
SIBs are a form of partnership in which investors provide upfront funding for a social program where their return on investment is linked to certain predetermined performance targets.
13 Sept 2023Investing
The Outlook for UK Commercial Property
The UK's commercial property sector is facing a significant sell-off, investors and asset managers are grappling with the complex task of valuing their portfolios in this shifting landscape.
12 Sept 2023Local Authorities
What does Birmingham City Council’s Section 114 Notice Mean for the Local to Local Lending Market?
The biggest local authority in the country is in financial difficulty, and so it is not unreasonable to ask how this might impact the local-to-local lending market.
08 Sept 2023Local Authorities
Why do Section 114 notices happen?
Why do Section 114 notices happen?
06 Sept 2023Local Authorities
Why Local Authorities Really Matter
Aside from administrative functions local authorities are also crucial for some other really important things: like how likely you are to die younger than you should.
09 Aug 2023Local Authorities
Why do I have a pension asset?
This year a number of local authorities have a pension asset on their balance sheet rather than a pension liability. What does this pension asset mean in practice and why has this started to occur now?
08 Aug 2023Investing
What is the VIX?
The Cboe Volatility Index – better known by its ticker ‘VIX’, is a financial benchmark devised to act as a live market estimate of the expected volatility of the S&P 500 Index.
04 Aug 2023ESG
Do Credit Ratings include ESG?
Credit ratings and ESG ratings are different products. But do ESG risks influence credit ratings and are the main rating agencies building these into their credit assessments?