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Parish Council Investment Advice
20 Jul 2023Investing

Parish Council Investment Advice

With market volatility continuing to fluctuate and short-term interest rates rapidly rising, it may be time to reassess your bank balances and short-term investments for security, liquidity and yield.

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UK Bank Stress Test Results
13 Jul 2023Banking

UK Bank Stress Test Results

The results of the latest Bank of England stress tests on UK Banks have now been published and are summarised in this insight.

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Managing LOBO Calls
28 Jun 2023Borrowing

Managing LOBO Calls

As interest rates rise, an increasing number of local authority LOBO loans are being “called” by lenders. The value of options, and risk relating to these loans, must also be considered when reviewing restructuring or repayment scenarios; you can’t directly compare against a fixed rate loan.

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Reduce Risk with Secured Deposits
27 Jun 2023Investing

Reduce Risk with Secured Deposits

With a simple signup process, increased security, bail-in exemption and a higher yield to top it off, secured deposits offer a competitive option for investment when looking to shore up unsecured investment balances.

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Low Cost Funding and Interest Rate Risk Management
27 Jun 2023Borrowing

Low Cost Funding and Interest Rate Risk Management

In April 2020 Arlingclose worked with one of its local authority clients to transact an Interest Rate Swap (Swap) which locked in a rate of 0.56% on £75million of funding for a period of 20 years.

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