Insights

01 Nov 2022Local Authorities

The Bankruptcy of Detroit: Part 2

In the second of a three part series we ask how can a whole city go bankrupt?

25 Oct 2022Local Authorities

The Bankruptcy of Detroit: Part 1

Put Your Hands Up for Detroit. In the first of a three part series we look at the USA’s largest ever municipal bankruptcy.

13 Oct 2022Borrowing

PWLB Certainty Rate Has Changed a Lot

PWLB Rates have increased, but the scale and speed of the increase has shocked most borrowers

27 Sept 2022Economic Updates

The Customer is Always Right

The Government’s customer when it comes to financing is the capital markets. We’re currently witnessing a rather significant rerating of the customer’s expectations with regard to the price of the product on offer.

21 Sept 2022Economic Updates

A Change in Policy

Are rate hikes necessary to tame inflation or are monetary policymakers getting carried away?

20 Sept 20221 attachmentLocal Authorities

Cracking the Code(s of Practice)

Local Authorities will soon be updating their strategy documentation which will need to reflect changes in the CIPFA Prudential and TM Codes

13 Sept 2022ESG

How Do ESG Strategies Differ?

ESG investment policies, strategies and approaches aren’t one-size-fits-all.

13 Sept 2022Borrowing

Funding in a Volatile Market – A Case Study and 10 Top Tips

How do successful treasury managers navigate current rate volatility and mitigate rising interest costs? In this insight we set out how we have helped one of our London Borough clients achieve a low-cost debt portfolio.

08 Sept 2022Investing

Multi-Asset Investing and Inflation

The ability of multi-asset funds to actively invest across asset classes may offer some help by the fund manager being able to seek out and, hopefully, take advantage of opportunities where those assets can provide a degree of protection and therefore take less of a hit to those all-important returns.