Insights

07 Oct 2020Investing

Security in a Negative Rate Environment

When interest rates are negative, and you withdraw your cash with interest deducted, have you broken the golden rule of keeping your investment secure?

02 Oct 2020Economic Updates

A History of Base Rate

Base Rate is older than you might think and started when the Bank of England was granted a Royal Charter by King William and Queen Mary in 1694.

01 Oct 2020Investing

REITs in a Local Authority Investment Portfolio

Are Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) a good investment for local authorities?

29 Sept 2020Economic Updates

Brexit: Where are we now?

Four years, three prime ministers and one pandemic later, we approach the finish line for Brexit negotiations. What are the issues preventing a trade agreement from being reached?

25 Sept 2020Local Authorities

Revolving Credit Facilities

An introduction to Revolving Credit Facilities: how can local authorities use them and why is it a good time to start thinking about them.

22 Sept 2020Local Authorities

Income Strips

Income Strip transactions could be just one of the options available in a brave new world of local authority capital funding.

18 Sept 2020Economic Updates

Negative Expectations

Expectations for negative rates, apparently kicked into the long grass by the Bank of England as recently as the August Monetary Policy Report, have received a boost following the publication of the minutes of the September MPC meeting.

18 Sept 2020Technical

Is your Working Capital, Working for you?

Working capital can no longer be the forgotten element of treasury planning

14 Sept 2020Investing

The Return is not Enough

Risk should also be involved in any decision-making.