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Dan Peters

Dan Peters

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CLIMATE CHANGE

Pension funds coalition to lobby gas and oil giants over climate change

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2014

Council pension funds are among a coalition of investors that will lobby two of the world’s bigge...

FINANCE

CIPFA defends its 'campaigning' style

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2014

The Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has defended its shift to make...

FINANCE

Councils call for ratepayers' 'duty to notify' over business properties

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2014

Councils have called on the Government to introduce a statutory duty on ratepayers to inform the ...

FINANCE

Tories split as Pickles fights for 1% referendum cap

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2014

Local authorities are facing a Christmas headache if Eric Pickles wins an internal party row to s...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Bolton boss expected to make Lambeth switch

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2014

The chief executive of Bolton MBC is expected to be approved as the next boss of Lambeth LBC late...

FINANCE

LGA's bonds agency given green light

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2014

Plans for the UK’s first municipal bonds agency have been given the green light to enter the laun...

BUSINESS

Web-based system to cut council costs by £3m

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2014

Islington LBC is on track to reduce its core finance costs by 40% as it battles to reduce its con...

PENSIONS

Pension firms' partnership

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2014

Lancashire County Pension Fund and the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) could be expanded in...

FINANCE

SOLACE/CIPFA deal aims to add more financial 'variety'

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2014

Two officer-led local government organisations are in talks to develop a finance-based sector-led...

WHITEHALL

'Hold out' for better devo deal, councils told

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2014

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has urged council chiefs in talks over devolution to ‘hold out for a ...

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