Room 151

Room151 is a digital platform that provides news, insights, and resources for local authority Section 151 officers and other senior finance professionals. It focuses on topics such as treasury management, strategic finance, funding, resources, and risk management. Established on November 8, 2011, by Longview Productions Ltd, which also organizes the Local Authority Treasurers' Investment Forum, Room151 is a small, privately owned publishing and events company.

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Pool restructuring will cost millions, LGPS funds warn

1 week ago | room151.co.uk | Mona Dohle

The 21 funds seeking a new home are now facing significant costs to meet the government’s expectations, LGPS fund representatives have warned. Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site. Subscribe With the government having rejected business plans from the Brunel and ACCESS pools, the funds seeking a new pool are now facing significant additional
Factor-based investing: LGPS Central’s take on the Fama-French model

2 weeks ago | room151.co.uk | Mona Dohle

LGPS Central‘s flagship equity fund has delivered a stellar five year outperformance, the pool’s head of Public Markets, Mark Davies reveals his recipe for success. Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site. Subscribe The past two decades have not been easy for active equity investors. Even famed value investor Warren Buffett lost faith in active managers in
Pension Schemes Bill empowers government to enforce pooling

3 weeks ago | room151.co.uk | Mona Dohle

After a much-anticipated wait, the government has released its Pension Schemes Bill. What does it have in store for the LGPS? Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site. Subscribe As legislation goes, today’s much-anticipated Pension Schemes Bill bears some resemblance to Donald Trump's “big beautiful megabill”. In both cases, policymakers aimed to tackle
SCT president Rob Powell: solving the SEND deficit crisis and finding local government’s purpose

3 weeks ago | room151.co.uk | Jason Holland

In a wide-ranging interview, Rob Powell discusses the key challenges and opportunities facing local government – from the ‘flawed’ SEND statutory override to the advantages of fiscal devolution – and why it is a good year to be Society of County Treasurers president. Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site.
Treasury cites lack of merger plans in Brunel rejection

3 weeks ago | room151.co.uk | Mona Dohle

A decision not to prioritise pool mergers has been a key reason why the Treasury has rejected Brunel’s business plan, Room151 can reveal. Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site. Subscribe In April, two LGPS pools and 21 LGPS funds were confronted with the news that their business plans had not met the government’s expectations
Borrowing could support LGR transition to ‘more efficient’ councils, McMahon says

3 weeks ago | room151.co.uk | Jason Holland

The government is “open to discussions about the flexible use of capital receipts and borrowing to support” local government reorganisation (LGR). Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site. Subscribe In a summary of feedback provided to the 21 areas in England invited to submit proposals for LGR on their interim plans, local government
‘Significant’ equal pay risks remain at Southampton despite ‘stabilised’ finances

4 weeks ago | room151.co.uk | Jason Holland

Equal pay claims are a “significant risk” to Southampton City Council as the authority has faced an “immediate priority to avoid a section 114 notice” over the past year, according to a Local Government Association (LGA) corporate peer challenge report. Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site.
Cheshire East confident EFS will be short-term bridge to longer-term financial sustainability

1 month ago | room151.co.uk | Jason Holland

Cheshire East Council’s financial position has “now stabilised”, according to a letter sent to local government minister Jim McMahon in response to the recent issuing of a Best Value Notice. Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site.
Room151's LGPS podcast: trouble in US Treasuries

1 month ago | room151.co.uk | Mona Dohle

Max Townshend, head of investment strategy at LPPI speaks to LGPS editor Mona Dohle about the trouble in US Treasuries, the factors driving sovereign bond yields and what this could mean for the Gilts market. Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site.
In pictures: highlights from LGPS North 2025

1 month ago | room151.co.uk | Mona Dohle

Skip to Main Content Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site. Subscribe The Kimpton Clocktower in Manchester attracted a broad selection of seasoned LGPS investors for this year's LGPS North Conference. The event was opened by Investing Roundtable & Dinner 15:30 - 20:30 The Grand Hotel Birmingham, B3 2FE LGPS investors have played a leading role in a shareholder resolution questioning the firm’s reliance on...