Decision details

Treasury Management Strategy and Annual Investment Strategy Mid-Year Review Report 2014/15

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report provides the Executive with a mid-year review of the Council’s Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy for 2014/15 approved by Council on 27 February 2014 and has been prepared in accordance with the CIPFA Code of Practice for Treasury Management in the Public Services.

Decision:

The Executive considered the mid-year review of the Council’s Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy for 2014/15 and recommended that the Council Meeting receive the report in line with best practice guidelines, note the report and the treasury activity in the first half of the financial year, and approve changes to the Council’s credit methodology whereby counterparties will no longer be able to gain a slightly higher credit score from additional viability, financial strength and support ratings.

Alternative options considered:

None

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Equality and/or Environmental Impact Assessment: An Equality Impact Assessment was undertaken with the initial strategy report in Feburary 2014

Decision Reference: ED1645

Other reasons / organisations consulted

CRMG were consulted prior to the initial Strategy report

Contact: Lorna Soufian, Corporate and Support Services Email: lorna.soufian@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 0161 474 4026.

Report author: Lorna Soufian

Publication date: 12/11/2014

Date of decision: 11/11/2014

Decided at meeting: 11/11/2014 - Executive

Effective from: 19/11/2014

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