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Topics covered
• Legal / regulatory framework
• Treasury Management Code
• Prudential Code
• Financial Markets
• Investment Strategy
• Debt Management
Presented by
David Chefneux
Associate Director,
Sector
An Introduction to
Treasury
Management
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Treasury Management – as per CIPFA TM Code
of Practice
The management of the organisation’s:-
• Investments
• Cash flows
• Banking
• Money market and capital market transactions
Effective control of risks associated with those activities
Pursuit of optimum performance consistent with those risk
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Local Government Acts
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975
• Power to borrow
• Allowable sources
• May lend to another authority
• Loans Fund
• Power to establish funds
Local Government in Scotland Act 2003
• S.35 Capital expenditure limits
• S.36 Imposition of capital expenditure limits
(have regard to Prudential Code under
S.S.I. 2004 No.29)
• S.40 Power to invest money in accordance
with regulations by ministers
Local Government Investments (Scotland) Regulations 2010
• Authorities may only invest with the consent of Scottish ministers
• Must have regard to TM Code & Prudential Code
4. • Consent of Scottish Ministers for local authorities to invest money
• Must comply with conditions set out in this circular
• Investment properties included in LA portfolio of investments
• Any loan to third party is an investment – except loans to another authority
forming part of the Common Good under s.40 2003 Act
• Have regard to TM Code of Practice and Prudential Code
• Only make investments defined as permitted investments
• Identify which investments permitted in the coming financial year
• Limits for amount that may be invested in each type of permitted investment
• State objective of each type of investment
Finance Circular 5/2010 (1)
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5. Finance Circular 5/2010 (2)
• Identify risks for each type of investment
• Annual Investment Strategy for each year –approved by full board or Council
before the start of each financial year
• Recommend Investment strategy part of wider TM strategy
• Max value and period for investments
• Must not borrow more in advance of needs to make a profit
• Policy for borrowing in advance of need and justification for any taken
• Annual Investment Report within 6 months of end of year
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CIPFA Treasury Management
Code
Why?
• High profile losses of investments with banks
that defaulted in 1990s
• Breakdown of confidence between City financial
institutions and local authorities
• Inappropriate increase in risk exposure
• Maintain high and consistent standards in looking
after public funds and debt
• Large cash balances held by local authorities and
new investment instruments
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CIPFA Treasury Management
Code
– three key principles
1. Formal and comprehensive objectives,
policies, practices, strategies, & reporting
arrangements for effective management and
control of TM activities
2. Control of risk: security, liquidity, yield
3. Value for money within context of effective risk
management
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CIPFA Treasury Management Code – Clause 1
Treasury Management Practices
• Working documents for officers
• How policies and objectives in the Treasury
Management Policy Statement will be achieved
• How it will manage and control those activities
• Do not have to be formally approved by Council but
subject to scrutiny
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CIPFA Treasury Management Code
– Treasury Management Practices
TMP1 - Treasury risk management
TMP2 - Performance measurement
TMP3 - Decision making and analysis
TMP4 – Approved instruments, methods and
techniques
TMP5 – Organisation, clarity and segregation of
responsibilities and dealing arrangements
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CIPFA Treasury Management Code
– Treasury Management Practices
TMP6 – Reporting requirements and management information
arrangements
TMP7 – Budgeting, accounting and audit arrangements
TMP8 – Cash and cash flow management
TMP9 – Money laundering
TMP10 – Training & qualifications
TMP11 – Use of external service providers
TMP12 – Corporate governance
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CIPFA Treasury Management Code –
Clause 2:
Reporting requirements
Before the start of the year Annual strategy and plan
Mid-year (minimum) Mid-year review
After year end Annual report
To go to full Council – can be scrutinised by committee beforehand
Also regular monitoring reports to executive and scrutiny committee
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Prudential Code: Objectives
Achieved by:
• Strategic planning –
service priorities and
objectives
• Asset management
planning – whole of life
costs
• Option appraisal –
individual projects
• Practicality – is plan
achievable and realistic?
Affordable capital expenditure plans
External borrowing and liabilities within
prudent and sustainable levels
TM decisions in accordance with
good practice
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Prudential Code: Indicators
• To be set before start of year
• Reviewed at end of year
• Revised as required – following correct process
• Set for the coming year and following 2 years
• Approved by same process as budget
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Prudential Indicators – within the Prudential
Code
Indicator Estimate Actual
Adoption of TM Code and guidance notes
Ratio of financing costs to net revenue stream a a
Incremental impact of capital expenditure decisions
on the council tax (& housing a
Capital Expenditure a a
Capital Financing Requirement (CFR) a a
Net borrowing and the CFR a
Authorised limit (Statutory limit) a
Operational boundary a
Actual external debt a
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What drives the Financial Markets/Interest
rates?
International data / events
Key UK data /
events
Inflation Target (2.0%)
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
Bank Rate
(0.5%)
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What affects Money Market Yields?
High
Low
Short Term
Rates:
Overnight
1 month
2 months
3 months
4 months
6 months
9 months
12 months
Supply / Demand
Expectation of the Bank Rate
Forecast of the future direction of Bank Rate
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What affects Gilt (Bond) yields?
Low
Expectation of Bank Rate
Combination of Bank Rate
expectations and Inflation
• Inflation expectations
• Government’s policy and future
funding requirements
• Institutional demand (e.g. Pension
Fund liability matching req)
1 year
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years
5-10 years
10-20 years
20-30 years
30-40 years
40-50 years
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Counterparty Risk
• Credit ratings – Bank and Sovereign
• Credit Default Swaps
• Equities
• Market Rates
• Market analysis and information
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Credit Ratings
What is a credit rating?
• Independent assessment of an organisation
• Likelihood of getting money back
• Statement of opinion
• Risk associated with investments in a counterparty
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Credit Ratings
Who provides credit
ratings?
• Fitch
• Moody’s
• Standard & Poor’s (S&P)
Who uses credit ratings
• Local authorities
• Other non-financial
institutions
• Financial institutions
• Professional bodies
• Central banks
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Credit Ratings
Credit rating categories
• Short term (Fitch, Moody’s, S&P)
• Long term (Fitch, Moody’s, S&P)
• Viability (Fitch) / Financial Strength (Moody’s)
• Support (Fitch)
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Credit Default Swaps (CDS)
Description
• Market indicator of risk associated with
a counterparty
How can they be used?
• Part of Annual Investment Strategy
• Day-to-day decision making
Considerations
• Speculation
• Trends
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Counterparty Risk Summary
Credit ratings are an opinion, no guarantee
Assess all information available
• Ratings
• Rating Outlooks / Watches
• CDS
• Equities
Get a number of quotes
• Market rates
• Evaluate relative “value” of investment rate
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Risk Management Considerations
Security Manage counterparty risk
Liquidity
Check your liquidity
requirements
Yield Set realistic target rates and
understand the relative risk
associated with each investment
If in doubt, ask!
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Potential Sources of Funding
On Balance Sheet Fixed Variable
PWLB Public Works Loans Board Y Y
EIB European Investment Bank Y Y
Market Y Y
Stock issues Y Y
Local bonds Y Y
Overdraft
Internal (capital receipts & revenue balances) Y Y
Leasing (finance leases) Y Y
Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Y Y
Off Balance Sheet
Leasing (operating) Y Y
Other Methods of Financing
Government & EC Capital Grants
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Borrowing from PWLB
PWLB rates are set twice daily
They lend up to:
• 10 years variable rate (Maturity & EIP only)
for 1, 3 or 6 month rollovers
• 50 years fixed rate
Minimum period of a new loan is 1 year
(Maturity debt) and 2 years for Annuity and EIP debt
Fixed rates are based on a margin above Gilt yields (per
Section 5 of the National Loans Act 1968)
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External borrowing – other considerations
• Does the Authority have any other debt
portfolio objectives?
• Are there urgent short term budgetary
pressures to find savings?
• Is the average rate of interest on the existing
debt portfolio viewed as being too high? Is it
out of line with peer authorities?
• Is the existing maturity profile of the debt
skewed in a way that needs remedial action?
