Issue - decisions

That Council be recommended to -

(1) Note the Treasury Management Annual Report for 2016/17.

(2) Agree the following changes to the Council’s Treasury Management Strategy –

(i) Inclusion of a secured loan that helps deliver the Council’s housing objectives, as detailed in section 3.5.2 of the report;

(ii) An increase to the limit for pooled investment schemes to £80m as detailed in section 3.5.3;

(iii) A reduction to the counterparty rating criteria for Housing Associations to A- as detailed in section 3.5.4;

(iv) A temporary increase in counterparty limit with Lloyds Bank as detailed in section 3.5.5  

(3) Approve the actual prudential indicators on the report.