Summary of Icelandic Bank Deposits Leading up to 2008 Crash

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Dear Caerphilly County Borough Council,

Please provide the following information in relation to Icelandic bank investments. Provide an MS Excel spreadsheet with the following information in separate columns:

1) Icelandic Bank deposits 2004 - 2008 broken down by a) date of investment, b) amount of investment, c) term of investment, d) rate of interest/ or total interest received, e) institution

2) The institution(s) that advised the council on its Icelandic investment strategy

3) The ledger/ payment codes which detail the transfer of the funds from councils various account(s), to the Icelandic banks, (often via a moneybroker such as ICAP).

4) Confirm/ deny whether any of the money invested in Iceland was obtained via LOBO loan borrowing

5) Confirm/ deny whether any of the money invested in Iceland was obtained via PWLB borrowing

Yours faithfully,

Joel M Benjamin

WWW: FOI, Caerphilly County Borough Council

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Thank you for your recent FOI / EIR request. Please find attached an acknowledgement for this request.

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WWW: FOI, Caerphilly County Borough Council

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Dear Joel Benjamin
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 20 August 2018. We
have considered your request and enclose the following information:
 
(1) Icelandic Bank deposits 2004 - 2008 broken down by a) date of
investment, b) amount of investment, c)term of investment, d) rate of
interest/ or total interest received, e) institution.
 
Please find attached a spreadsheet detailing the information requested.
 
(2) The institution(s) that advised the council on its Icelandic
investment strategy.
 
The Authority’s Treasury Management Advisors during this period were
Sector.
 
(3) The ledger/ payment codes which detail the transfer of the funds from
councils various account(s), to the Icelandic banks, (often via a
moneybroker such as ICAP).
 
We have included broker details on the spreadsheet
 
(4) Confirm/ deny whether any of the money invested in Iceland was
obtained via LOBO loan borrowing.
 
The Authority does not undertake borrowing to support investments.
 
(5) Confirm/ deny whether any of the money invested in Iceland was
obtained via PWLB borrowing.
 
The Authority does not undertake borrowing to support investments.
 
We supply this information based on your original request.  If this is not
what you wanted or if you feel we have not fully understood your request
please do not hesitate to contact me to clarify your exact requirements.
 
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the handling of your request please contact [1][Caerphilly County Borough Council request email].
 
Yours sincerely
 
Andrew Southcombe
Finance Manager
 
 
 

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