In mid-March 2024, the then Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves gave the Mais lecture to the good and the great of the City.

You may have seen recent headlines about rising global bond yields, including UK government bond yields. Matthew Cady, investment...

Having worked closely, if indirectly with the legal profession since the noughties, I have often felt that solicitors deemed ‘marketing’...

The SRA’s Standards and Regulations 2019. Whilst our own FCA’s regulations might be quite precise, and the ICAEW’s (as you might expect,)...

Reflecting on 2024: Setting the stage for continued growth 2024 was a remarkable year for global equities, which reached record highs due...

For most individuals who depend on their pension savings to sustain their retirement lifestyle, the newly introduced IHT charge on...

Trump returns to the White House The 2024 US presidential election proved to be one of the most closely contested races in recent...

The first Budget from a Labour government since March 2010, and the first ever from a female Chancellor, proved to be the defining event...

I eagerly await the LSCP Trackers each July, particularly the survey examining how consumers choose their legal services provider.  I...

Solicitor is a brand itself When asked about the importance of brand it can be too easy to think about logos, slogans, name awareness and...

Significant changes to pension taxation may be on the horizon, given the government's plan to raise taxes to address the recently...

What could fill the £22 billion black hole? Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans to fill a £22 billion black hole in the budget using a slew of...

Many clients use one or more of the 7 exempt gifts to fund school fees for grandchildren. However, where exempt gifts have been fully...

SRA Annual assessment of ongoing competence 2024. On the final day of July 2024, only a few short weeks ago, the regulator published the...

Given the recent volatility spikes, markets are paying particularly close attention to economic data and policymaker announcements....

Over the last few days, equity markets have experienced heightened volatility levels and a correction in prices, with a culmination of...

It’s now almost a year since Consumer Duty, the standard introduced by the  FCA  to improve  consumer protection  for financial services...

As a firm working actively with private client lawyers, we were interested to read in the SRA’s ‘Diversity in law firms’ workforce’...

This is an online resource that provides access to invaluable capability and support for clients in vulnerable circumstances, whether...

Despite the seismic political earthquake, financial markets barely registered a tremor. Indeed, in the weeks leading up to yesterday’s...