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ESG: the risks and opportunities
During September 2021 and October 2021, our event series enabled a better understanding of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk.
Banking
Chart of the week: Bounce Back Loans
Our chart this week is on Bounce Back Loans, one of the principal sources of financial support for businesses during the first year of the pandemic and the subject of a recent investigation by the National Audit Office.
Countries looking to ban cryptocurrencies may play into the hands of Bitcoin
Fintech academic and chartered accountant Gavin Brown examines nation states’ love-hate relationship with cryptocurrencies and outlines how attempts to control them may drive citizens into the arms of such decentralised currencies.
Go Start-Ups! Get new businesses off the ground with a Start-Up Loan from the British Business Bank
Ever thought of starting your own business but no idea how to start funding it?
Ten things banks need to do to fix their regulatory returns
ICAEW’s John Mongelard looks at whether bank regulatory returns are reliable and why the PRA is writing to bank CEOs.
Insurance
International Technical Updates January 2022
Our roundup of regulatory news.
ESG risk: a webinar series
A webinar series exploring the challenges of understanding ESG risk, as well as what can be gained by doing so.
Effective cyber crime insurance
Ransomware attacks on businesses and other cyber crimes are an ever-increasing threat across all industries, but is current cyber crime insurance worth it?
The key to navigating a hard market
The hard market is here to stay. But new opportunities are still available – here’s how industry veterans spotted the potential for an insurance start-up, raising $1.1bn on the London Stock Exchange in December.
Investment management
Why investors seek consistency in ESG ratings
Institutional investors are turning to ESG rating agencies for guidance – but a lack of consistency in the metrics used results in wildly divergent scores, new research has found.
A new tax regime for qualifying asset holding companies
April 2022 sees a new tax regime for ‘qualifying asset holding companies’ (QAHCs). Richard Jones, Business Tax Manager, Tax Faculty, explains what QAHCs are and how they are taxed differently to other UK companies.
From the sound of silence to my greatest blessing
Hardeep Rai, CEO of Kaleidoscope Group, talks about his years jostling with the city’s financial elite and then seeing his world turn upside down when his son Eshan was born severely disabled.
EY: one in four hedge fund managers plan to invest in crypto
Both traditional and alternative investors plan to enter the cryptocurrency investing market over the next few years, according to an EY survey.
Webinars and virtual events
Did you know you get specialised webinars as part of your ICAEW Financial Services membership? With topics ranging from IFRS17, Climate Change, and opportunities to hear direct from UK regulators such as the FRC, FCA or the Bank of England.
Upcoming features
| Date and time | Webinar title | Accessibility and cost | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 10:00 - 11:30 |
CASS Audits 2022 (membership only) |
For ICAEW Financial Services members only | BOOK YOUR PLACE |
See the full list of available events and webinars.
On-demand webinars and recordings
| Date and time of event | Webinar title | Access your learning |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple during September 2021 and October 2021 |
ESG Risk Series |
Access available recordings |
| 26 May 2021 | LIBOR Transition: The Regulators' View This webinar is a fantastic opportunity to hear direct from the FCA and the Bank of England, on their perspective of LIBOR. Ideally suited to SMEs, but for all those involved in LIBOR |
Watch and listen here |
| 01 March 2021 |
CASS Audits 2021 (membership only) |
Watch here |
| 11 February 2021 |
COVID-19: A scientific perspective - looking to the future Brought to you by the ICAEW Financial Services Faculty, this webinar provides a conversation with Professor Peter Piot of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Special Advisor on COVID-19 Research & Innovation. |
Watch here |
LIBOR Transition: are you ready?
The use of LIBOR as a reference rate in loan agreements or derivatives will no longer be allowed from 2021. We outline the things all businesses need to do now to prepare for the end of LIBOR. Find out what you need to know.
Inspiring confidence
ICAEW's Inspiring Confidence campaign explores the issues affecting consumers and financial services providers in a rapidly changing world.
Banks, insurers and investment managers play vitally important roles within society, to encourage economic development and allow individuals and businesses to save, invest, insure and make payments. We must have confidence in them. Responsible providers, responsible consumers, better regulation and better information underpin this confidence.
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