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Opportunity knocks: catching up with Kamidu Ravindra
Three years after making London his home, insurance specialist Kamidu is continuing to embrace everything the city and the accountancy profession has to offer.
What do changes in the professional indemnity (PI) insurance market mean for members?
The insurance industry tends to be cyclical, with a typical cycle spanning several years. The cycles involve periods of soft market conditions and hard market conditions – impacting commercial businesses in different ways. Marsh Commercial explain the opportunities of the soft market, the impact of the hard market and the benefits of access to the exclusive members’ PI insurance scheme.
Assurance challenges in the Context of CSRD
Polly Tsang, Senior Financial Services Regulatory Manager considers some of the challenges of assurance over CSRD.
Insurance supervisory priorities and risks
The PRA has published a letter setting out its 2024 supervisory priorities for insurers.
What’s driving the UK tax insurance boom?
Lower prices, deeper expertise and broader risk appetites are just some of the factors behind huge growth in the market.
The Sustainability Disclosure Regime and Investment Labels Goes Live in 2024
In a world grappling with environmental and social challenges, investors are increasingly drawn to funds that align with sustainability goals.
FCA proposals to support diversity and inclusion
Concerns that financial services organisations are paying lip service to DE&I has prompted proposals that strengthen the regulator’s expectations around non-financial misconduct.
Data sharing as a policy intervention
The recent and spectacular advances made in generative artificial intelligence have been possible because of shared data.
Regulation
Regulatory update February 2024
The following is a list of some regulatory publications or announcements from February 2024 affecting UK financial services.
Insurance supervisory priorities and risks
The PRA has published a letter setting out its 2024 supervisory priorities for insurers.
Regulatory update November 2023
The following is a list of some regulatory publications or announcements from November 2023 affecting UK financial services.
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