Financial Services in 2025 and Beyond: Exploring the Legal, Political, and Regulatory Landscape
The financial services sector is poised for significant transformation as we move further into 2025. We recently hosted a lunch that featured insights from Tracey Groves, Head of Sustainable Business and ESG Advisory Practice, and...
Will pension megafunds power economic growth?
Adam Gates, Partner and Head of Insurance outlines the proposed consolidation within the UK pensions sector that could boost investment in productive assets and achieve higher returns.
Bigger is better. That’s the credo behind...
New duty on the prevention of sexual harassment at work
Adam Gates, Becky Mackarel and Richard Plaistowe from our Financial Services and Professional Services practice hosted a roundtable event on a new duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment at work –...
Driving change: Appointing a Chief Transformation Officer for a leading UK insurer
Adam Gates, Partner of our Insurance Practice, discusses his recent appointment for a leading specialist insurance company.
The Challenge:
A leading specialist insurer in the UK, founded in 2006 with a focus on de-risking...
Bridging the gap: The intersection of ESG and social mobility
Becky Mackarel, Adam Gates and Richard Plaistowe from our Financial Services and Professional Services practice hosted a webinar exploring how incorporating individuals from low socio-economic backgrounds into your strategy can...
Whistleblowing and fostering a culture of psychological safety in firms
Adam Gates, Becky Mackarel and Richard Plaistowe, Odgers Interim Financial and Professional Services Practice, held an event exploring the legal and regulatory landscape for whistleblowing and the critical role of psychological...
Cultivating new era mindsets for new era challenges
Adam Gates, Becky Mackarel and Richard Plaistowe, Odgers Interim’s Financial Services Practice, welcomed their colleague, Andrew Rodgers, Principal, Odgers Berndtson Leadership Practice, who offered practical advice on hot topics...
Shining a light on ESG and sustainable business
Adam Gates, Becky Mackarel and Richard Plaistowe from our Financial and Professional Services practice on doing the right thing in the face of yet more regulation – the Consumer Duty.
On the evening of Thursday 23 November 2023,...
Financial Services: 2023 overview and what lies ahead
Adam Gates, Becky Mackarel and Richard Plaistowe from our Financial Services practice provide an overview of 2023 across Insurance, Banking and Asset & Wealth Management – plus a few pointers on trends we are likely to see in...
The right balance between ESG and profitability
Richard Plaistowe, Principal, Financial Services wonders whether some companies may be sacrificing profitability for the sake of ESG.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is rightly a major issue for businesses today....
The digital pound: will we need it?
Richard Plaistowe, Principal, Financial Services on proposals for a Central Bank Digital Currency, the so-called ‘digital pound’, and the potential impact should it be introduced later this decade.
The Bahamas is home not only...
Why cyber security is an ESG issue
Adam Gates and Richard Plaistowe from the Odgers Interim Financial Services Practice explore how organisations should treat cyber security as part of ESG.
HM Treasury unwittingly set itself up for ridicule recently when it...
Banking Market: where are we now
A month on from our last review on the banking sector, you will probably now breathe a sigh of relief. After Silicon Valley Bank in the US and Credit Suisse both collapsed, there was a worry that contagion could spread across the...
Consumer Duty: July Deadline Looming
The Consumer Duty July deadline is fast approaching, and many financial institutions are working frantically and allocating significant resource to get their houses in order.
Arguably the most significant regulatory reform in...
Bank failures: what lies ahead?
Richard Plaistowe, Principal, Financial Services on what is going on in the banking sector following the high profile collapses of SVB and Credit Suisse.
In a speech to the American Bankers Association on 21 March, US Treasury...
ESG, Culture and the Workplace: insights from our expert panel
Adam Gates, Becky Mackarel and Richard Plaistowe from the Odgers Interim Financial and Professional Services Practice recently hosted a stimulating and informative evening client event featuring a brilliant panel of experts.
Th...
Adapting to the new world order of M&A
Elias Mazzawi, Interim Specialist in integration and and growth, explains how recession, higher interest rates and supply side challenges are triggering huge changes in the world of M&A.
The days of the mega deal are gone, at...
Insurance Outlook: Trends for 2023
We have once again entered a year with macroeconomic and geopolitical volatility, which is impacting all industries in the UK markets. Insurance is no exception and is feeling the squeeze of inflationary pressure, regulatory...