Intelligence

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Paul Wenman, owner of InvestAssure and an expert in sustainability, talks to Adam Gates, Partner and Head of our Insurance Practice, about the growing risks around making ESG claims that fail to match operational realities.

There...

At a recent lunch we hosted with several bank leaders the general feeling was that after the rollercoaster ride of recent times, a year of “dull” economy-related news would be welcome. However, that is not what leaders in the...

Sue Johnson, Managing Partner of Odgers’ Inclusion & Diversity Consulting Practice, offers some insight into what leaders can do to ensure their organisation is inclusive for all.

Diversity is uniqueness, what makes us different....

In a fast-evolving regulatory environment, financial institutions need to combine strong leadership with agility and operational resilience to thrive in turbulent times, says Odgers Interim Principal, Financial Services, Richard...

What is tech debt, why does it hinder growth and how can financial services companies resolve the problem? Odgers Interim Principal, Financial Services, Richard Plaistowe provides the answers.

Given the rapid pace of change in...

A recent event hosted by Becky Mackarel, Principal, Financial and Professional Services, and Adam Gates, Partner and Head of the Insurance Practice, explored how to create a culture of Psychological Safety at work.

Our webinar,...

Last week’s 0.5% rise in interest rates means banks and building societies face some difficult decisions, says Odgers Interim principal consultant in financial services, Richard Plaistowe.

When the UK inflation rate hit a 40-year...

StoneTurn partner, Tracy Groves, spoke at an event on embracing neurodiversity in the workplace hosted by Odgers Interim Consultant for Financial & Professional Services, Becky Mackarel, who is also a member of our Neurodiversity...

A recent webinar hosted by Adam Gates, Head of the Insurance practice at Odgers Interim and Becky Mackarel, Consultant in our Financial and Professional Services practice, looked at how companies can address socio-economic...