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Is the UK Tax System Holding Back Business Growth?

Introduction There is an important question hiding behind the UK's debate about taxation: “Does the tax system simply raise revenue, or does it also influence whether businesses choose to grow?” The distinction matters. Nobody seriously argues that businesses should...

When Reality Catches Up: Enron, Challenger and Manchester City

The Story We Tell Ourselves Major organisational failures often look obvious after the event. The warning signs appear to have been everywhere: the questionable transaction, the unexplained number, the uncomfortable engineering report or the person who had been saying...

Are you ready for expanding into Private Markets?

Introduction Private markets have moved from a niche allocation to a core strategic priority for many investment managers. Institutional investors continue increasing allocations to private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real assets in pursuit of...

Are you being held back by Operating Model debt?

Introdocition In asset and investment management, transformation programmes often begin with a familiar problem: operational complexity has become too difficult, expensive or risky to ignore. Reporting cycles are slow, onboarding takes too long, systems do not...