Following the UK Autumn Budget last week, with no mention of any intention to fiddle with pensions, CEO Today hears from David Brooks, a specialist at Broadstone, on the 2018 prospects for work place pensions and beyond. Despite a quiet Budget, as far as pensions were concerned, the political risk on pensions remains significant. This […]
Below Francis Kean, Executive Director, and Alasdair Wood, Director, at Finex, Willis Towers Watson, discuss what the latest SMCR changes mean for businesses, and how there needs to be a universal improvement in business culture. The Senior Managers and Certification regime (SMCR) came into effect for the UK’s banking industry on 7th March 2016 and will be […]
Nobody likes getting sick, but even the healthiest employees can fall victim to a bug from time-to-time. For employees, this means spending a day or two snuggled up under the duvet, catching up on sleep and desperately trying to get back to full health. For employers, it’s a very different story. Here paper cups retailer […]
Manslaughter is of course a major criminal offence, but what about corporate manslaughter? The Corporate Homicide Act deems this an act of homicide committed by a company or organisation. In most cases this refers to incidents such as those whereby an employee falls sick and dies, or is caught in a bad accident, as a […]
Estelle Clark is Director of Policy at the Chartered Quality Institute, Non-Executive of Riversimple, the hydrogen fuel cell eco-car company and a member of the Governance Advisory Panel at the Institute of Directors. Here Estelle discusses the current situation with Kobe Steel and sheds light on some interesting angles that affect the corporate sphere. The […]
For the last two decades humans have interacted with computing technology predominantly using fingers, keyboard, mouse and screen in various combinations. We are however entering a new age of human computer interaction where voice becomes a key input. Here Stefan Bardega, CEO of global performance marketing agency iProspect, discusses how to best prepare for this new […]
To be outstanding, managers need a framework that will successfully influence others opinion, and a successful manager will ensure that they follow this framework repeatedly. Below Margo Manning, a leadership coach and author of The Step Up Mindset for New Managers, lists for CEO Today five key traits that any successful manager will portray on a regular basis: […]
Below Kendall Langford, General Counsel and Senior Partner at Patron Capital, discusses the question: If the argument for diversity has been proven, why is it not working for women in finance? The views and comments expressed below relate to fund finance. I do not purport to have all the data, but the evidence is clear: […]
Efficiency is in constant evolution within a business, and it starts at the top. Below Paul Bennett CEng, IoD CDir, Executive Chairman, lists CEO Today with 5 ways directors and company leaders can improve their overall efficiency. Company directors routinely feel distracted and diverted from their highest priority tasks, which prevents them from achieving the […]
Here Carolyn Pepper and Roch Glowacki of Reed Smith, discuss with CEO Today the considerations to make and the steps to take when it comes to fake news, propaganda and the spreading of hoax stories regarding their brand, company or organization. Fake news, it seems, is everywhere: on our social media accounts, online, in political […]
So you get to the office and you discover your business’ desktops have been breached, hacked or are under third party control; what do you do? Here Emma Roe, Partner and Head of Commercial at Shulmans LLP discusses with CEO Today the law and regulations that should guide you to towards the correct and most […]
Looking for an investor is a time-consuming process often compared to the task of finding your life partner - you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince. Here Rajiv Nathwani, Founder and Director of Quivira Capital, talks CEO Today through the process of choosing an investor. With so many institutions and […]
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