Edition 323 – May 2025
The competent broker
By Business Money group editor Robert Lefroy
Inside Europe’s race to instant payments
Pratiksha Pathak, head of payments at RedCompass Labs, details the findings of a new survey of 300 bank professionals
London has not lost its lustre as financial centre
Key findings from a new KPMG survey, presented by Karim Haji, the network’s global and UK head of financial services
The luck of the Irish
Insight from John Brehcist, founder of roundwindow Consultancy Services
Clarity chasm between employers and employees
Doug Rode, managing director for the UK and Ireland at Michael Page, summarises the main findings from the recruitment company’s Talent Trends 2025 report
Confucius he say…
Chris Lee reflects
Emerging markets and new products driving pharmaceuticals growth
Christian Bürger, senior advisor at Atradius, summarises the main findings from the group’s latest Industry Trends report
Medical spending: costs vs capabilities
By Penny Pinnock, business development manager at Siemens Financial Services
Forward thinking
Industry insight from Adam Tyler
Bumper bonuses for UK FS professionals
Peter Healey, CEO of eFinancialCareers, presents key findings from the recruitment firm’s Financial Services Compensation & Lifestyle Report for 2024-2025
Profitable people
Paul Hoffman, editor-in-chief of BestBrokers, outlines the findings of a new report ranking firms by revenue and net income per employee
The rules of regulated introductions
Sarah Cunningham, head of compliance at the NACFB, on connections with conditions
Arming against change by augmenting agility
What the new US tariffs could mean for the UK construction industry, by Matt Smart, delivery director at Barkers Commercial Consultancy
The issue of intangibility
Highlights from a new CFA Institute Research and Policy Centre report entitled Investor Perspectives: Intangible Assets, presented by Matthew P Winters, senior director for global advocacy
A big deal for business
William Bain, head of trade policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, reacts to the news of an agreement in principle for a free trade deal between the UK and India
Financial crime risks expected to rise in 2025
Brent Tomlinson, co-president of risk advisory at Kroll, outlines the main findings of a new report published by the firm
Counsel’s Opinion: The gender agenda
Business Money talks to City barrister Professor Mark Watson-Gandy OBE about For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers