The decision to instigate a lockdown created many unintended consequences and one of these was heightened compliance risks.…
Governance, Flexibility, and the Family Office
Of the many complexities for wealthy families, a clear one is that there is wealth to be divided, to provide…
Simon Roderick
Decisions, decisions, decisions – leadership during a crisis
I’ve always felt that if you give enough clever people more thinking time, they will re-emerge with new ideas and…
Simon Roderick
The ever-changing world of intermediary sales
Until COVD hit, the intermediary sales channel was booming, jobs were plentiful, and it was strategically important to many firms.…
Simon Roderick
COVID, PEST, and the CEO/CMO relationship
PEST analysis (political, economic, socio-cultural and technological) has been a central part of strategic management for many years, but has…
Simon Roderick
Marketing, COVID & the future
The future’s bright, but the future is clearly digital – especially in marketing.…
Simon Roderick
Market update – is London finished? 20th Aug 2020
In our latest market update, MD Simon Roderick discusses working from home, and asks ‘Is London finished?’.…
Fram Search
The seesaw – a career in Collections & Recoveries
It can be a strange environment for collections and recoveries professionals, because as the wider economy struggles their career prospects…
Simon Roderick
Female Sales Director in Financial Services? There’s more hens with teeth….
For some time firms have been given clear signals that having a balanced team isn’t just about equality, it’s good…
Simon Roderick
Private Equity and Women
An HBR survey focused on venture capital found a dramatic correlation between diversity and financial outcomes. However, whilst It’s clear…
Simon Roderick
Growing a company? Considering hiring a CFO/Finance Manager?
There comes a point when growing businesses need a full-time Finance Manager or CFO. There many important things to consider…
Simon Roderick
Wealth Management post Covid – the need for speed
What a roller coaster we’ve been on since mid-March. Emotionally, economically, and at a societal level, we’ve gone from the…