39 posts categorised "Business services"

22 February 2021 Lloyd’s and the London Market: Writing insurance amidst a pandemic COVID-19 has changed the landscape in which insurance is written.

05 December 2019 Does the way that financial services organisations deliver their transformation, remediation and change programmes need evolution or a revolution to succeed in the future? Pressure on the financial services industry to remain profitable has been predominantly driven by regulatory changes, political uncertainty and competition. Michael Gibbons and Jessica Parthezius discuss the key question, does the Financial Services need evolution or a revolution?

06 November 2019 Law firms look ahead to the future A blog about how law firms can look to the future despite what's going on in the current economic climate. Despite a very turbulent year, it is promising to see a positive within the performance of the UK legal sector. Firms showed much resilience and still reported revenue and profit growth.

21 October 2019 How can law firms adapt to the cyber security threat This year’s Law Firms’ Survey showed cyber security risk to be an area of concern for all responding firms. Law firms are increasingly targeted as they hold a wealth of sensitive data and large amounts of client money. With the increased use of digital and cloud-based solutions means that the ‘attack surface’ and exposure threats has increased. This latest cyber security blog looks at three elements of how law firms can adapt to the security threat environment within this digital age.

22 March 2019 Employers in the Facilities Management sector: preparing for even more change and enforcement... By John Harding and Emily Webster We all know just how critical people are to businesses in the Facilities Management (FM) sector and how much...

12 February 2019 Four focus areas for law firms to grow their revenues, margins and resilience in the coming five years Leon Hutchinson's second blog maps out the steps law firms need to take if they’re to remain resilient for the next five years.

12 February 2019 Law Firm Survey: Taking stock of the past five years – and building resilience for the next five Every year, PwC’s Law Firms’ Survey provides a fascinating snapshot of the current state of the UK legal sector. In this year’s study the picture appears fairly bright, with over 90% of firms reporting growth in fee income, and 40% saying it’s in double-digits.

08 February 2019 Reflections on the Bett EdTech tradeshow: unlocking opportunities for providers selling to schools in the “new normal” By Georgina Howe and Ian Koxvold Each year, our extended education strategy team visits pretty much every stand at the education technology event BETT to...

21 January 2019 Living wills are coming in Facilities Management – so embrace them now to get ahead of the game By Derrick Tate and Farah Abou Until a couple of years ago, the facilities management (FM) industry appeared to be steering a fairly steady course....

11 December 2018 So you want to go for an IPO? Planning and preparation are fundamental factors for its success By Lucy Tarleton In my first blog in this two-part series, I looked at law firms’ growing interests in alternative sources of finance, a trend...

07 December 2018 Considering alternative funding? Time to weigh up the options By Lucy Tarleton Every year, PwC’s Law Firms’ Survey provides a great snapshot of the “state of the nation” in the legal services market. This...

24 October 2018 Do you have the resilience needed to keep pace with technology change? By Alyson Reeves Law firms have a tough few years ahead of them and will need to exhibit some extraordinary resilience over the next few...

21 October 2018 Are law firms taking advantage of emerging technologies? By David Moloney I’m always interested in the results of the annual PwC Law Firms’ survey, particularly when it comes to looking at how the...

10 October 2018 Six tips for professional services leaders looking to embrace Artificial Intelligence By Euan Cameron We recently held a round table event for professional services leaders where we discussed Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the benefits available to...

26 March 2018 GDPR is coming. Is your facilities management company ready? By Raoul Rambaut GDPR put simply, is the single biggest shakeup of data protection law in the past 20 years. And with its enforcement date...

12 March 2018 How a strategic and capabilities-focused approach to cost can get Industrial Manufacturing & Services companies fit for growth By Ross Elliott In my conversations with sectors within the Industrial Manufacturing & Services (IM&S) industry, cost reduction invariably emerges as a key focus. This...

13 November 2017 The facts behind the figures: Global Law Firms’ financial performance By Kate Wolstenholme Our 2017 Law Firms’ Survey should give pause for thought to firms across the globe – for many, some significant changes are...

16 October 2017 'Ch ch ch ch changes' - ahead for law firms By David Snell I don’t watch the X Factor, though that might change if there’s a Bowie week before Christmas. But I happened upon one...

06 February 2017 Minimum wage demands maximum care - Why complying with National Minimum Wage rules may not be as simple as it seems By Kerry-Ann Newton and John Harding In recent months, high-profile examples of businesses paying their staff less than the National Minimum Wage (NMW) have focused...

17 January 2017 Tomorrow’s Law Firm By David Snell Back in the mid 1800’s, many people in Western Europe were resistant to the introduction of the combustion engine driven vehicle. Their...

21 December 2016 How quickly should they answer my call? Keeping on top of KPIs in Facilities Management By Derrick Tate Effectively managing the performance of facilities management suppliers is a challenge for many organisations. Practically how do you monitor and track performance...

19 July 2016 What does Brexit mean for your Facilities Management contracts? By Derrick Tate Facilities Management is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the implications of Brexit on your business....

31 May 2016 How new technologies will drive productivity in the Business Services and manufacturing sectors: our latest UK economic outlook through an industry lens by Cara Haffey and Kate Wolstenholme Our UK Economic Outlook report predicts that employment is set to grow by around three million over the next...

18 March 2016 The case for the defence: How law Firms can fight cyber attacks from the front line By Raoul Rambaut In the last three to four years the number of cyber attacks against all types of organisations has rocketed. Their complexity, too,...

04 March 2016 Navigating the increasingly uncertain environment for personal injury claims firms: Part 2 By John Baker In the previous blog, I sketched out the range of factors that’s contributing to the challenging and volatile environment in which PI...

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