Chain Mail Archives

Chain Mail: Spring Budget Special

FSL’s Chain Mail is a regular blog containing links to news articles that we think are worth sharing. In this edition, we look at what industry experts, politicians and journalists thought of the Chancellor’s 2024 Spring Budget. Non-dom regime scrapped Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves told Sky News the abolition of the tax status was […]

Advisors Should Demand Accurate ERI Data To Protect Clients

Originally published on Wealth Briefing, on 1st February 2024. The following article examines the detail of Excess Reportable Income – the money that’s earned during a reporting period that is not distributed. If firms don’t track ERI thoroughly, investors can be punished. Getting data right is therefore essential. Michael Edwards, managing director of Financial Software […]

Chain Mail: 2024 Industry Predictions

FSL’s Chain Mail is a regular blog containing links to news articles that we think are worth sharing. In this edition, we look at the 2024 predictions for tax, wealth management, banking, investment, technology and ESG. Taxation & Interest Rates 2024 will see the implementation of a new set of tax rules for large multinationals […]

Chain Mail: Wealth Management and the impact of AI

FSL’s Chain Mail is a regular blog containing links to news articles that we think are worth sharing. In this edition, we look at the subject of artificial intelligence and its possible impact on investors, private banking and wealth management. The AI discussion and the impact of technology, such as ChatGPT, has become the […]

Chain Mail: Mergers & Acquisitions are Changing the Face of the Financial Industry

FSL’s Chain Mail is a regular blog containing links to news articles that we think are worth sharing. In this edition, we explore some of the prominent M&A deals and the implications these have for the financial industry. Mergers and acquisitions are common in the financial industry, driven by a company’s desire to maintain competitive […]

FSL CHAIN MAIL (21ST NOVEMBER 2022)

FSL’s Chain Mail is a regular blog containing links to news articles that we think are worth sharing. In this edition, we explore the industry’s views following the 17th November 2022 Autumn Budget. Key Points There were several highlights of Jeremy Hunt’s budget, some of the most prominent being the cuts to dividend tax allowance […]

FSL CHAIN MAIL (1ST NOVEMBER 2022)

FSL’s Chain Mail is a regular blog containing links to news articles that we think are worth sharing. In this edition, we explore the issue of ESG greenwashing in the financial services industry and what investors are looking for from ESG. As ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) investing gains in recognition and adoption across the […]

FSL CHAIN MAIL (5TH SEPTEMBER 2022)

FSL’s Chain Mail is a regular blog containing links to news articles that we think are worth sharing. In this edition, we explore the regional forecasts of a looming global recession. Forecasts of a recession have gripped the globe. Although economies began to rebound from the disastrous impacts of COVID-19, new drivers of recession have […]

FSL Chain Mail (6th June 2022)

FSL’s Chain Mail is a regular blog containing links to news articles that we think are worth sharing. The Queen’s speech, which establishes the government’s parliamentary agenda for the next legislative year, comprised a mixture of new proposals and long-made pledges. This edition of Chain Mail highlights the financial sector’s reaction to the Financial Services […]

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