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David Morrey and Ben Farmer unpack the FCA’s new sector priority reports and what they really signal for financial services firms in 2026.

Preparing for the FCA’s motor finance redress scheme: why firms should conduct a business health check now.

Tax strategy is no longer a box ticking exercise; it can shape the value of your business and make or break an exit.

Stay up to date with our latest round up of financial regulation.

Analysis of 2025 UK consumer sector failures across retail, hospitality, and travel. Explore the cost pressures, working capital challenges and structural issues driving business distress.

Whistleblowing is entering a new phase. Recent legislative changes, including updates under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act and the Employment Rights Act, are reshaping what effective reporting and response look like for large organisations.

What are the key risk areas for UK companies to be aware of when appointing a non-UK resident director?

Investigations are often viewed as a way to uncover a single, definitive truth. But in practice, they are rarely black and white.

Upcoming employment tax compliance changes to be aware of and annual filing requirements for 2025/26 with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

UK fire and security sector M&A review 2025

For 22 years, Grant Thornton’s global Women in Business research has tracked progress on female representation in senior leadership across the mid‑market. This year’s findings reveal a world moving forward, and a UK in danger of losing ground. As last year’s report warned, without decisive action, the mid‑market risks creating a missed generation of female leaders. The 2026 data suggests that moment may already be here.

Local Authorities enter 2026 still facing sustained financial strain. Despite uplifts in core spending power across the sector as a whole, pressures from social care demand, contract inflation and higher borrowing costs continue to erode resilience across the sector. Recent parliamentary evidence confirms that, whilst rare, the number of Section 114 notices issued since 2018 is at an all-time high, underlining the systemic nature of the challenge and the scrutiny on historic corporate investments and subsidiary performance.

NMW Compliance is not as straight forward as employers often think, there is much more to consider than just an hourly rate of pay.

Looking for indirect tax updates? Our experts share the latest updates each month.

Get your STBV reporting right – the compliance landscape for short-term business visitors explained.

The Aerospace and Defence (A&D) market entered 2026 with more momentum than at any point in the past decade. Geopolitical instability, rising defence budgets and a recovering commercial aviation cycle have not only lifted performance – they’ve reshaped portfolio priorities and accelerated consolidation across the sector.