Financial services' role in driving climate change action now includes delivering the ESG agenda. Biodiversity is another environmental risk and increasing focus for sustainable investing, and regulators are likely to increase regulation and reporting requirements in this area, putting pressure on firms to assess the impact of their actions on nature. But, it also brings opportunities.
In this episode our regular host Irina Velkova is joined by Amanda O'Toole, Senior Portfolio Manager at AXA Investment Management and Equity, and Dr Simon Zadek, Chair of Finance for Biodiversity, to discuss the challenges and opportunities that biodiversity brings to the financial services industry.
Private equity reshaped UK accountancy and is now moving into legal services and consulting. What's driving it, and how professional services firms can position for investment.
As market conditions tighten for debt collection firms, AI is emerging as a critical differentiator for firms ahead of a material refinancing wall in 2027-28