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    Selling your business: valuation and deal preparation

    Apr 15, 2020
    Building on a previous Review article about selling all or part of your business, we look at valuation, pre-transaction steps, relationship with potential buyers, and the transaction process 
    by Paul Bryant
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    Insights Review by ICG: March 2020

    Apr 14, 2020
    The March 2020 edition of co-branded publication The Insights Review, produced by Internal Consulting Group, is out now
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    Financial planning in 2050

    Apr 14, 2020
    In a world of data DIY, planners will be life coaches, writes Jacqueline Lockie CFPTM Chartered FCSI, CISI head of financial planning
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    Working from home: tips for parents

    Apr 9, 2020
    From utilising innovative technology to capitalising on nap time, there are some things parents working from home can do to make their day more productive while keeping children entertained
    by Bethan Rees
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    How to carry on studying in disruptive circumstances

    Apr 3, 2020
    For students, professionals and all exam candidates, it is important to remain focused on the big picture, writes Lora Benson MCIPR, CISI head of media
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    In the news: Sustaining sustainability

    Apr 3, 2020
    Some companies with ESG credentials are outperforming their peers throughout Covid-19, while a Dutch challenger bank launches an initiative to plant a tree for every €100 spent on its cards 
    by Bethan Rees
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    My business: True success

    Mar 31, 2020

    Andrew Brook-Dobson CFP™ Chartered MCSI, managing director at Brook-Dobson Brear, helps clients lead successful lives through a combination of life planning, financial planning and wealth management
    by Jane Playdon

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    Ask the experts: Business models since RDR

    Mar 30, 2020
    Cindy Chan, partner and lead for retail conduct and governance at Deloitte UK, explains how the Retail Distribution Review has impacted business models and what has changed for the consumer since then
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    In the news: Diving into digital banking

    Mar 27, 2020
    Amid the current global turmoil, digital bank Revolut continues to operate and has launched in the US, while both Singapore and Hong Kong are expanding their digital banking offering
    by Bethan Rees
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    Getting in, and getting on

    Mar 25, 2020
    To have two generations of the same family working in the same sector is an indicator that social mobility isn’t happening. For financial services, that indicator stands at three times the national average in the UK alone. Why is this bad news and what can be done about it?
    by Alexander Garrett
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    Mental health and working from home

    Mar 20, 2020
    Many of us are working from home for the foreseeable future because of Covid-19. Here are some tips on how to combat the challenges this set-up creates
    by Bethan Rees 
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    Security by design – creating a cyber resilient business

    Mar 17, 2020

    The consequences of cyber attacks can be severe – which is why security should be carefully designed into every part of the business rather than just bolted on
    by Michael Imeson, Chartered MCSI, and Des O'Connor

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    Case study: Combining property assets

    Mar 16, 2020
    Nicola Watts CFP™ Chartered FCSI, director of Jane Smith Financial Planning, explains how the firm helped a couple purchase a property and maintain their hobbies and interests during retirement
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    Book review – Radical uncertainty: decision-making for an unknowable future

    Mar 16, 2020
    A new book by economist John Kay and former Bank of England governor Lord Mervyn King addresses the art of decision-making in an unforeseeable world
    by Anthony Hilton FCSI(Hon)
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    The benefits of having friends at work

    Mar 13, 2020
    Having friends could make your working life more productive and fulfilling, while increasing your business network at the same time
    by Bethan Rees
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    Brilliance in Belfast

    Mar 10, 2020
    CISI students and university students were recognised for their high achievements at the CISI Northern Ireland annual dinner, held at the Drawing Office in the Titanic Hotel on Thursday 6 February
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