Finance
Community Currency: Rethinking Money for Local Resilience and Social Value
Money is one of the most powerful systems shaping modern life. It allows us to buy, sell, save and invest. It gives a common measure to goods and services that would otherwise be difficult to compare. Yet conventional money also has a limitation: it usually measures value in only one di...
The ‘mansion tax’ and property prices – what’s to come?
Further details have emerged about the potential impact of the ‘mansion tax’ announced in the last Budget.Rachel Reeves’ first two Budgets have so far featured announcements of tax-raising measures with delayed starting dates. For example, the controversial changes to inheritance tax (I...
Time for an inheritance tax rethink
Estate planning is something many of us put off for understandable reasons. However, procrastination has become an expensive option following the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) introduced by the Chancellor in her last two Budgets. ...
Ready, teddy, go! Volunteers from The Cambridge collect 200 teddies to support charity
Volunteers from The Cambridge Building Society have collected and prepared more than 200 teddy bears to help The Red Hen Project raise funds at a series of summer community events across Cambridge. ...
Private pension access age rising from 55 to 57
In the UK, you can start taking money from a private pension from age 55. This is changing: from 6th April 2028, the earliest age most people can access a private pension will rise to 57.This guide explains the key pension ages, what is changing in 2028, and how to check what the rules ...
Deloitte launches 'Adopt 100' programme with NVIDIA to accelerate AI adoption for businesses
Deloitte announces the launch of 'Adopt 100' with NVIDIA - a new programme designed to help businesses unlock the full potential of AI. Launched at an exclusive event during London Tech Week, Adopt 100 will integrate NVIDIA-accelerated AI solutions from leading startups into Deloitte's ...
Team PEM conquers the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
Forty colleagues from PEM have successfully completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, demonstrating remarkable resilience, teamwork and determination while raising nearly £10,000 for the PEM Charitable Trust.Taking on one of the UK’s most iconic endurance routes, the team tackled 2...
Empowering Neuro-Inclusion
We had the privilege of delivering neuro-inclusion training for line managers at East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA), focusing on building the confidence and practical skills necessary to support neurodivergent employees. We always love sharing both evidence-based strategies and lived exp...
Inflation rising again: what higher oil prices mean
The war with Iran has dashed hopes of inflation falling to its target level. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) ...
Is that invoice a deepfake? Defending your accounts team against the latest fraud
AI-enhanced fraud is changing how criminals target finance teams, especially Accounts Payable. ...