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Travel has a way of broadening perspectives and this week I have been in Canada again, at the RMA conference in Niagara Falls, where I have been generally eating too many burgers, drinking too much coffee and wondering where the vegetables have gone from my diet… all this in addition to chatting about the Canadian economic landscape and what people think will happen in the new year. Of course, some things are different but what was surprising was just how… Read more

Last week, I made the journey down to London to see ABBA Voyage. Beyond the music, which was a lot of fun, the staging and the show were outstanding… world-class, in fact… they threw everything at it. What made it so good… it was the little things. Avatars casting a shadow on the floorAdding real musicians to the set, giving that organic ‘live’ music feelStage lighting and effects that moved and extended out from the stage throughout the audience and… Read more

It is an age-old icebreaker question, one that is safe to discuss (unlike sport and certainly politics) and almost as classic as discussing the weather: ‘Are you a dog person or a cat person?’ Most people seem to identify with one or the other, and definitively too. ‘I’m totally a dog person; I can’t stand cats,’ or just simply, ‘I’m a cat person,’ as they snootily look down on all dog people as somewhat inferior. Can this seemingly innocent question… Read more

In case you hadn’t noticed the new Consumer Duty has gone live in the UK. I was away when this happened and since coming back I have been taking some polls around how people feel, 2 weeks in. Before launch there certainly was plenty of fanfare (and resources to help), a pressing deadline and chorus of doom and gloom above the wrath of the FCA that would descend on August 1st…. yes I was guilty of this too! However, with… Read more

It can be difficult coming back especially straight after a couple of weeks away.  There’s the bulging inbox, outstanding admin tasks, and that nagging feeling, “Yes I really should have mowed the lawn before I went away”, all added to the pressure to once again move at speed, the pace of the herd, now you are returned. However, the change of scene can also be a welcome breath of fresh air. Having a couple of weeks (rather than only one)… Read more

As I sit here, reminiscing about the whirlwind of last week, I can’t help but smile at the peculiarities of a British summer. Picture this: it’s 3:30 in the morning, and the sun is already peeking over the horizon, casting a soft glow over the landscape. Fast forward to 8:39 in the evening, and the sun is just beginning to bid us goodbye. It’s great to have these longer days, but it does have drawbacks. You see, the combination of… Read more