Rothschild & Co, a BSCC member, have delivered their highest quarterly revenue for their Global Advisory department in Q1 of 2021. Turnover was up 47% to €394.9m for the first three months of the year which highlighted a significant improvement from the €269.1m generated in the same period last year. Assets under Management were also up 7% (€83.6bn) due to record Net New Assets in Wealth Management and a healthy ...
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Green Economy The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that the UK must put divisions over Brexit behind them and focus upon building a fairer, greener economy. The CBI are now launching their own “landmark” plan, called ‘Seize the Moment’, for the next decade which they believe will drive a further £700bn of economic growth by 2030. This report specifically focuses on the UK government’s policy agenda of addressing geographic ...
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Ragnar Agnell at Centigo, a BSCC Patron Member, has written a recent commentary on the challenges of post-Brexit supply chains. His piece discusses some of the immediate costs which may come as a result of the UK leaving the EU due brokerage fees, increases in transport rates and/or higher raw material prices. All of these processes are non-value-adding activities which have reduced the focus upon supply chain optimisations. The rise ...
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RiskPoint, a BSCC Patron Member, has established a new Business area this month to facilitate more financial requirements. The ambitious move has started in Sweden but will eventually expand to the greater Nordics before entering into other territories. RiskPoint is a European based Insurance Managing General Underwriting (MGU) agency with a focus upon quality, compliance and driving efficiencies which will mutually benefit this new expansion. The new Business area will allow, ...
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UK’s 17th May Reopening On Monday, 17th May, the restrictions on businesses and venues in England were reduced as part of ‘Step 3’ in the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown plan. All restaurants, pubs, social clubs, cafes, hotels, group exercises, casinos, cinemas, museums, stately/historic homes, theatres and many others were able to resume to almost complete normality. PM Johnson thanked the nation for their sacrifices and declared “your efforts have so ...
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Ireland’s two largest ferry operators, Irish Ferries and Stena Line, a BSCC Patron Member, this month called for the reopening of the Common Travel Area (CTA) at the earliest opportunity. They also welcomed the proposal by Ireland’s deputy head of government, Varadkar, discussing the possibility of restoring the Common Travel Area (CTA) between Ireland and Britain as an “initial first step” for the travel and tourism sectors. With the virus at ...
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Making Sense of Global Trade With Anna Sellinger, of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, and Sebastian Remøy, of Kreab Introduction Anna Stellinger has two decades of experience in International Affairs, global trade and EU Affairs which include heading up two government agencies. Furthermore, Stellinger has served three years as the Vice Chairman of Lund University and now works as the Deputy Director General, of International and EU Affairs, at the Confederation of Swedish ...
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The pandemic deeply disrupted economies around the world, prompting a massive policy response from governments and central banks. The COVID-19 vaccine provides hope for a return to normalcy, but there may be some difficult months ahead. How long will it be before normal patterns of commerce are restored, and what lasting impact will the pandemic have? The answers to these questions were discussed, at this webinar with Carl Tannenbaum, the ...
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Jersey Fishing Disputes The island of Jersey, a British Crown Dependency, sits in the English Channel and lies just 22km from the French coast. However, on Thursday, the port of Jersey was blockaded by 60 French boats due to disputes over access to fishing waters around the island. Under the new post-Brexit rules: 41 licenses/permits have been issued to French fishing vessels to access Jersey’s waters but some of these fishers ...
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The British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce is delighted to welcome you to this Webinar and Q&A on 25 May at 08.00 CEST. Today, as businesses strive to stay abreast of an unprecedented rate of change, they’re faced with significant challenges. Identifying opportunities and threats presented by market disruption is, of course, critical - but it is only part of the story. It is the capacity to respond and adapt that will ultimately ...
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