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IW and The Diversity Project launch new campaign
Investment Week editor Lauren Mason
Lauren Mason
Investment Week has always been incredibly passionate about diversity in all its forms, and in our view we have only succeeded in upping the ante in terms of helping to promote a more diverse asset management community over the past year.
Octopus Investments Handcock: Standing still is my biggest fear
CEO on steering the firm through bumpy roads
Octopus Investments CEO Ruth Handcock
Octopus Investments CEO Ruth Handcock talks to Lauren Mason about her three years steering the company through markets that have not always been buoyant. My biggest fear is standing still, because we know that everything around us is always moving and if we do not, we will get left behind. Whether your company is two years old or 20 years old, you have to keep things moving just as quickly as you always did, Octopus Investments CEO Ruth Handcock told
Using “the family approach” to encourage timely estate planning
An unprecedented number of clients have delayed financial decisions because of the pandemic. But an indirect approach can help turn hesitation into urgency.
Nick Bird, Executive Business Development Manager at Octopus Investments
Let’s consider a scenario.
Catherine and Linda live on the same street, a few houses apart. Both are widowed and inherited large estates. They’re at a point in their lives where they need to think about the impact of inheritance tax.
About twelve months ago, Catherine had her annual review with her financial adviser. It was a little different, taking place over the phone because of lockdown restrictions. So her adviser made sure to take some time checking in on how she and her family were.
to be effected by means of a Scheme of Arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 Summary The boards of Inspired Education Online Limited ( Bidco ) (the Bidco Board or the Bidco Directors ) and Wey Education plc ( Wey Education ) (the Wey Education Board or the Wey Education Directors ) are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition by Bidco, to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Wey Education (the Acquisition ). The Acquisition is intended to be effected by means of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement between Wey Education and the Wey Education Shareholders under Part 26 of the Companies Act (the Scheme ) (or, if Bidco elects, with the consent of the Panel, by way of a Takeover Offer).
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