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Having a professional designation from an accredited body is a well-established way for financial advisers and bankers to demonstrate their commitment to their profession. It also happens to be an essential requirement for some roles.

Earlier this year, Rishi Sunak proposed making maths a compulsory subject for all students up until the age of 18. The Prime Minister wants young people to leave school feeling “better equipped for the jobs of the future”. But is maths really all that’s needed to prepare young people for the future, or do we also need to look at financial education?

To meet the requirements of the EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) both public and private firms across all sectors will have to lean on technology, particularly as the pressure to move away from proxy data grows, Ouida Taaffe reports.

The Bank of England has announced that it is assessing the case for a retail central bank digital currency. But is the UK really ready for ‘Britcoin’ – and will the potential benefits outweigh the risks?

Financial resilience has been brought into sharp focus over the last year or so, thanks to soaring energy prices, interest rate hikes and a lobal economic downturn.

National Apprenticeship Week raises awareness of what apprenticeships are and the advantages of doing one. It is also an opportunity to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of apprentices and what they bring to their industry. This year, the theme of National Apprenticeship Week is skills for life. We take a look at how doing an apprenticeship in banking and finance can give you the skills to kickstart your career in the sector.

When we focus exclusively on GDP as the ultimate yardstick of economic performance, we lose sight of what actually contributes to a happier, more prosperous society and a healthier environment. To get the measure of what really matters, we should be using other metrics, says Lukasz Krebel.

For International Day of Education, we look at the value of financial education and how students can benefit from it in the long term.

Deciding where to go to university and what to study is an important decision for prospective students. As the UCAS deadline approaches, Max-Selby Bird, one of our BSc (Hons) Banking & Finance graduates, tells us why he chose to study a degree with us and how it helped his career in paraplanning.