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It’s been a rough couple of years for the information security industry. Following breach after high security breach, the top news story in the info sec world for the last year has been that the sector has slid into a big skills shortage, and the situation shows no sign of improving. In April of last […]
IFRS 9, the new International Financial Reporting Standard, will replace IAS 39 when it comes into effect in January 2018. IFRS 9 was issued in July 2014, following several years of revision and negotiation between the Financial Accounting Standards Board and International Accounting Standards Board. During the financial crisis of 07/08, IAS 39 drew a […]
Many of you reading this will be familiar with Kind Consultancy as a disruptive Executive Search firm, headhunting the very best talent for your permanent middle, senior and board-level positions, but something that’s just as central to what we do is delivering Interim resource for business-critical roles and projects alike. Over the last 3 and […]
The Mortgage Credit Directive is a framework of conduct rules for mortgage firms that was introduced by the EU in 2014 and comes into effect in the UK on the 21st of March 2016. Most of the MCD covers pre-sale areas like advertising and disclosure, areas that are already tightly regulated in the UK. As […]
The Senior Managers Regime represents the first major regulatory change of 2016. The joint FCA and PRA initiative comes into effect for senior bankers on the 7th of March, with plans in place to extend the programme during 2018 to cover brokers, consumer credit firms, insurers, investment firms and asset managers. Once the Senior Managers […]
2015 has been an extremely positive year for the Kind Group, with the Kind brand being more visible than ever before across the Financial Services sector. We’ve demonstrated that not only are we an Executive Search practice that delivers game changing results, but because our wider family of companies encompasses lending, insurance, brokering, advising and […]
From April 1st 2016 anyone buying buy-to-let property in the UK will have to pay an additional 3% stamp duty on top of the current standard rate. Where previously the higher rate started on properties over £125000 (2%), the new charge will apply to all purchases of buy-to-let or second homes over £40000. Profit margins […]
Relying on in-house recruitment seems like the simplest, easiest, cheapest option for finding a new hire. But what if you don’t get the perfect candidate? What if your recruitment process relies on busy, non-dedicated staff trying to find time in their work day to do a quick search followed by a brief interview? What if […]
In 2014, $12.2 billion was invested in FinTech companies worldwide. That’s triple the 2013 figure of $4.05 billion, and Money 2020 have predicted that the number may rise to over $20 billion this year. Many people are speculating that FinTech companies are being wildly overvalued and suggesting that we could be headed towards an easily […]
By now, you’ve definitely heard the words “Solvency II”. You’ve seen the phrase all over business news websites and your social media feeds – you know it’s a very big deal. You’ve been told it’s arguably the biggest change to insurance regulations in 30+ years. But do you know what it actually is? Solvency II […]
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