Day: 20 March 2026

St. James’s Place celebrates reaching 1,000 female advisers milestone

Stuart Mitchell

Ahead of International Women’s Day (IWD), St. James’s Place (SJP) announced that more than 1,000 women are now working as financial advisers across its Partnership. SJP reaches the milestone amid what is seen to be the largest wealth transfer to women in history, with women playing a more significant role in financial decision-making than ever before and now projected to be holding over half of the UK’s wealth1. While wealth dynamics are shifting, the advice profession has not evolved at the same pace. Women remain underrepresented across the sector, with…

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Magenta Associates becomes a Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation

Stuart Mitchell

The Carbon Literacy Project has awarded Magenta Associates Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation (CLO) accreditation, reflecting the communications agency’s ongoing commitments to reducing its carbon emissions and tackling climate change. Carbon Literacy, as defined by the Carbon Literacy Project, is “an awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisational basis.” To become accredited, an organisation must demonstrate Carbon Literacy through everyday behaviour and ensure a substantial proportion of its workforce is individually certified as Carbon Literate.  Magenta’s…

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New Study from the University of Oxford Finds Storytelling Reduces Political Polarisation

Stuart Mitchell

A ground-breaking new study from the University of Oxford and The Ohio State University reveals compelling evidence that storytelling reduces polarisation and measurably strengthens emotional connection, active citizenship and social cohesion among secondary school pupils. The longitudinal, controlled study tested the efficacy of a storytelling intervention in five diverse Kentucky school districts, in partnership with global not-for-profit organisation Narrative 4, which uses storytelling to promote social change. The study compared the experiences and perspectives of pupils who took part in this storytelling intervention to peers in a control group. “This study…

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How Brits are redefining where, how, and why they shop

Stuart Mitchell

Shopping habits in the UK are changing. Alongside traditional stores, more people are buying through social media, online marketplaces and second-hand platforms. But where are shoppers choosing to spend their money, and what brings them back? Adobe Express surveyed 2,000 Brits to explore what drives people to shop across different retail channels, how habits have changed over the past year, and what consumers expect from brands as retail moves forward. The findings show how marketing, trust, convenience and personal values are shaping buying decisions, and what retailers need to do…

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British Business Bank and Haatch to invest £32 million in UK’s most promising and diverse angel syndicates

Stuart Mitchell

The British Business Bank has committed an additional £25 million to invest in the UK’s most promising and diverse angel syndicates. The platform is managed by Haatch, an existing partner of the Bank  and follows an initial investment of £7 million into a cohort of five emerging syndicates last year. The total of £32 million is being invested via a platform managed by Haatch, an early-stage venture capital firm and existing partner of the British Business Bank. The partnership enables the Bank to invest alongside recently established, high-performing angel syndicates.…

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