Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 230 (13th December 2024)
The Syrian president has fled, leaving behind immense uncertainty about the country’s future.
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Friday Reading Edition 226 (15th November 2024)
Summary of Chancellor’s Mansion House speech last night.
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Friday Reading Edition 226 (15th November 2024)
Highlights how captives – an established risk management tool used for many years and beyond insurance cycles – support organisations in navigating emerging and future challenges by offering tailored risk management strategies
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Friday Reading Edition 225 (8th November 2024)
Trump won a personal victory in the 2024 election, sweeping all the swing states, improving his vote share just about everywhere, and—unlike his 2016 victory—garnering an outright majority of the popular vote.
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Friday Reading Edition 225 (8th November 2024)
Donald Trump’s election victory will bring immediate costs for US allies, and will remake the map of American partnership.
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Friday Reading Edition 224 (1st November 2024)
The lack of any mention in the 2024 UK annual Budget of a consultation period to look at making the UK a domicile friendly to captives has been highlighted as a missed opportunity by market commentators.
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Friday Reading Edition 224 (1st November 2024)
As chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils Labour's high-stakes overhaul of the UK's public finances, experts unpack the key policies for business.
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Friday Reading Edition 224 (1st November 2024)
Increases in taxes and borrowing are not costless and the spending plans after 2025-26 are unlikely to survive contact with reality.
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Autumn Budget 2024 Text
Friday Reading Edition 224 (1st November 2024)
Autumn Budget 2024 was one of the most hotly anticipated Budgets in living memory. The positioning ahead of this budget was all about tough political choices with a claimed black hole of £22bn and public services in need of vital support. In the final analysis tax rises totalling £40bn were announced, but there were few surprises.
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Friday Reading Edition 224 (1st November 2024)
The first budget from a Labour chancellor in a decade and a half was characterised by record tax hikes, substantially increased borrowing and a generous envelope for public services – but the effects may take more than one electoral cycle to be felt.
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