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 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)
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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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)
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered Labour’s first Budget since 2010, after the party’s return to power in July’s general election. She announced tax rises worth £40bn to fund the NHS and other public services. Here is a summary of the main measures.
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Friday Reading Edition 223 (25th October 2024)
AI is increasingly becoming an integral asset to various industries, offering insights, streamlining processes, and boosting efficiency. However, its widespread adoption comes with significant challenges for businesses, insurers and regulators.
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Friday Reading Edition 222 (18th October 2024)
The fields of AI and robotics have made rapid advancements in recent years. AI in particular has powered much of the growth in equity markets and we believe that we are only at the beginning of the opportunity.
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Friday Reading Edition 222 (18th October 2024)
Tech companies are reporting increased emissions due to running the data centres that power AI. But AI tools can also help facilitate the energy transition.
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Friday Reading Edition 222 (18th October 2024)
AI adoption by companies is gathering pace, but initial use cases naturally tend to focus on optimization and efficiencies around internal use cases instead of novel AI-enabled products, services, and business models. We use examples from a range of industries, exploring why companies should ensure they are positioned to seize long-term, revolutionary, and client-centric AI opportunities.
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Friday Reading Edition 222 (18th October 2024)
AI is playing an increasingly influential role in the healthcare sector, helping to improve diagnosis, streamline and improve processes, enhance patient care, create efficiencies in data sharing and, critically, save more lives. As the technology continues to advance, the opportunities are vast.
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Friday Reading Edition 219 (27th September 2024)
Climate change impacts our economic and societal systems, for example extreme weather events pose a risk to essential services, Customers will have to accept a reduction in the availability of infrastructure, without further investment in increasingly costly maintenance and adaptation.
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