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 226 (15th November 2024)
“There's potential to build a world-class captive domicile in the UK, but it will only be competitive if it has effective regulation and is implemented efficiently.”
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Friday Reading Edition 225 (8th November 2024)
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey discusses the central bank's decision to cut its benchmark interest rate to 4.75%, and the impact tariffs from the US could have on the UK economy following the re-election of Donald Trump.
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Friday Reading Edition 225 (8th November 2024)
Just released – A combination of underlying political tensions in various regions is leading to a more destabilised global order. How can directors reliably assess both the short and long-term impact and consequences of so varied and amorphous a set of issues on their businesses?
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Trump 2.0 will have a massive impact on Big Tech, AI, chips and more—in Silicon Valley and beyond Text
Friday Reading Edition 225 (8th November 2024)
A rundown of what Trump 2.0 probably means for issues such as AI, antitrust, and semiconductors – Trump has expressed views on a variety of important tech topics, and it is also reasonable to take into account the views and motivations of key advisors including Elon Musk, who has emerged in the last few months of the presidential campaign as one of Trump’s most important and trusted allies.
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Friday Reading Edition 221 (11th October 2024)
One year on, Foreign Policy asks experts to assess the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Friday Reading Edition 217 (13th September 2024)
In the King’s Speech in July, which set out the government’s legislative agenda for the upcoming parliamentary session, the new Labour government announced that it intends to put forward a draft Audit and Governance Reform Bill.
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Friday Reading Edition 217 (13th September 2024)
In this episode, Dr Roger Barker, IoD Director of Policy and Corporate Governance, Richard Moorhead, Professor of Law and Professional Ethics at the University of Exeter, Nick Gould, Partner at Aria Grace Law, and Mary Campbell OBE, Founder and CEO of Blas and Resilient Corporates, discuss the shocking governance issues arising from the Post Office Horizon Scandal.
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Friday Reading Edition 217 (13th September 2024)
Examines risk cultures in the banking industry and how financial institutions can learn from the failures of the likes of Credit Suisse and SVB.
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What is governance? Text
Friday Reading Edition 217 (13th September 2024)
There is no one universal system of governance. Instead, governance principles are supported by laws and regulations and are used by organisations to define how the board and management should operate.
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Friday Reading Edition 212 (9th August 2024)
Knowing where to look for coverage is key to solving the AI puzzle.
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