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 21 (14th August 2020)
[Free to read upon providing contact details] Swiss Re’s annual SONAR report looks at the top emerging risks, including increased use of edge computing, vaping and e-cigarette addiction, and declining mental health among teenagers and young adults.
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Reopening: Europe Audio
Friday Reading Edition 19 (31st July 2020)
This podcast from Brueghel, a Brussels-based economics think tank, provides a background overview of the impact of the reopening of borders on European value chains, future of work, and innovation.
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Friday Reading Edition 18 (24th July 2020)
Reflections from Alistair Cox, CEO of Hays, on navigating the business through the crisis so far, what has guided his decisions, the lessons he has learnt and how the global talent landscape is shaping up.
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Friday Reading Edition 14 (26th June 2020)
Professor Charles Baden-Fuller argues that organisations need to respond to Covid-19 with a fundamental re-examination of their business model. The crisis is not just a medical one, but part of a wider set of events that is triggering customers to rethink how they engage with organisations and how organisations engage with customers.
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Friday Reading Edition 13 (19th June 2020)
The rapid migration to digital technologies driven by the pandemic will continue into the recovery – an article from McKinsey on how to accelerate your organisation’s digital capabilities to keep pace.
Friday Reading Edition 9 (22nd May 2020)
This article from McKinsey outlines four forces whose uncertain outcomes will shape the years to come, as well as the steps needed to build the return muscle to grapple with these forces in the post-COVID-19 world.
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Friday Reading Edition 9 (22nd May 2020)
In Episode 5 of Airmic Talks, Richard Cutcher speaks to Kevin Boscher, Chief Investment Officer at Ravenscroft, and John Ludlow, CEO of Airmic, about the shock to the UK and global economy from the pandemic.
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Friday Reading Edition 1 (27th March 2020)
For six weeks in late 2006, the Financial Services Authority, the Bank of England and HM Treasury held a Market Wide Pandemic Exercise. Their report highlighted a number of key issues needing further work to strengthen the resilience of the financial sector against a pandemic and other long-duration event.
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