
The rise of AI
Our CEO James Chaplin attended the APSCo IT Forum this week, where the conversation on AI highlighted the sharp contrast between sectors already integrating AI and those still defining their strategy.
Our CEO James Chaplin attended the APSCo IT Forum this week, where the conversation on AI highlighted the sharp contrast between sectors already integrating AI and those still defining their strategy.
In these quarterly events, we analyse how AI is disrupting business, across all areas from finance to biotechnology, to energy or consumer services, such as e-commerce.In these quarterly events, we analyse how AI is disrupting business, across all areas from finance to biotechnology, to energy or consumer services, such as e-commerce.
On July 15, the UK Chancellor will unveil major financial services reforms—including changes to pension fund investment rules, banking ringfencing, and crypto regulation–to boost a sector that makes up 8.8% of the UK economy but has stagnated since Brexit.
Legal sector job vacancies in the UK have dropped by 10% in 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, as political instability and rapid technological change drive a more cautious approach to hiring across law firms and legal departments.
The UK real estate sector is stabilising, with falling inflation, steady interest rates, and rising vacancies.