Ken Davy, the founder and Chairman of The SimplyBiz Group is a true industry heavyweight and is greatly respected by across the financial services sector, and by other business leaders. Ken regularly shares his views on some of the pertinent issues shaping our landscape and provides a unique insight into some of the issues of the past and the future in the press. Read his most recent columns below:
Elvis Presley famously coined the phrase “taking care of business” to ensure that, despite the limelight and hysteria surrounding his success, he and his team never lost sight of the importance of doing a good job, efficiently and profitably.
I make no apology for returning to the subject of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), as the deadline for responding to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) consultation paper is the end of January.
I hope your 2018 is already off to a good start, it's only January and already this is a great time to look forward to the exciting opportunities ahead.
By the time I left school at the age of 15, with no qualifications, I had been called a few choice names by my teachers and received many predictions about where my future lay.
Rather than making a knee-jerk rejection, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) should follow Aegon UK’s lead by focussing on fairness and affordability when considering the latest Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) funding proposals.
The recent scary antics of Halloween were an appropriate backdrop for Scottish Widows to release the even more frightening results of a survey about the protection coverage of the UK’s self-employed. Or, more accurately, the alarming lack of insurance protection, which could spell financial ruin for the individual and their family.
As the nights darken and the winter cold approaches, it is a good time to consider spending a few tax-deductible days in the Californian sunshine.
Is this the perfect storm, or something the economy can breeze through? How would you feel if your bank were to write to you with the news that, instead of having £50,000 credit, you were £5,000 overdrawn?
Can a leopard really change its spots?
Being able to congratulate the FCA, while not by any means a first, is not something I am able to do regularly.