Farrer & Co

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Charities podcast: Letter to the Chancellor

Charlotte Black, a member of our tax practice, caught up with Richard Bray, acting chairman of the Charity Tax Group to discuss Richard’s recent letter to the Chancellor.

Cultural barriers to disclosing child sexual abuse

Shehnal Amin, Associate in the Farrer & Co Race Equality Taskforce within the Safeguarding Unit, raises important questions around the issues of disclosing abuse in minority communities, and examining what needs to change to protect those at risk.

Private Conversations – Navigating through COVID-19 with Anne-Marie Piper and Bryony Cove

Private Conversations – Navigating through COVID-19 with Anne-Marie Piper and Bryony Cove

Charities podcast - ethical investment with Elizabeth Jones and James Maloney

Charities podcast - ethical investment with Elizabeth Jones and James Maloney

Talking capital, working capital - with Andy Peterkin

Talking capital. Working capital. 

At Farrer & Co, we have a strong focus on providing private capital services acting for direct investors and co-investors (both UK and international), founders and managers and how those clients protect and invest their capital in commercial and alternative asset classes, including real estate, art and finance. In this podcast Simon Ward (link) and Andy Peterkin (link), partners in our corporate and financial services teams discuss the growth of, and opportunities in, the Fintech sector. In particular they discuss:
• the direction the Fintech proposition is going
• how the regulator in the UK is engaging with start-ups
• what asset managers and banks look for when looking at a technology proposition
This podcast is aimed at our  UK and international investors, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and their advisers.

Charities podcast – The CIFF case with Elizabeth Jones and Julian Smith

Last month we covered the recent Supreme Court judgment in the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK) (CIFF) case in an article. It can be read here if you missed it.

It is also the topic for our September podcast, on which I am joined by Julian Smith, a fellow partner in the Charities team. The case found that in principle members of all charitable companies owe fiduciary duties to the purposes of the charitable company.

In the podcast we delve into the technical detail of the case as well as considering its significance for charities and what practical implications may flow from this judgment. It will be relevant to those involved with charities established as a company limited by guarantee and possibly also other charities with two tier structures that involve members and trustees.

Farrer & Co - Safeguarding: Domestic abuse

Maria Strauss, Partner in the Safeguarding Unit speaks to Jan Pickles, OBE, on the rise of domestic abuse during the nationwide coronavirus lock-down, and what employers can do to safeguard their staff.

The Entrepreneur - Bridgeweave

David Fletcher speaks to Akshaya Bhargava, about Akshaya's career, motivations and his observations on the financial services industry as an entrepreneur. Akshaya is the founder of Bridgeweave, a B2B Fintech firm which creates AI powered next generation products for Wealth and Asset Management industries.

The Entrepreneur - Hazem Nakib