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We're looking forward to seeing our great guests at tonight's BIBA West of England annual dinner BRISTOL HARBOUR HOTEL LIMITED Sansovino Room with Andy Waring Jose Ponte and Finlay Dewar #broker #insurance #startrungrow No tricks only treats 🤣 🎃

With a lot of content to digest from yesterday’s budget, we've collated some thoughts from key financial commentators on the impact of the measures announced by the Chancellor. The Financial Times’ Editorial Board have penned a piece in which they opine that having inherited a deeply troubled economy, the budget was “dramatic in scale”, with it being “a turning point for Britain, towards a significantly stronger role for the state in its economic model.” The article goes on to conclude by saying that the chancellor has “opened the door to higher investment, which if sustained, could be game-changing for Britain's growth trajectory” but that it is now essential that new funds are channelled efficiently to productivity-enhancing projects.  https://lnkd.in/eAaQAgd2 Elsewhere, Claer Barrett writes that although the Chancellor may have promised to put pounds in the pockets of working people at her maiden Budget, higher payroll taxes for employers could cost some people their jobs. Barrett goes on to say that despite the increase not being applied directly to the pay packets of working people, they will certainly feel its financial impact and that it the success of the policy depends on whether employers respond by cutting jobs. https://lnkd.in/e9utvYYc Following on from this, The Telegraph includes comments from corporate bosses that the increase in employer national insurance contributions may see hiring freezes and pay cuts. According to Tom Clougherty, the executive director of the Institute of Economic Affairs, it would be a “fantasy” to claim that the increase on employers would not affect working people. https://lnkd.in/envwN8Gu According to The Guardian the International Monetary Fund has welcomed the measures announced by Reeves, saying her £40bn of tax rises would boost growth “sustainably”. In what was a rare intervention, the IMF backed the Chancellor’s increase in investment and extra spending to ease the financial pressure on public services and boost growth. The IMF said that the new budget rules showed that the government was committed to bringing down the UK’s debts over the longer term and that it approved of the measures announced.  https://lnkd.in/eEtPXYiJ If you are struggling to get your head around the announcements will affect you, The Guardian has produced a calculator so you can work out if you'll be better or worse off https://lnkd.in/ehbvEk8B And for all the budding Chancellors amongst us, the Financial Times has created a game to see if you could balance the books!  https://lnkd.in/edkaM9me

Always a nice experience being at the #BrokerExpo. Thanks to everyone who came to say hello to our team (we missed half of the them in this photo but they have been a big part of our amazing group). Andy Waring Gemma Jarrett Lucy Thomas (she/her) Danny Buxton John Keen Luke Harris Bruno Mameli #brokerexpo2024 #stubbenedge

We are delighted to announce that our MGA's Residential Property Owners product has gone live on their slick new quote and buy system. Come by stand 2 to find out more. Gemma Jarrett #stubbenedge #brokerexpo2024

Stand is up and looking good! Some exciting news coming tomorrow. Come to say hello tomorrow and find out more at the #brokerexpo24 Stand 02, NEC Arena in Birmingham. Gemma Jarrett Andy Waring Lucy Thomas (she/her) Danny Buxton Bruno Mameli Luke Harris John Keen

Congratulations to ekko on winning “SME of the year (EMEA)" by Environmental Finance. The award is testament to the hard work of the whole team and highlights the impact of their groundbreaking initiative to empower their customers by tracking their decarbonisation efforts. AkoniHub is proud to be working in partnership with ekko and BLME to provide the first truly sustainable savings solution as part of this. https://lnkd.in/egMpyuXg Well done team ekko and here’s to many more! #sustainability #ESG #decarbonisation #moneymanagement 

Another couple of adviser events completed, including one at the National Motorcycle Museum  It is great to see the enthusiasm as we engage brokers across the country. #moneymanagement

We're all set up at Imperial War Museum Duxford for the Anglia session of the BIBA Tour of the Regions. Drop by and chat to us about #commission #capacity and #customers. Andy Waring Jose Ponte

Look out for our team Andy Waring and Jose Ponte at tomorrow's BIBA Tour of the Regions event at Imperial War Museum Duxford from 08:30-16:00. Chat to us about how we can help your #brokerage get more #capacity #commission and #customers

Good luck Katie Horne! What an effort and a great cause 🚶♀️