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Karen Sheldon and Ro Bonham – Zoom Meeting
Please see below, the links to Karen Sheldon’s Zoom meeting for “BNI Member Of the Month”: This months “BNI Member Of the Month” focuses on Ro Bonham, who is a self – employed mortgage advisor, working for Sims Mortgages and Protection. Week 1: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/As7J3EEm0BHbAd5S6CM2V1vi562TwUf2IU-mNthoZpObsMfdExgscloNEwyO5di_.JqkuItybvk2vvtxE?startTime=1738843761000 Week 2: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/As7J3EEm0BHbAd5S6CM2V1vi562TwUf2IU-mNthoZpObsMfdExgscloNEwyO5di_.JqkuItybvk2vvtxE?startTime=1738844090000 Week 3: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/As7J3EEm0BHbAd5S6CM2V1vi562TwUf2IU-mNthoZpObsMfdExgscloNEwyO5di_.JqkuItybvk2vvtxE?startTime=1738844623000 Week […]

Winter Newsletter 2025
Preparing for the longevity megatrend in an uncertain world Please download your copy here: Winter Newsletter 2025 As a new year dawns and we ponder what the next 12 months may hold for us as individuals and investors, one thing is for certain – some familiar challenges lie ahead. The International Monetary […]

Economic Review – December 2024
Please find below our Economic Review for December 2024 Download your copy here: SFFS Economic Review_Dec 24 Headline inflation at eight-month high Release of the latest inflation statistics showed consumer prices are now rising at their fastest rate since March 2024, while last month also saw Bank of England (BoE) policymakers become more […]

Economic Summary – November 2024
Please find below, our Economic review for November 2024 Download your Copy here: SFFS Economic Review_Nov 24 Interest rates set to fall more gradually Last month, the Bank of England (BoE) cut interest rates for only the second time since 2020 but also warned future reductions were likely to be more gradual […]

Autumn Newsletter – 2024
Please find below “Your Finance Matters for Autumn 2024” SFFS Your Finance Matters_Autumn 24 Download your copy here. Reassuringly for investors, the latest batch of projections from economic soothsayers continues to predict a period of steady, if unspectacular, global growth. The forecasts also highlight a number of economic concerns including ‘sticky’ […]

Economic Review – September 2024
UK economic growth forecast upgraded SFFS Economic Review_Sep 24 Download your copy here An updated forecast published last month by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) suggests the UK will be the joint-second fastest growing economy among the G7 nations this year. According to the OECD’s latest projections, the UK economy […]

Economic Review – July 2024
UK growth stronger than expected SFFS Economic Review_July 24 Download your copy here Figures released last month by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the UK economy grew faster in May than had been predicted, while survey evidence points to a more recent post-election pick-up in business activity. The latest gross domestic […]

Economic Review – June 2024
Prospect of rate cut moves closer. SFFS Economic Review_June 24 Download your copy here While last month once again saw the Bank of England (BoE) leave interest rates unchanged at a 16-year high, the minutes to the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting signalled a notable change in tone and economists now view […]

Spring Budget 2024
Download your copy here On 6 March, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring Budget to the House of Commons declaring it was “a Budget for long-term growth.” The fiscal update included a number of new policy measures, such as a widely-anticipated reduction in National Insurance, abolition of the non-dom tax status and […]

Economic Review – February 2024
Survey suggests recession already over Download your copy here Official statistics released last month showed the UK economy fell into recession during the second half of last year, although more recent survey data does suggest the recession could already be over. The latest gross domestic product (GDP) figures published by the Office for National […]