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GEM & Co were delighted to receive the runner-up award for Service Excellence at this year’s Merton Best Business awards ceremony held at the All England Lawn Tennis Club on 22nd September 2016. This is the third year in a row that GEM & Co has won one of these prestigious awards, winning the Customer Service Excellence

Introduction September was the month when nothing much happened on the world’s stock markets. Three of the 11 major markets on which we report were up, three were unchanged and five were down – but none of them by very much. The UK led the way, albeit only up 2%, while Japan and China were

It will come as a surprise to nobody that retirement is one of the biggest lifestyle changes you’ll ever experience. But as your priorities shift and the free time available to you increases, what you might not be as aware of is the way in which your spending habits are likely to alter too. A

Origo, the technology provider taking the lead on developing an online pensions dashboard, has suggested that a fully operational platform could go live as early as next year. The company revealed last month that the back-end technology is now finished, meaning that only the front-end (the part users will interact with) needs to be completed

Introduction We try to produce a balanced, rational market commentary at the end of every month. The politicians do their best to turn it into a soap opera. Ah well, here we go… When we left you last month the UK had just voted for Brexit. David Cameron had announced his decision to resign and

The latest findings of Centre for Cities, a think tank focused upon understanding and improving UK city economies, suggest that London now pays almost a third of all UK taxes. The capital increased its share of “economy taxes” by five percentage points to 30% since the 2004-05 financial year, and now generates nearly as much

This time last month David Cameron was firmly in place as UK Prime Minister, facing the equally secure Jeremy Corbyn across the despatch box. Both of them were backing Remain in the forthcoming EU Referendum and – despite the occasional flurry of support for Leave – the UK looked set to stay a member of

We have had the pleasure of the lovely Sophie working with us for a two-week work experience placement. Sophie is an Ursuline High School student who has just completed her GCSEs and wanted to experience working in a financial services company. This is what she had to say about her two-week placement: “During the two weeks

On Friday 10th June, 12 teams congregated at Old Rutlishians Sports Ground for the annual Wombeldon Rounders event sponsored by Hartley Fowler LLP.  All teams boasted a mixture of ages; both male and female in what proved to be a fun and relaxing event which allowed businesses in Wimbledon the chance to compete against each

The Result ‘I declare that the total votes cast for Remain were 16,141,241. The total votes cast for Leave were 17,410,742.’ ‘I will do everything I can as Prime Minister to steady the ship… but I do not think it would be right for me to be the Captain.’ Two announcements, coming little more than