Dr Harriet Shortt and Ian Rodwell

The pandemic helped many of us realise that where we work affects how we work. And as organisations reconfigured offices and workplaces to facilitate hybrid working, it became even clearer that the material spaces in which we work matter. They have the power to influence our creativity, productivity, emotions and even our sense of identity. In this conversation with Dr Harriet Shortt, Associate Professor in Organisation Studies at the University of the West of England, we explore homeworking, open plan offices, hot-desking and the joy of mundane workplace objects. And, in an organisational world seemingly governed by Zoom and Teams, we discuss why physical space still has a crucial role to play. 

In our seventh episode, Doug Davison is joined by guests Rebecca McGregor and Michael Lamson. Together they discuss the increased regulatory focus on financial reporting and enforcement trends in the professional services industry.

2023 is set to be a pivotal year for the regulation of cryptoassets. In our latest payments podcast, Harry Eddis, James Morris and Simon Treacy provide an update on how the UK government plans to regulate stablecoins and other cryptoassets.

In the first episode, Sandeep Challa, Clare McMullen and Nik Kiri from our Financial Regulation Group and Gavin Lewis from our Dispute Resolution practice talk about the key financial services enforcement trends for the coming year.

In this episode we interview special guest Jason Jaspal (Samaritans) for Samaritans’ insights on what firms can do in practice to support vulnerable customers, in the context of the Consumer Duty’s customer communication and support outcomes and its new enforceable rules about vulnerable customers.

This episode features Connie Faith (associate) and Duncan Campbell (senior associate) in our London financial regulation team.

Visit samaritans.org/step or email [email protected] to find out more about how Samaritans Training and Engagement Programmes (STEP) can support organisations to train their people and teams to spot and support anyone struggling to cope.

And visit Linklaters’ Consumer Duty webpage for all our insights on the Consumer Duty.

Neil Hoolihan sits down with Katherine Burke, Director General of Canada’s Investment Review Branch; and Julie Soloway, Co-chair of the Competition, Antitrust, and Foreign Investment practice at Canadian law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon; to discuss forthcoming changes to the Investment Canada Act and the practical implications for parties and counsel.

Topics covered include:

• Anticipated changes to the Investment Canada Act

In this podcast episode we count down the top five messages from the FCA's feedback on firms' implementation plans.  We discuss uplift to your existing arrangements, seeking expert input and independent assurance, prioritising your implementation workstreams effectively, making cultural change, and taking a rigorous approach to monitoring. This episode features Sara Cody (counsel) and Duncan Campbell (senior associate) in Linklaters' London financial regulation team. Visit our Consumer Duty webpage for all our insights on the Consumer Duty.

In our sixth episode, US DR partner Doug Davison is joined by guests Singapore DR partner Jelita Pandjaitan and Hong Kong DR partner Andrew Chung. Together they discuss current issues in handling whistleblower allegations including what this can mean for corporations, boards, executives and employees across Hong Kong and Singapore.

Dr Rob Archer and Ian Rodwell

The New Year is a time for good intentions, but how can we develop high-performance routines that both work and last beyond the dreary days of January? Who better to ask than Dr Rob Archer,  a psychologist specialising in helping organisations and individuals build resilience, improve mental health and sustain high performance. In this episode we explore a range of topics including the difference between good and bad stress, the dangers of flat-line working, the benefits of setting boundaries and the secrets that businesses can learn from athletes. So if your New Year’s resolutions are to gain more focus, energy and balance (or simply to listen to more podcasts!), then this episode is definitely for you.

• Satchin Panda – The circadian code

In the final episode for this season of Tranche Up, we welcome Frank Benhamou and Matthew Humphrey from Barclays to the podcast. Join us to hear about Barclays’ long-running SRT programme (Colonnade) and their unique position as a mature and active repeat issuer in the SRT market.

To listen to the full series, visit our Tranche Up webpage.