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Financial & Professional Services

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Financial & Professional Services

SEC Newgate is one of the UK’s leading specialists in Life and Pensions communications, advising some of the UK’s biggest pensions schemes, life assurance and pensions providers. For defined benefit (DB) schemes, we have exceptional experience in handling high-profile situations, including advising pension trustees where the FTSE100 sponsors were subject to corporate bids, sponsors going through structural changes, buy-ins and buyouts, issues relating to funding position, activism, strategic advice for pension schemes on their ESG positioning, and communicating and changes to member benefits.

Our specialist Wealth and Asset Management team has nurtured long-lasting relationships with leading names across the industry – from the largest players with extensive global footprints, to boutique firms and investment trusts with highly specialised expertise and offering.

Our specialist insurance team lives and breathes insurance – from comparing the benefits of new car insurance policies, through to the finer details of business interruption cover and large loss claims; we love how insurance underpins and protects every part of society.

Private Capital has witnessed tremendous growth over the past decade, maturing and branching into diverse investment categories and investor segments – each with their unique set of reputational challenges and opportunities.

Banking has been subject to ongoing regulatory, operational and digital changes and challenges over the past decade, while the payments sector has become increasingly diverse and complex, particularly with the rise in innovation and new activity, including open banking, cryptoasset technology and digital wallets.

Businesses are facing a myriad of issues which they are having to navigate. From changing regulation, increased competition, digitalisation and geopolitics, listed professional services firms are having to adapt to different types of scrutiny whilst auditors are looking at how to mitigate conflicts of interest.

SEC Newgate has deep experience supporting groups that come together to speak with one voice and advocate on behalf of a whole sector, raising the profile of shared challenges and offering common solutions.