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Compliance consultancies in employment, safety and tax fee protection, mostly for SMEs, but increasingly also for mid-market firms. A market led by Peninsula, Abbey protection, RBS Mentor and Croner but with many strong higher service specialists..

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Regulatory Consultancies
The definitive business intelligence report on this pivotal legal services outsourcing market. What started as a spin-off from insurance advisory services has now become a third of a billion pound vibrant market in employment, safety and other compliance services. This Report explains how the Regulatory Consultancy market is structured; it's current and future potential (analyses run from 1995-2020). The addressable market is examined, together with advice on buyer propensity. The real lessons about the extent of the SME opportunity are set out together with the mid-market experience. The business model is examined with guidance on how these firms work strategically and tactically. The market structure is covered in depth from financial fundamentals to the costs of market entry, sales benchmarks and employee metrics. The mix of services deployed, service development initiatives and likely areas for future development are explored. A detailed analysis of the neighbouring and adjacent markets, and in particular the law firm fight back is quantified. The lessons for the market in competing with the leading brands, the deepest pockets, VCs and insurance linked brands are clearly set out. The M&A deals in the market since 1995 to date are charted and benchmarked, together with analysis of how the VC business model applies here and a list of every VC who is or has been active here. The market lessons are clear. It is getting harder to enter this market, but there are also more firms trying to do so each year. This is essential reading for all the firms already driving this vibrant example of fixed fee legal services outsourcing. It is also essential reading for law firms, accountancies, insurance brokers and companies, B2B publishers, software developers and outsourcers. The financial benchmarks of this industry are remarkably robust and attractive in their own right. The key lessons for how the market can and will develop for the future are set out. There are opportunities for the adventurous and challenges for the committed. They are all identified, mapped and quantified here.
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Price: £1000 | Added: 19/06/2017
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The Education Shortlist 2017
The only Buyers’ Guide that compares law firms, HR consultancies, software, training and specialist ex-traded services teams - this Guide ranks all suppliers of compliance and legal services to schools and colleges on a level playing field. Suppliers are ranked from 1 to 5 stars and good suppliers in the ’chasing pack’ are highlighted also. There are no bad suppliers here, but the choice for schools faced with ever increasing pressure on costs per pupil per year is complex and confusing. In some areas only a lawyer will do; in others specialist HR and payroll teams are essential, and in many cases only ex-traded services teams ahve the breadth of service range to cover all the bases. NED asked education leaders what they wanted, and this is the result - an independent corporate finance ranking of all types of suppliers, and the service levels and options explained.
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Price: £495 | Added: 15/03/2017
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The Virtual Non-Executive
Every business needs a sense of perspective. Every business needs a detached view. It's what non-execs are for. You just don't have to sacrifice equity to get it. NED is a confidential, independent, authoritative advice, support and insight for a year from the industry experts. Prices start at £100 a month and you get the confidence of knowing that you're better informed than the VC, buyer or rival across the table. NED's market leading economic analyses, M&A benchmarks and trends data have been highly praised by regulators and bodies such as the Competition and Markets Authority. The NED service includes email support and confidential advice as needed. Additional days on site or reviewing strategy or board papers can be agreed as required and prices are based on the size of your Board, senior management or benefiting group. This is quite simply the best way to cut through the sales gossip, the recruitment hype, the technical accounts jargon and social media bluster. As with any good non-exec (NED) we speak truth to power - so you can keep the power. We simply believe you should know what the banks, investors, VCs, and large firms with dedicated intelligence teams know too. From the competitor moves that matter to service development and M&A real multiples, start here. We promise no risks of equity dilution, just straightforward, impartial and independent advice - it's what non-execs are for. You have simply too much to lose by not knowing this stuff. Start here.
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Price: £1200 | Added: 07/12/2016
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The Education BDM Toolkit
Head teachers, school business managers and bursars are facing a bewildering range of legal, governance and compliance risks. Law firms, software houses, HR consultancies and regulatory specialists all offer credible support. Many claim a specialism in Education law or compliance services, but this is now a specialist market sector where genuine focus and specialisation is essential. The NED Business Development Toolkit looks in detail at how law firms and GRC consultancies address this market. Historically law firms have dominated, but competition from GRC consultancies has changed the face of the market. The legal services revolution is as present here as elsewhere; possibly more so. You can see why, here. Law firms are also fighting back well; and again, you can see how, here. The NED Toolkit is designed to help you take action. The Toolkit identifies the key channels, opportunities for action now and go-to-market channels and tactics. The majority of procurement frameworks are coming up for revision in 2017 and they are listed here. Don't miss out here as failing to address these procurement frameworks can lock you out of key decisions for years. The Institutes and affinity groups and who they currently partner with are explored in detail. These key referral channels are influential and hotly contested. See how and with whom here. The brand and market positioning of every supplier is explored in depth. See how the suppliers in both law firms and GRC consulting services compare head to head here. Benchmarks and actionable metrics are shown and marketing lessons set out for each of the following types of firm: The Top Rated Brands (the only ranking to show law firms and other legal services teams head to head); The Biggest Brands (the firms no-one gets sacked for using); The Largest Specialist Teams (not always the biggest firms but those with most skin in the game); The Premium Players (when only the reassuringly expensive will do); The Value For Money teams (delivering more from less); The Best Law Firms, and Best Boutiques are also highlighted with key marketing lessons highlighted. This Toolkit will ensure your marketing to this sector is top notch, evidence based and fit for purpose in tackling the future. 2017 will be a pivotal year in Education compliance. Ensure you have the facts at your finger tips; start here.
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Price: £500 | Added: 17/10/2016
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NED Confidential
NED Comply Confidential watches all the corporate finance issues in employment law, safety and corporate compliance markets and puts them in their full market context. Taking an experienced Non-Exec's view of the moves that your direct competitors make, the neighbouring industries make, and anything interesting in product/service, M&A or staffing - we cut out the gossip and focus on the financial facts. A subscription entitles 2 readers to track the market leading players each year and ensure they have the Market Mapping, M&A insights and operational benchmarks to hand as well. Subscribers receive the email updates for a year from purchase and can email or call for advice at any time. Emails are typically weekly (c44pa). NED's focus is independent and we deliver the evidence you need to navigate the complex times ahead. We focus on where clients spend their cash, not where they say they might or where some people might want them to. Accordingly we watch the industry boundaries closely, we track all the disruptors, the neighbouring industries, the new entrants, the cost of entry, exits, M&A moves and service developments. If you are providing legal, regulatory, employment law, safety, certification or compliance services to UK businesses, this is how to find out the facts and to stay up to speed with all key market developments. We are a uniquely independent team of experts here and accordingly we choose not to publish these confidential insights based on advertising support, sponsorship or promotions. Our commentary and market analysis is always fair, but also always grounded on the best data set and economic analysis in the market today. We have been used recently by all of the major global accountancy practices, strategy consultancies and law firms. We think the people who make up the market should see this corporate finance and economic analysis approach too. From global law firms, boutiques, software developers, safety specialists, certification teams, regulatory consultancies, insurers and innovators, we scrutinise the boundaries you need to watch, quantify the issues and help you tackle the options arising. The Law Society research team said of our work: "It's a brilliant piece of work, very insightful and with helpful visuals". The Competition and Markets Authority: "We found the information extremely interesting and would like to discuss it further."
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Price: £495 | Added: 17/08/2016
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Compliance Management Systems
Compliance Management Systems are the hidden legal services market in the UK. Analysing this £1bn+ market involves a detailed examination of over 400 suppliers over many decades. Firms excelling here come from many backgrounds and do not fit categorisation easily. Some are law firms, some insurance backed, some from other professional backgrounds, but most are simply driven by the desire to help businesses cope with the red tape that's everywhere nowadays from HR to safety, tax and procurement. This is not a simple outsourcing B2B sector, but it is one that regularly provides all sizes of business with cost effective and supported systems to make managing their compliance risk easier. These are the legal services 'fence-at-the-top-of-the-hill' suppliers (not the ambulance chasers). They're not new, risky or start-ups - they've been around for decades and in many cases are very substantial businesses. It is no accident now that 9 of the top 20 employment law services businesses in the UK, for example, come from this market, not law firms. Extracting the lessons from software developers, consultancies, surveyors, insurers, publishers, certification and procurement specialists, trainers and even some lawyers shows a revelatory picture. These are the firms that clients seek out to provide specialist, usually fixed fee, often software backed, often on-site, regulatory management services. Dispute avoidance and prevention is the aim, not dispute resolution or cheaper management. Many of the suppliers have scale, many remain independent and you will not understand this market and its opportunities by comparing a handful of metrics for a few listed companies. This is not a low cost business processing outsourcing market reliant on offshoring - quite the reverse, this is locally delivered talent delivering bespoke and often highly IT literate systems. The market overall is mapped with unique insights and long term financial disciplines spanning several business cycles. Projections to 2020 show a strong recession resistant market at full steam. Sectors are explored in detail including: HSE Compliance Management Systems Regulatory Consultancies Mid-Market Employee Relations Firms Safety Technology Developers Food Safety Each sector shows growth and profitability benchmarks. The scope for the market and its sectors to grow from existing profit and new business is examined. New entrants and barriers to entry are set out and compared, with break even and investment horizons for start-ups explored. Leading players such as the top 10 are mapped as well as the chasing pack of the next 5 suppliers with links to their sites or specific analysis reports for them. A summary for each sector of "what good looks like" pulls all the benchmarks together to help with strategic planning and putting performance, planning and ambition in context. Leading firms such as Peninsula, Santia, Mentor, Croner, Citation, ArkWorkplace, Ellis Whittam, SAI, NSF, Alcumus, Rivo, WarwickIC, ECA, Adviserplus, ELAS, Markel/Abbey, DAS, BM Trada and IHS are all brands that have established solid positions. There are dozens in the wings making niche and distinctive impressions on the market too. Recent M&A actiivty has seen £185m invested in Citation, Santia and Alcumus merge and Peninsula make a bid for Croner which is being reviewed by the CMA. To understand this market and its potential, this unique report draws on the experience of authors who have senior management backgrounds in the industry. They focus on the benchmarks that tell you the character of a firm and the market sector; they draw out the real numbers to watch and measure yourself, your plans and your challenges by. There will come a time - soon - when you have to know whether the interviewee was interviewing you or the other way around? Why some futurists say one thing and do another? Whether the recruitment feedback is realistic? Or maybe simply whether doing what you want to in the next 9 months is really going to take 3 years and either half as much or twice as much again. Here's the place the professionals start. It's where they get their facts straight. Now you can too.
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Price: £1000 | Added: 11/03/2016
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NED Mentor
NED Mentor is a service that helps you face the disruptive challenges ahead. Starting with the NED Confidential advisory and email alerting service (which you can download straight away) you gain access to dozens of Dashboards and Due Diligence profiles on suppliers of legal and complaince services. These are not just the firms you knwo and know well, but the ones from insurance, law firm, consuting, accounatncy or other backgrounds - the disruptors, the teams that, worryingly, your clients and prospective clients may know better than you do. To level the playing field, start here. Subscribe today and you get access to the emails and advice for a year plus any updates to all the supplier reports throughout the year.
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Price: £800 | Added: 11/11/2015
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Masterclass
Select from 3 Masterclasses Each is crucial to helping you maintain your competitive position. Delivered at a date and time of your choosing at your offices or a venue of your choice. Email [email protected] with your preference of: A: The Economic Drivers B: Service Development &Technology C: Shareholder Value &M&A Let us know your preferred dates and times (allow 2 hours), submit payment and we will email to arrange delivery as soon as possible.
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Price: £500 | Added: 22/09/2015
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