Editor's view: Advisers stop for no tube strikes

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 24 April

Jen Frost
clock • 3 min read

We welcomed approaching 400 attendees to our flagship London conference, PA360, in association with Orbis, on Thursday, as advisers refused to be cowed by tube strikes.

The theme of this year's event was actionable insights, smarter outcomes – and delegates heard from speakers (including Robert Peston) on a range of topics to boost their professional and business building knowledge. As many of our delegates noted, another refreshing strand emerged in the morning: the power of careful planning, responding rather than reacting, and cutting through the noise. Nestled as the event was on the edge of the City, where office towers have been known to shoot up at what feels like a mile a minute, Orbis head of UK Dan Brocklebank laid the foundations for a mea...

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