What does the Autumn Budget mean for your business strategy in 2026?
Following on from the UK government’s unveiling of its Autumn Budget, join us for a comprehensive breakdown of what it means for businesses, the economy, and your financial strategy.
We’re delighted to be joined by renowned financial analyst, Louise Cooper, who will unpack the key announcements, explore their implications, and offer expert insights to help you navigate the months ahead.
With speculation around reforms to inheritance tax, stamp duty, council tax, and even a potential mansion tax, the 2025 statement could bring significant changes for businesses and individuals alike.
Why attend?
Get clear, expert-led analysis of the Autumn Budget
Understand how changes to taxation, spending, and policy could affect your organisation
Gain strategic insight to inform your financial planning and decision-making
This event is designed for professionals seeking expert analysis and practical advice on navigating the changes and opportunities presented by the new fiscal policies.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to discuss any queries they have around the Budget and how it applies specifically to their organisation.
Speaker
Louise Cooper, British Chartered Financial Analyst
Louise started her career at Goldman Sachs as a stockbroker and then moving from one extreme to another she become a business journalist at BBC World Service Radio.
When the Eurozone financial crisis hit, Louise was working as a market analyst at the interdealer broker BGC. Her ability to clearly communicate the complex and too often catastrophic events made her a go-to financial, business and economics commentator for UK and global news media. Dubbed the ‘Downturn Diva’ by the Daily Mail, Louise became a well-used commentator/interviewee including being on the first ever full female Newsnight.
For many years, Louise presented BBC5Live’s Wake Up To Money and BBC Radio 4’s Money Box Live and wrote for various newspapers, including a regular business/money column for both The Times and The Spectator.
Described as “passionate, animated and knowledgeable” with the ability to read the dry figures and get to the real story lurking beneath. Louise has an in-depth financial knowledge and the great skill of making the complicated comprehensible.
In the last couple of years, Louise has decided to retrain as a teacher and lecturer to pass on her expertise and experience and give back to society. Louise is currently employed as a Senior Lecturer in Finance at Kingston University Business School with a specialism in employability.
