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When Dame Sharon White, Chair of John Lewis and Partners, announced an…

Mutuo's Peter Hunt speaks to BBC News about the possible demutualisation of John Lewis Partnership, and the other options available.  

The news that John Lewis may seek to partly demutualise in order to raise over £1 billion for investment is of course shocking. But it focuses us yet again on the fundamental problem that…

Sir Mark Hendrick MP’s Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill received its Third Reading in the House of Commons on 24th February 2022. With all-party and Government support, the Bill will now proceed to…

We are delighted that Sir Mark Hendrick’s Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill received its Second Reading in the House of Commons on 28th October 2022. With all-party and Government support, the Bill will now…

Demutualisation has ripped through many countries' mutual sectors, as people have sought to cash in on many decades, even centuries, of legacy assets that were built up by generations of members. Yet it has…

Sir Mark Hendrick MP A new Bill will has been introduced in Parliament this week which proposes a way for co-operatives, friendly societies and mutual insurers to grow and develop their businesses while securing their…

The decision by LV= members to reject the proposed sale to Bain Capital is a major boost for mutuals everywhere. Members voted to support their customer-focussed business purpose, and reject a transfer to profit-maximising…

Over 1,000 people have now signed the petition to stop the demutualisation of LV=  Please visit change.org to sign

Gareth Thomas MP, chair of the APPG for Mutuals, spoke in Parliament yesterday evening about the demutualisation of LV=. He argued that in the case of LV=, there has never been “a clear, easy…

By Louis Attlee The Global Mutual Leaders’ Symposium was held in London and Sydney on 8th September. It was an opportunity for leaders from both countries to come together to discuss mutual business purpose…

As long as legacy assets can be appropriated, co-operative business will remain a target for demutualisation Demutualisation occurs when a co-operative or mutual converts into a proprietary company. The main justification given for demutualisation…

The European Super League was the inevitable result of government inaction on football club ownership The debacle of the European Super League once again brings to the fore the troubled question of football club…

  The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Mutuals [APPG] has today released a new report into the planned demutualisation of LV=. LV=, one of Britain’s biggest financial mutuals, founded in 1843 and trading for most…

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Mutuals is today [8th February] announcing an inquiry into LV=’s recent decision to sell to Bain Capital. LV=, one of Britain’s biggest financial mutuals, founded in 1843 and trading…

As values-based businesses, co-operatives and mutuals need to be able to describe and quantify the benefits that their mutual business structure brings to customers, stakeholders and the wider society. The Australian Business Council of…

The Business Council for Co-operatives and Mutuals has released a landmark new report, Leading the Resilience: Co-operatives and mutuals through COVID-19. View the report This report, authored and researched by Mutuo, highlights important differences between…

We are delighted to see the first offer of Mutual Capital Instruments in Australia. Australian Unity has published an offer of $100 million of Mutual Capital Instruments to help fund the growth of its…

Throughout 2020 Mutuo worked on a new project for the Australian Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals designed to support farmers, fishers and foresters through the formation of new farming co-operatives and to foster…

In August 2020 Mutuo worked with the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) to produce their Pre-Budget submission to the Australian Federal Government. Recovery Through Co-operation is a plan for jobs, growth and…

Over the past decade Mutuo has produced a series of policy guides, helping to improve the business environment for co-operatives and mutuals. As a central part of a communications plan, these guides improve lobbying by sharpening…