Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “London’s blue-chip index has found its feet, making a little progress in early trade, unnerved by a slide on Wall Street. Investors stateside still have a case of the jitters, with concerns about the impact of cheap Chinese AI technology on expensive US valuations causing ructions. […]
The National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) welcomes today’s announcement by the chancellor of the exchequer to drive economic growth through targeted investment and regulatory reforms across the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor. Prioritising housing, transport, and infrastructure projects in this key innovation cluster is a crucial step towards unlocking the UK’s economic potential. Rosalind Gill, […]
Rachel Reeves’s efforts to renew the China-UK relationship and US president Donald Trump’s distrust of China are bringing China and the UK closer together economically, say leading audit, tax and business advisory firm, Blick Rothenberg. Winnie Cao, head of China Desk at the firm, said: “Today’s (January 29th) Chinese New Year celebrates the Year of the […]
Leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has advised Drewsen Spezialpapiere GmbH & Co. KG on its acquisition of Portals Paper Ltd from private equity firm Epiris. Drewsen Spezialpapiere is a leading German manufacturer of speciality and security papers used for secure documentation such as passports. Its acquisition of Portals Paper Ltd, a producer […]
Half of UK consumers (51%) have never heard of the term ‘data centre,’ highlighting a significant lack of awareness about their critical role in powering daily digital life. New research from Telehouse reveals how, despite the increasing reliance on digital services and their recent categorisation by the government as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), 67% of […]
Swoop, the award-winning global business funding and savings platform, is excited to announce a significant strategic investment from Sandbox Industries, a leading venture capital and consulting firm with deep expertise in the insurance and financial services sectors. This investment will power Swoop’s ambitious expansion into the US market and strengthen its mission to empower SMEs […]
Transport & storage firms’ cash reserves are the lowest of any industry sector, surprise ONS figures have revealed. 36.8% of companies say they have no cash reserves. Significantly fewer of their retail and manufacturing partners are out of reserve funds, says Parcelhero. Shock figures from the Office for National Statistics released this month reveal that […]
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’This snapshot of struggling sales across WH Smith’s high street estate shines a light on why management seem so keen to sell off its traditional stores and focus on its travel hub business, which is flying high. The difference in sales is stark. While shops across […]
FOLK2FOLK, the UK’s leading peer-to-peer lending platform, has announced the appointment of Aaron Hamshire as relationship manager. Based in Cornwall, Aaron joins FOLK2FOLK’s established business development team, focusing on nurturing and expanding broker relationships across the UK. Since its launch in 2013, FOLK2FOLK has connected hundreds of local businesses with investors, providing business loans from […]
An established team of advisory-led restructuring professionals have launched KR8 Advisory, with offices in Manchester and London. The practice is led by eight managing directors, supported by an experienced team of turnaround professionals. KR8 Advisory, who are rapidly recruiting across both offices and looking to expand into other key UK cities, are focused on delivering […]
