Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “London’s blue-chip index, the FTSE 100, has begun the week on the front foot, rising in early trade, as concerns over the impact of Trump’s trade policies on multinational companies recedes a little. Focus has turned to China’s latest stimulus plan and expectations of higher military […]
Allica Bank and investment and advisory group Heligan have agreed a multi-million pound funding deal to support the expansion of one of Heligan’s portfolio companies, Interrupt Labs. Interrupt Labs has seen significant growth over the last couple of years and has its sights set on further expansion in 2025. The Basingstoke cybersecurity business is a […]
VAS Panel has designed and launched a standalone Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Short Form Report Template as it aims to create a consistent approach to valuations in one of the UK’s fastest growing property sectors. In the last 12 months the business has seen a sharp rise in the number of valuation requests for […]
The Isle of Man, a self-governing Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, is positioning its future as a leading jurisdiction for responsible investment and green financial initiatives with the launch of its Sustainable Finance Roadmap. By partnering with ISFCOE, the Isle of Man is actively fostering collaboration with one of the leading sustainable finance hubs […]
140% increase for 250,000 retail, hospitality and leisure ratepayers John Webber, head of business rates at Colliers, commented: “The chancellor’s announcements concerning business rates were desperately disappointing. Despite pre-election promises of business rates reform, nothing of significance was announced. There is to be no consultation, just a discussion document, and the measures announced hardly put a sticking […]
The fastest growing scams of 2024 have been uncovered in a new study which reveals 42% of British adults have been targeted by a scam in the last 12 months. According to new NatWest data, fake parcel delivery texts, social media marketplace scams and AI-powered voice cloning scams are among some of the modern cons […]
Aggregate global venture capital (VC) funding to food-related companies has increased approximately 1.5 times from US$95bn to US$226bn in the past five years compared to the preceding period (2014-2018), says Savills, with the core food-related sub-sectors receiving 5% (US$18bn) of all global VC raised in the year to mid-October 2024, driving an uptick in demand […]
Growth in rent and mortgage spending increased to its highest rate in 13 months, at 6.4 %, last month according to the latest Barclays Property Insights report. Despite this increase, consumers displayed their highest level of confidence in the UK housing market this year, as well as in their ability to afford housing payments, with […]
Business advisory firm Quantuma has secured the future of D&A Seafood Solutions Ltd in a sale to Ramus (Grimsby) Ltd. Quantuma managing directors Sean Bucknall and Elias Paourou were appointed as joint administrators of D&A Seafood Solutions on 31 October 2024 and completed the sale of the business and assets shortly thereafter to Grimsby-based company […]
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