Butterfield Mortgages Limited (BML) has commissioned an independent survey of more than 1,100 UK-based investors (all with investments in excess of £10,000) to find out what asset classes currently make up their financial portfolios and what factors are influencing their investment strategies in 2020. It found: The most common assets investors hold are stocks and […]
1pm plc, the AIM listed independent specialist finance provider, is pleased to announce that it has secured new and extended facilities to provide further funding for UK SMEs. The new facilities are primarily for the Group’s Loans division with an increase in the current £7.5m Secured Medium Term Note Programme (the “MTN Programme”) to up […]
The value of all construction contract awards in October 2019 was £4.9bn based on a three-month rolling average, which is an increase of 4.1% on September, and an increase of 28.5% when compared with October 2018. The number of contract awards increased by 22.4% in October to 864 which is also 4.0% higher than for […]
“Engaging the future of Asian markets” will be the overarching theme for the two-day MIPIM Asia Summit, providing real estate leaders operating in the region with an all-encompassing perspective on major industry trends. Robust economic growth and an influx of capital have expedited the growth of Asian markets. Although the Sino-American trade situation has dampened […]
Metro Bank, known for its exceptional customer service, is soon to open its 71st store in the heart of Liverpool city centre on Paradise Street. The Bank recently achieved the top spot in the CMA’s Service Quality Survey for the second time running. Metro Bank offers customers and businesses the choice to bank however, whenever […]
Entrepreneurial British manufacturers are expected to benefit from a massive £13bn boost as they increasingly cut out retailers and wholesalers and sell their products direct to consumers in one of the biggest shake-ups the industry has seen in generations, according to a new Barclays Corporate Banking Manufacturing report, Going direct: Is direct to consumer selling […]
Equals Group PLC, the e-banking and international payments group, is pleased to announce a further acquisition aligned to its publicly stated expansion strategy. The group has acquired the entire issued ordinary share capital of Casco Financial Services Limited (“Casco”), a UK based payment services provider (the “Acquistion”). The initial consideration for the Acquisition is £1.725m […]
Manchester and Liverpool are among the UK’s top 10 most attractive cities for hotel investment, according to research by Deloitte. The business advisory firm’s European Hotel Industry Survey reveals that Manchester was ranked the UK’s fourth most attractive city for hotel investment, following a survey of more than 100 senior figures from the international hospitality […]
Nearly half (48%) of advisers say their knowledge of what is on offer in alternative asset classes was either “poor” or “average”, according to a new independent survey commissioned by JR Bloodstock Investments. Of those IFAs polled, just 7% said they considered their knowledge of available alternative investments to be “excellent”. In particular, four fifths […]
These are the findings of the P2P platform Robo.cash based on a survey among European P2P investors. Respondents show positive attitude towards digital services in general, which in large part is due to the age aspect. Most of them are Millennials and Gen Z who have grown together with the digital environment. The majority of […]
