So-called “Liberation Day” has arrived, with President Trump promising to shake the foundations of global trade by imposing sweeping new tariffs on nearly all major US trading partners. But the CEO of global financial advisory and asset management giant, deVere Group, predicts that within 6 to 12 months, Trump will be forced to backtrack — not […]
The explosion in private credit investment is transforming funding for mid-market businesses as direct lenders push into markets previously dominated by banks. Despite the government’s worries that investors aren’t backing UK Plc, it shows there’s still interest in British businesses from UK pension funds and insurers, according to Fenton Burgin, debt advisory partner at professional […]
With the US imposing 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium, it’s fair to say that the construction industry is facing geopolitical change. The various consequences for construction in the UK will certainly need to be managed. As we’ve learned many times this decade, from extreme occurrences like Covid-19 and climate change events, the most […]
An analysis by Aston University researchers is the first to estimate the economic fallout from six US trade tariff scenarios and their impact on trade flows, prices, production and welfare. It underlines the precarity of the current moment for the UK and other world economies, and calls on swift, coordinated action from UK policymakers to […]
Hodge is updating its broker commission structure, increasing procuration fees from 0.45% to 0.55% on its Hodge Resi products. This adjustment aligns procuration fees across its entire residential proposition including the Hodge Resi, the Hodge Resi Retire, RIO and Holiday Buy-To-Let. Last year, Hodge increased retention procuration fees to 0.30%, further demonstrating the bank’s commitment to compensating […]
The British Business Bank has agreed an ENABLE Guarantee transaction of up to £100m with Cynergy Bank PLC, to support its asset-based lending arm Cynergy Business Finance Limited expand its lending to UK small businesses. The transaction will support Cynergy Business Finance’s invoice finance lending and is the first ENABLE Guarantee to support this asset […]
Are you running a small business with big ambitions to grow? As NatWest celebrates ten years of its free Accelerator, the bank is launching NatWest Accelerator Pitch – a new £1m competition offering small business owners and entrepreneurs the chance to win a share of funding to fuel their growth. To be in with a chance […]
Hotel occupancy holds up year-on-year in February, but room rates take a hit as UK hotels have to work harder for less, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker. The data, which is compiled and produced by Hotstats and analysed by RSM UK, shows occupancy of UK hotels was up slightly from 70.8% to 71.5% in […]
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “UK markets have kicked off April on the front foot, after a poor start to the week saw the FTSE 100 lose 0.9% yesterday. In the absence of any major company results, it’s the White House that’s driving markets at the minute, with the unknown impact of tariffs […]
Black & White Bridging, the market-leading specialist lender, has strategically restructured its organisation to enhance leadership capacity and support the company’s ongoing growth and scalability. Effective 1 April 2025, Black & White will transition to a C-suite structure, introducing key executive roles to optimise decision-making and business operations. John Bigwood will be joining as chief […]
