Shawbrook provides Furnley House with loan facility to support IFA acquisitions
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Digital transformation remains top challenge facing 1 in 5 UK CEOs
Although businesses are investing heavily in digital, ECI’s Growth Characteristics report reveals that 1 in 5 UK CEOs see their di..
Technology
New Hires Are Paid More. How to Negotiate Competitive Salary for Long-Time Employees?
Ms. Diana Blažaitienė, © Vaida Šetkauskė New hires are paid 9% more than usual which is causing friction with long-time ..
Business
Skills shortage and recession fears could halt tech investment
A new independent survey among more than 750 UK businesses has uncovered their desire to improve their websites, apps and cus..
Investment
Four tips for starting a bike rental business in 2023
Opening a bike rental business is a great way to become a part of a thriving industry. With cycling becoming a more popular met..
Business
FDM Group reports average gender pay gap of -4% for 2022
FDM Group reports a mean gender pay gap of minus 4 per cent this year, following the success of FDM Returners programme and s..
Opinion
UK Government helps IT company break into Africa with £900k UKEF support
UKEF’s guarantee has given a boost to exporting ambitions of a Stockport-based technology company Vesper Technologies (Vespe..
News
Bank of England raises rates to 3.5%, says inflation has peaked
(This Dec. 15 story has been corrected to change Robert Dishner’s location to London from Chicago in paragraph 33) LONDON (Reute..
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Take Five: Keeping the lights on
(Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will be the last of the major central banks to hold a policy meeting this year, and policy-makers ..
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No Santa rally for markets as central banks dampen peak rate hopes
By Naomi Rovnick and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -Forget a year-end rally in financial markets. The message from major central b..
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Marketmind: Hawk-eyed
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors have hunkered down with their risk-off hat on, af..
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Trovata Partners with J.P. Morgan Asset Management to Make it Easier for Businesses to Invest Excess Cash as Interest Rates Rise
Trovata to host Morgan Money investing application within its cash management platform for seamless access to Morgan Money’s tr..
Finance
Konica Minolta simplifies print management for the modern workplace with PaperCut Hive
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd announces the launch of its cloud-native, fully embedded print management software &..
Business
Maison Sport acquires historic ski school in multi-million-pound deal as growth drive continues
Maison Sport, the leading ski and snowboard instructor platform, has announced today, it has acquired Supreme Ski School in a m..
Business
FinancialForce Winter 2023 Release Makes It Easier to Run a Truly Connected Business with Deeper Intelligence and Endless Agility
FinancialForce, the leading provider of customer-centric business applications across finance, services, and customer success t..
Finance
WRAP announces appointment of new CEO
Climate action NGO WRAP today announces the appointment of Harriet Lamb as its new CEO. Ms Lamb is an expe..
Business
AccelerateHER appointed as partner for Barclays Eagle Labs female founder support programme
Applications open for new programme aimed at innovative female business leaders The fully funded programme will be delivered..
Business
Phos adds Open Banking payments to solution for European partners
The global SoftPoS payment orchestrator has teamed up with Nuapay to allow UK and EU partners to include direct account payme..
Finance
Real wages in decline as inflation continues to outstrip pay, finds XpertHR
In the three months to the end of November 2022, the whole-economy basic pay rise has risen to 5%, its highest level for 31 ye..
Business
Birketts advises on the African Diaspora Economic Inclusion Foundation’s registration as a charity
Birketts, a UK top 50 law firm, has advised on the registration of the African Diaspora Economic Inclusion Foundation (ADEIF)..
Finance
Five key trends for MSPs in 2023
Whether it’s outsourcing, cloud services, IoT, or hyper-converged infrastructures, 2023 promises to continue to see sever..
Opinion
The metaverse made easy: RendezVerse launches RV360 to convert 360° photography to explorable social VR spaces
New technology allows for venues with pre-existing 360° photography of their space to upload it to the metaverse in minutes f..
Technology
Konica Minolta and The Aimar Foundation helping people make the first step out of homelessness with Crisis at Christmas
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd is proud to be helping Crisis at Christmas to open its doors to people who are h..
News
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH: WORLD LEADING COACHES, TRAINERS AND PRACTITIONERS BACK PERFORMANCE BRAND BRINGING NEW MUSCLE TO PROFESSIONAL SPORT
A collection of world leading elite sport coaches and practitioners have given a resounding stamp of approval, following an exc..
Opinion
BoE raises rates again as investors look towards end of hikes
By David Milliken and Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised its key interest rate by a further half-perc..
Headlines
Electric vehicles confront the leap to the mass market
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – The past year was sobering for investors who poured money into Tesla Inc and rival electric ..
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Swiss National Bank says inflation battle not yet won
By John Revill and Michael Shields BERN (Reuters) – Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said it was too early to “s..
Headlines
What impacts the cost of your life insurance premiums?
Reassured, the UK’s largest life insurance broker, recently concluded that the average cost of life insurance in the UK is £38.15 per ..
Finance
Gas will remain expensive for decades – and renewables lucrative
The Russian supply freeze is driving up gas prices, forcing Germany to switch to LNG, more expensive liquefied natural gas. Adm..
Business
HUNGRYPANDA PARTNERS WITH ALIPAY+ TO STRENGTHEN CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
By: Kitty Lu, Director of Public Affairs, HungryPanda HungryPanda, the world-leading Asian food delivery platform, officially ..
Business
Telecom equipment maker Ericsson divests Russian operation
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Thursday it had divested a customer support operation in R..
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UK retailer Currys warns on profit as Nordic chill sweeps in
By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) -British electricals retailer Currys cut its full-year profit forecast on Thursday after heavy disc..
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Adding EVs to U.S. biofuels law is environmental agency’s 2023 task
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Biden administration could change the nation’s biofuel blending law next year ..
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YFM announces significant investment for future growth into green power specialist Think Energy Group
Think Energy Group develops, manufactures and distributes relocatable, renewable power solutions to clients across the infra..
Investment
CapMan Infra invests in solar developer Skarta Energy to transform it into an independent power producer
CapMan Infra has agreed on a majority investment in Skarta Energy in a joint venture to be established together with its curren..
Investment
Economic outlook rather gloomy, but bright spots in terms of inflation
The outlook for Q1/2023 remains bleak: rising prices and interest rates are weighing on the global economy. Add to this the pro..
Finance
Award winning, Bedfordshire-based window distributor looks to the future with MBO supported by Shawbrook
Client Window Ware Sector Fenestration Facility Hybrid Facility Funding Needed MBO Value Undisclosed Team Corpor..
Business