Over four-in-five (86%) businesses are concerned about losing their top talent due to the impact of Covid-19, according to the latest international research from specialist recruiter Robert Half. The study of over 1,500 executives found that of those worried about their ability to retain key employees between now and the New Year, over a third […]
First 4 Bridging (F4B) has expanded its operations with the opening of a Manchester-based intermediary support centre. This is situated on King Street, Central Manchester which was formally the centre of the banking industry in the North West. The aim of this move is to better service the needs of F4B’s existing network of introducers […]
ACA Compliance Group (ACA) has identified a global spike in financial services firms turning to regtech, outsourcing, and operational resilience solutions for risk and compliance management in the age of Covid-19. The firm has seen a 25% rise in demand for outsourced managed services when compared with pre-pandemic levels, with cybersecurity and regtech solutions also […]
The Emerging Payments Association (EPA) is delighted to announce its partnership with leading payments issuer processor, Global Processing Services (GPS), who has assumed its role as Patron and benefactor at the EPA. The partnership will look to further strengthen the collaborative activities between GPS and the EPA, as well as provide GPS with a seat […]
The UK housing market activity remained strong in September, as reported by the latest RICS UK Residential Survey. Buyer enquiries, agreed sales and new listings all remained strong over the month. Nevertheless, sales further ahead are expected to weaken amid the challenging macro-economic environment, evidenced by twelve-month expectations which have moved deeper into negative territory. […]
Published today, the British Business Bank’s UK Business Angels Market report 2020 reveals that angel investors across the UK are continuing to invest in early stage businesses and are optimistic about the future despite current economic uncertainty. Despite almost half of angels reporting a negative impact on their investment activity from Covid-19, overall the business […]
The equity release market showed the most change across all seven categories recorded by Knowledge Bank, with ‘Maximum Loan Amount’ being the only consistent search in the top five results. The disruption to the market suggests homeowners are wishing to release equity for a number of reasons and this is why we see so much […]
Specialist short term lender Hope Capital is transforming the way it does business with the implementation of new ID verification and messaging technology. By introducing Nivo’s secure messaging technology, Hope Capital says it can do away with face-to-face meetings for ID verification purposes. However, as Hope Capital prides itself on its transparency, it will retain […]
J A Ball Ltd, a family owned building contractor based in the East Midlands has entered administration. The company officially ceased trading on Friday 25th September with 18 employees being made redundant. Recognised as one of the region’s most efficient turn-key contractors, the Leicestershire based company, worked directly with private developers, public sector organisations and […]
Having completed a management buyout just one month before, new CEO David Edwards and his management team faced a crucial challenge that would have an immediate impact on 90% of their business; the closure of all schools as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Arbuthnot Commercial ABL acted quickly to deliver an injection of working […]
