Donald Trump’s looming trade war could force the European Central Bank (ECB) to slash interest rates back towards ultra-low levels, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and asset management organizations. The warning from Nigel Green of deVere Group comes as the European Union is reportedly strategizing to minimize the economic fallout […]
Angela McGowan, director, CBI Northern Ireland, said: “Given the significant cost pressures facing Northern Irish companies, the business community warmly welcomes the minister’s commitment to gathering evidence on this critical issue. “Rising labour, energy and insurance costs – along with the need to allocate resources to the energy transition and automation – has left many firms […]
Nearly three-quarters of Savills researchers from around the world are expecting investment activity in their markets to improve next year, with a similar proportion also anticipating a recovery in capital values. Savills has already forecast global real estate investment turnover to rise 27% to $952bn in 2025 and surpass the $1tr mark by 2026. In its […]
Close Brothers Motor Finance has today announced two senior appointments. Clare Bradley, formerly director of sales optimisation (retail), has been appointed commercial director, and Neil Leonard, formerly head of marketing, has been appointed marketing director. Clare, who has been with CBMF for six years, has previously held senior sales and commercial roles in various industries, […]
Responding to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s announcement on its investigation into personal guarantees (PGs), Martin McTague, national chair of the Federation of Small Businesses said: “The FCA’s investigation was severely undermined even before it got underway by the regulator’s decision not to look into loans to limited company directors, as we requested in our supercomplaint. […]
More than half (57 %) of UK organisations plan to increase the level of business processes outsourced to third parties next year, according to a survey of business leaders conducted for Parseq, a managed service provider. Parseq estimates this extra activity could be worth up to £3bn in additional income for the UK outsourcing industry […]
Worldpay, a global industry leader in payments technology and solutions, has analysed its daily transactions data to determine consumers’ spending habits over the Christmas period. Amongst broader insights, it finds that Christmas Eve no longer sees significant last minute in-person spending, with retail spending peaking on 22 December. Please see below for a breakdown on […]
Daniela Pontonutti is a director at Gordon Brothers leading the EMEA Business Analysis team responsible for the capture and analysis of millions of industry and asset data points to support faster and more informed decisions across the business. She joined the firm in 2014 and has worked on projects across asset valuation, recovery and capital deployment. Daniela […]
Finance data leaders continue to face ongoing challenges with the rapid evolution of technology as 72% of organisations report they have implemented some AI-based solutions, yet only 39% have embedded them company-wide. Data leaders anticipate AI-led benefits but struggle with institutional constraints The findings in the Ataccama Data Trust Report 2025: Trustworthy AI Strategies for Data […]
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business volumes fell in October 2024 by 2% compared with the same month in 2023. The corresponding value of new business fell by 1% over the same period. In the ten months to October 2024, new business was […]
