NatWest has today appointed Julie Ashmore as CEO of its digital overdraft alternative Rapid Cash, as it bids to accelerate growth of its working capital venture throughout 2020. Julie joins NatWest from Growth Street, where she was commerical director for the peer-to-peer fintech lender. Prior to this she was head of SME Lending at HSBC, […]
According to the latest data from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, searches for apprenticeship jobs have increased by 1.3% in the last 12 months, with key industries experiencing an even bigger jump. In fact, finance is the third-best industry to find an apprentice in 2020, with the number of searches for apprentice roles […]
The rise in the number of self-assessments announced today by HMRC is because of the growth of the self-employed sector, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has said. HMRC stated that a record 11.1 million taxpayers have filled in a tax self-assessment this year, 10.4 million of whom did so online. Alasdair […]
Mazars, the international accountancy and advisory firm, has appointed Chloe Ellis as partner, based in its Leeds office, where she will be responsible for leading the 40-strong tax team. Chloe joins from RSM, where she led the corporate tax practice in Leeds and was also the national head of transactions tax. Chloe will focus on […]
Cynergy Bank, the specialist lender for business owner, property entrepreneurs and family businesses, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Edinburgh which will support customers throughout Scotland. As part of the Bank’s growth strategy, the new office which is the first in Scotland, will provide customers and who are investing, developing […]
Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has expanded its North West tax practice with a key partner hire. Graham Steele joins from KPMG where he headed up the North innovation tax reliefs team. He specialises in innovation tax reliefs, including R&D tax reliefs, patent box and creative sector tax reliefs. In his new role, Graham […]
Mercer & Hole is delighted to welcome Dominic Dumville to the firm as a corporate advisory partner. Dominic, a licensed insolvency practitioner, qualified accountant and corporate finance professional, joins the firm from Haslers. Dominic will be working out of the firm’s St Albans and Rickmansworth offices, alongside his fellow partners in corporate advisory to protect, […]
GC Business Finance has made three new appointments, expanding its team across the North West. Jala Daly has been appointed as business development manager, Raj Dehel takes on the role of senior loan manager for NPIF (Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund) and Glenn Hyde has been appointed as loan manager for Start-up Loans. Jala Daly joins […]
According to a new study from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, two-thirds (61%) of finance professionals think social class can be an issue for people when it comes to securing a job, with one in three (29.3%) admitting that they’ve felt discriminated against because of their class during their job search. The study […]
Global professional and financial services recruiter Morgan McKinley has released its 2020 Salary Guide for the UK showing how 2019 was a turbulent year for businesses, with hiring across many industries suffering at the hands of Brexit. Despite all the political and economic turbulence, some professions – tax, public practice, risk, investment management and legal […]
