Hiring and recruitment are critical aspects of any successful business. When you’re able to bring on board the right people, it can have a dramatic effect on your team’s productivity and morale. However, when done incorrectly or inefficiently, it can be time-consuming, expensive, and end up resulting in a suboptimal outcome. That’s why it is […]
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Markets could be set for a nervy start this morning after weakness on Wall Street spread across Asia last night. Early indications from futures markets though are that investors are going to brush off the concerns that dragged the Nasdaq index down over 1% last night. The […]
Recent reports suggest that approximately 2.39 million instances of cyber crime occurred over the past year. With staff training in cyber security being an essential part of employee onboarding, sufficient training is crucial if businesses wish to protect themselves against cyber attacks. With this in mind, Indusface was intrigued to investigate further, by surveying 2,200 […]
HMRC have increased the interest rates payable by taxpayers on late payments, to 7.75% – up from 7.5%, the highest interest charge on late payments since ca. 2001, say leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Robert Salter, a tax technical consultant with the firm, said: “With the recent increase in the Bank of England’s […]
Bitcoin (BTC) mining revenues are a fundamental pillar of the premier cryptocurrency’s ecosystem. Besides serving as a financial incentive for BTC miners, they are a powerful barometer of the crypto’s vitality and potential. According to a BanklessTimes.com report, they have experienced a remarkable upswing since the start of 2023. The site has presented data indicating that monthly BTC […]
Santander UK has launched a partnership with business utilities comparison and switching service Bionic to help businesses save money and time when switching utility provider. The partnership enables businesses that bank with Santander UK to connect with Bionic through Santander’s website. In a survey conducted earlier in the year by Santander, 65% of retail businesses […]
Aldermore today announces an additional limited edition buy-to-let product, helping to support landlords in securing better deals for their portfolios. All products are fixed at 5 years with a 5.00% product fee. The following rates are available immediately: Buy-to-let for individual landlords with single residential investment properties 5.89% to 75% LTV Buy-to-let for company landlords […]
More than half of firms in emerging finance sectors do not always check who is running the businesses they take on as new clients, new survey data can reveal. Almost one-in-three respondents (28%) said they often carry out verification checks, 21% of firms only did so sometimes, while 9% say they rarely identify the owners […]
Manufacturers are urging the government to include building products in its decision to offer an indefinite extension of the European CE marking system for a panoply of manufactured goods. They claim that delaying the deadline for the introduction of UK conformity assessed, UKCA, products by 18 months to 30 June 2025 is insufficient time. Construction […]
A new study from IWG, the world’s largest provider of hybrid working solutions, has found that hybrid working is providing a lifeline to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) amidst the cost-of-living crisis. New research among more than 1,000 small businesses found that more than three quarters (77%) said adopting hybrid working had made their […]
