The report for the Q4 2021 results, published last week, provides insight into SME perspectives and borrowing behaviour after almost two years of pandemic-related challenges. The report demonstrates that concerns over the lasting impact of the...
-
24th Aug 2026 | Updated at 05:45am 24th Aug 2026
Nearly half of Britons believe wealthy have a duty to give to charity
Almost half of the British public believe high-net-worth individuals have a duty to donate to charity, according to new research unveiled at the third Giving and Impact Summit, where more than 140 philanthropists, wealth advisers, business leaders...
Former RAF pilot steers CAB through turbulent turnaround
A former Royal Air Force fighter pilot who once flew Tornado jets at supersonic speeds is now navigating a different kind of high-pressure environment: the financial markets.Neeraj Kapur, 60, chief executive of CAB Payments, is leading a turnaround...
More than £1 million in so-called hush money has allegedly been given to City Hall staff under deals requiring them to keep quiet about their departures.
Today, in a joint announcement between the Financial Conduct Authority, the Payments Service Regulator, The Treasury and the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority), an entirely new Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (JROC) was introduced.
Hillingdon has been bailed out with a £25 million government grant following claims it could gobankrupt. The Council accepted the grant from the Department...
Disabled people on the highest components of the new benefit and whose needs are highly unlikely to change will be eligible for an “indefinite award”. In effect, this will mean they will not be subject to reviews and can rely on their new benefit...
The number of first-time home buyers reportedly hit a 20-year peak in 2021. But how, one might bewondering, are people managing to buy when house prices continue to hit record highs? In a survey of 2,002 adults carried out in March 2022, it...
Bank of England policymakers have admitted that inflation is likely to be “several percentage points” higher than the 7.25 per cent it had previously forecast. Price growth is already on course to hit eight per cent by June and could top 10...
Ahead of next week's spring statement, Rishi Sunak said that he would 'stand by' people, but warned sanctions against Russia were not 'cost-free.' He is facing calls from some Tory MPs to cut fuel duty to help ease rising costs at the pumps.
More than 50 charities have warned that the consequences of driving through a below-inflation benefit pay rise in April will be “unthinkable” for households already struggling to cover soaring food and energy costs and a rise in national insurance.
The property website said that the average price of a house hit £354,564 in March, up 1.7% or £5,760 compared with February. It was the biggest monthly rise in 18 years, and pushed the annual rate of growth in asking prices to 10.4%.
