Vacancies increased for the 14th month in a row in March and at the quickest rate since last September, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG. However, their latest survey of 400 recruitment agencies indicated that...
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24th Oct 2026 | Updated at 02:31pm 24th Oct 2026
YOUR FIRST HOME
For many aspiring homeowners, the biggest obstacle to buying a property is not necessarily earning enough to cover the monthly mortgage payments. It is finding the money for a deposit in the first place.
From ‘nonsense idea’ to £42m: Mother-son duo build women’s health brand
A women’s health and nutrition business whose founders were once laughed out of investor meetings has grown into a £42 million company, with ambitions to more than double sales within two years.
The Financial Conduct Authority has been criticised for being slow in authorising crypto firms as it grapples with an internal revamp and pay structure that has disillusioned some staff. The ministry and regulators face pressure to make financial...
The Bank of England has been gradually replacing its paper notes with polymer ones over a number of years, and this WOLTS date marks the end point of that...
The Banking Protocol is a UK-wide scheme, developed by UK Finance, National Trading Standards and local police forces. Branch staff are trained to spot the warning signs that suggest a customer may be falling victim to a scam, before alerting...
Fitch Ratings expects UK mortgage performance to remain robust even though households are set to face significant cost pressures, according to a new report. Rapidly rising prices, in particular for energy and transport, will lead to a decline...
The City of London has retained its crown as Europe's dominant financial centre as fears of a Brexit- induced exodus failed to materialize, coming second only to New York in the latest global financial centres index, which is published by think...
FedEx Corp has named Raj Subramaniam as both CEO and president of the package-delivery company as Fred Smith will step down from the post on June 1. Smith...
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...
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.
