Challengers dominate bank lending in 2022
A total of £35.5bn of bank lending came from challenger and specialist banks in 2022 – exceeding lending by the major…
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Staff retention issues force wage rises
Wage rises are being fuelled by problems in finding and retaining staff, taking them to their highest level since May, according…
Work from anywhere is the new work from home
One in four office workers plan to take advantage of remote working to log on from abroad this year as part…
Why we all want to follow the audit trail
Auditing has been revealed as the most in-demand finance career with accountancy the most desirable financial sector to work in. That’s…
Training need identified as redundancies rise
Nearly eight in ten employers are blaming budget cuts, low business demands and inflation for forcing them to make redundancies. But…
Tax changes ‘threaten tech exodus’
Half of UK’s science and technology businesses expect to move some of their R&D activity abroad as a result of upcoming…
Company registration rise signals start-up boom
Last year was another record one for company registrations in the UK, according to an analysis by a leading small business…
Brexit breakthrough: how the business world reacted
The pound gained ground and UK stocks rose on news of a fresh Brexit breakthrough yesterday with the FTSE 100 and…
Payroll errors take their toll on time
Nine in 10 businesses made payroll errors that resulted in employees either not being paid correctly or on time, in the…
Dating app thrives on VC engagement
A dating app aimed at single parents is building on an successful debut year of trading by closing its first external…