Helping your business cope with rising energy prices
By Jason Smith Energy prices are only going one way over the coming years, and that’s upwards. Although the Tories and…
Articles by Director of Finance
Spotlight on Europe: The pensions risk
There continues to be challenges for companies with UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, challenges compounded by the imminent prospect of…
Cyber criminals mimicking banks’ domains to fool customers, experts warn
Cyber criminals are using hundreds of domain names linked to UK banks to try and trick customers who misspell their web…
Financial services boosted by optimistic start to year
The financial services sector stabilised in the first three months of the year having deteriorated throughout 2016, according to the latest…
CFOs facing increased pressure and unrealistic expectations, survey finds
More than half of chief financial officers (CFOs) are under pressure from boards that they believe have unrealistic expectations of their…
Brexit: Goldman Sachs boss warns uncertainty will ‘stall’ City
Goldman Sachs’ chief executive has warned that the City could “stall” due to the uncertainty of Brexit negotiations
Davos: Populism comes to the fore at key summit
Daniel Shakhani highlights what he saw as the main themes from his fourth trip to Davos
Cutting through the late payment excuses
Late payment is still a large-scale problem. It affects many businesses – large and small – throughout the UK. In fact,…
IBM Watson AI system replaces 34 staff at Japanese insurance firm
Hardly a day goes by without some story or another about robots taking over the world. When they were doing the…
Barclays opens Europe’s largest financial technology co-working hub in London
Barclays has opened Europe’s largest financial technology co-working space in London. Rise London – a space that brings together start-ups, Barclays…