Job loss fears as North braced for new Lockdown
More than half of finance directors in Yorkshire expect to make Covid-related redundancies with as many as nine in ten braved…
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The pension pandemic that is putting retirement on hold
More than a third of those saving for a pension – equivalent to seven million people – have taken action relating…
Sunak’s summer statement – business reacts
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced VAT cuts worth £4.5 billion as a lifeline for the struggling tourism and hospitality sector. In…
Barclays’ £500,000 gets Diplodocus over a Dip in the road
The transport company which took Dippy the Diplodocus on tour for the Natural History Museum will continue providing global fine art…
Furlough and the perils of getting it wrong
The consequences for companies who abuse the furlough system can be severe, according to one of the country’s leading corporate tax…
Extended amnesty for firms to admit furlough ‘errors’
Employers will be given a further three months to own up to furlough fraud after the government announced it will extended…
Fraudsters take advantage of Covid disruption
Fraudsters targeted a wide range of financial products in April, including current and savings accounts, as the UK entered lockdown. Data…
The future of accounting: it’s all down to the software
Accountants must become better at financial forecasting and using industry-specific software if they are to be of value in the future,…
Business bank gives life science £50m boost
The British Business Bank has announced it is committing £50 million to the life science venture firm Epidarex Capital III UK. …
CICM names Chapple as new CEO
Sue Chapple has succeeded Philip King as Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management, the world’s largest professional credit…