UK’s FCA to create 100 jobs through launch of new Leeds offices August 2, 2022 The UK’s financial watchdog today set out plans to hire 100 new staff at its newly opening Leeds office as it looks to bolster its headcount this year and meet the demands of an expanding regulatory remit. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced it has signed a lease for premises on 6 Queen Street, [...]
Shopping centre owner Hammerson sees profits surge as footfall recovers pre-Covid levels July 28, 2022 Property developer Hammerson today said its adjusted earnings had more than doubled on last year, as higher rents as a result of the UK and Europe’s economic from Covid bolstered the shopping centre owner’s business. The London headquartered property investor said its adjusted earnings had increased 154 per cent year on year, after its like-for-like [...]
Chief Financial Officers should step up and take a more active role in leading their businesses, new report says July 26, 2022 Company Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) should take a more active role in guiding the businesses they run through times of uncertainty, according a new report Big Four accounting firm Deloitte and cloud computing company Anaplan. The report warns that CFOs perception of themselves and their own roles fails to match the perceptions of others, as [...]
Haringey in shock as young Londoner is shot outside packed Wood Green station in broad daylight July 25, 2022 There is widespread shock and disbelief in North London this morning as a young Londoner, believed to be in his 20s, was shot just outside Wood Green station. The incident happened around 9.28pm, when it was still light and the station was full of evening travellers and commuters. Emergency services were reportedly called to Wood [...]
FRP announces higher revenue and growth despite economic uncertainties July 22, 2022 FRP Advisory Group announced higher revenues and a growth in team size and market share despite a weakening economic outlook. For the year ended 30 April 2022, revenue rose 21 per cent to £95.2m from £79m in 2021, with a 15 per cent increase in FRP’s team size by 66 to 504 (excluding consultants). FRP Corporate [...]
Kitchen seller Howdens posts ‘strong’ performance as home improvement boom continues July 21, 2022 Kitchen seller Howdens today posted “strong” financial results for the first half of 2022, as the firm said it “remains on track” to deliver end of year results “well ahead of pre-Covid levels in 2019.” The London headquartered firm said it continued to “manage effectively ongoing inflationary and supply chain pressures” as it set out [...]
RPC posts record revenues after sales surge 10 per cent year on year July 20, 2022 City of London law firm RPC today posted record revenues of £149.4m across its global operations, after the firm’s sales jumped 10 per cent on the previous year. The commercial law firm’s record results mark a 36 per cent increase in RPC’s revenues since the financial year 2020 – on the back of surging demand [...]
Heatwave: London fire chief calls for urgent barbecue ban as blazes rage in record heat July 19, 2022 An urgent and immediate ban on disposable barbecues has been called for by the London Fire Brigade as multiple blazes rage across the country. The emergency service said it had attended more than 1,000 grass and open land fires since the start of June, as the UK recorded its hottest ever temperature today. The Brigade’s [...]
Heatwave: Firefighters tackling two blazes in south London July 19, 2022 Parts of south London were engulfed with flames on the hottest day ever recorded, with firefighters tackling two blazes simultaneously. Emergency services attended to two grass fires in Croydon as the heatwave continues. Four fire engines and 25 staff responded to the emergency in the woodlands on Oaks Road in Croydon just after midday. Another [...]
Photo-Me posts ‘extremely strong’ results as Covid restrictions ease July 19, 2022 Photobooth operators Photo-Me today vowed to pay its shareholders almost £25m in the form of a special dividend after posting “extremely strong” results for the first half of 2022. The Epsom headquartered firm, that sells a range of photobooths and vending machines, said its balance sheet was bolstered by the reopening of the global economy, [...]