Octopus Energy-backed EV charging network Be.EV raises £55m June 26, 2024 EV charging network Be.EV, which is backed by Octopus Energy, has raised £55m from Natwest and Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank.
Investors take punt on Labour despite some stock market concerns June 26, 2024 38 per cent of UK investors said they'd be voting Labour, compared to 23 per cent for the Conservatives, according to a survey conducted by Finimize.
Good news doesn’t last as UK funds return to the red June 24, 2024 Investors withdrew £1.3bn from UK funds throughout May, ending the month of strong performance that the sector saw in April.
Vanguard chief economist: UK economy primed for success regardless of election winner June 24, 2024 The UK is primed to surge to success into next year regardless of who wins the election, Vanguard's top economist has said.
Business investment: Another unwanted title for UK economy June 18, 2024 This is the third successive year in which the UK has ranked bottom among the world's richest economies in terms of investment.
RSK Group: Environmental consultancy giant secures £500m investment June 17, 2024 Environmental consultancy RSK Group, which has a turnover of more than £1bn, has secured a £500m investment.
Plans worth £5bn to create 30,000 jobs given the green light June 14, 2024 Plans that could create more than 30,000 new jobs and attract billions of pounds of private investment to the West Midlands have been given the green light.
Meet the fund managers: Matthew Tillett on hunting for value June 10, 2024 In this weekly series, investment reporter Elliot Gulliver-Needham sits down with a fund manager for a Q&A. This week, we’re hearing from Matthew Tillett, manager of the Premier Miton UK Value Opportunities fund.
Abrdn chairman adds to growing calls to axe the share tax June 9, 2024 The chairman of Abrdn has said that scrapping the tax on share purchases would lift the economy and boost investment in UK firms, adding to the growing calls to abolish the 0.5 per cent levy.
‘Chronic short-termism’ stopping UK from becoming a ‘superpower’, report backed by Tony Blair and John Caudwell warns June 4, 2024 Britain’s "chronic short-termism" is holding it back from being a science and technology superpower, according to a new report backed by billionaire businessman John Caudwell and former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair.