BT taps Blackstone boss to lead communications team May 2, 2024 British telecoms firm BT has tapped top Blackstone executive Stephen Lewis to join its executive management team and lead all communications.
Scotland set for weaker growth despite avoiding recession – but there is room for optimism May 2, 2024 Scotland's economy is set for weaker growth despite avoiding entering a technical recession, according to KPMG.
Exclusive: Canary Wharf Group chairman among business voices backing Sadiq Khan May 1, 2024 Canary Wharf Group chairman Sir George Iacobescu is among dozens of business voices backing Sadiq Khan ahead of Thursday’s mayoral election.
Impact of Bank of England interest rate hikes wanes as mortgage approvals rise April 30, 2024 Bank of England figures showed that net mortgage approvals climbed again to 61,300 in March, slightly above the 60,500 seen in February and roughly in line with economists' expectations.
KPMG and former sanctioned partner hit with legal action by convicted property developer April 29, 2024 Big Four consultancy firms KPMG and former partner has been hit with legal action by bankrupt Manchester-based property developer
Neil Woodford is offering advice, should we listen? April 29, 2024 Neil Woodford, who was investigated by the FCA after losing billions, is telling us to be optimistic about the economy. He has a point, says Eliot Wilson Neil Woodford, whose eponymous investment fund collapsed amid investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority in 2019, has obviously been taking a course in self-assurance from Liz Truss. The [...]
UK consumer confidence edges up after stagnant start to year April 26, 2024 UK consumer confidence improved by two points in April, after laying stagnant in March.
Square Mile and Me: Workspace CEO Graham Clemett looks back at his career April 25, 2024 Graham Clemett, CEO of Workspace Group, takes us through his career in the Square Mile ahead of his upcoming retirement.
KPMG snaps back job offers after tougher UK visa requirements come into force April 24, 2024 One of the Big Four firms has been revoking job offers from foreign graduates after the UK Government's new tougher visa requirements came into force.
KPMG hires ex-prisoners as part of Gov strategy to tackle £18bn reoffending cost April 24, 2024 KPMG has become the first white collar British business to employ former prisoners as part of a new pilot programme by the Government