How we achieved the largest pre-seed funding round raised by female founders in Europe July 1, 2024 Why are millennials, who are estimated to have nearly £300bn in cash savings, not investing their money?
UK economy ‘turning a corner’ as global growth slows, says KPMG July 1, 2024 Falling inflation and and an uptick in consumer confidence will help the UK economy to a better than expected growth over the next two years as global growth is set to slow, according to a report published today.
Build, Baby, Build: Affordable housing is too hard to sell July 1, 2024 There is a quick fix to get house houses built: Reform Section 106 to make it more viable for developers to sell affordable housing, says Jonathan Seager Housing has been one of the top issues during this general election campaign, with political parties jostling to one up each other in their pledges to tackle a [...]
How AI can help fight crime July 1, 2024 The City of London’s AI Innovation Challenge will harness the power of technology to prevent and track fraud, says Chris Hayward AI chip producer Nvidia is vying with Microsoft and Apple for the title of world’s most valuable company. History teaches us that those who become the world’s most valuable company, be they Standard Oil, [...]
Truelayer: Fintech unicorn boss says ‘scale is everything’ as he takes on Visa and Mastercard June 30, 2024 The chief executive of fintech unicorn Truelayer has suggested bottom-line profitability and a potential IPO are some ways off as he focuses on scaling up to challenge Visa and Mastercard’s payments duopoly.
Science in Sport loses millions in sales but insists new leadership will return group to growth June 28, 2024 Nutrition specialist Science in Sport has seen its sales fall following a shift in its strategy, but insists its new leadership team is making "significant progress".
Thames Water warns ageing assets could ‘pose a risk to public safety’ June 28, 2024 Thames Water has warned that it has £19bn in assets that could "pose a risk to public safety" in a report to Ofwat outlining the embattled water supplier's five year business plan.
Healthy revenue increase for One Media iP as it continues to invest in copyright tool June 28, 2024 Listed One Media iP, which specialises in music royalties, has reported positive figures all-round for its first six-month results of 2024.
Business confidence falls from May’s eight year high in June June 28, 2024 Business confidence fell notably from May's eight year high in June, a closely watched survey suggests, but remains well above the long-term average.
Build, Baby, Build: Four things the next government must do if it’s serious about growth June 28, 2024 Both parties say they will go for growth, but they are ducking some of the really big questions about how we get there, says James Vitali Both main parties are conscious of how precarious the UK’s public finances will be over the next Parliament. Both are hopeful that a significant uptick in the UK growth [...]