Bank of England mulls ‘further steps’ to boost City’s global competitiveness September 26, 2024 The UK's banking regulator is mulling "further steps" to boost the City's international competitiveness as one of its top brass hailed a "broadly welcoming" response to its softening of bank capital rules.
Sainsbury’s to sell ATM machines after exiting core banking business September 25, 2024 Sainsbury’s has agreed to sell its ATM machines to operator Notemachine three months after offloading most of its banking business to Natwest.
Which taxes will Labour hike in the October Budget? September 25, 2024 Kier Starmer has said that those with the "broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden". So where will Starmer and Reeves turn to raise some extra cash?
Lower costs help Co-op return to profit September 25, 2024 The Co-op said this morning that lower costs had helped the company return to profit in the first half of its financial year. Profit before tax grew to £58m in the first half of 2024 from a loss of £33m in the same period last year. The company, which also operates a funeral service, legal services, [...]
Bringing together the Aon proposition September 24, 2024 Insurance is a vast and complex sector, and helping clients navigate the market is a key part of Aon’s insurance vertical. Emma Crookes, Aon’s UK Insurance Vertical Leader and Global Account Manager, is responsible for coordinating Aon’s teams in this space to deliver the best client outcomes. Crookes began her career at Aon over 11 [...]
Revenue doubles for health insurance provider Personal as Brits look for NHS alternative September 24, 2024 Personal Group, a London-listed workforce benefits and health insurance provider, has delivered double digit revenue growth across all areas, as the business credits its strategy
Legal & General: FTSE 100 giant appoints Eric Adler to lead asset management September 24, 2024 "In a competitive global search, Eric stood out for his growth orientation," boss António Simões said.
UK family businesses fear ‘dishonesty’ in Labour’s tax plans September 24, 2024 UK family businesses are beginning to fear dishonesty within Labour's tax plans set to be revealed in the upcoming Autumn budget, a new poll has found.
Exclusive: Record amount of tax contributed by insurance members of ABI September 23, 2024 The Association of British Insurers has revealed its members contributed a record £18.5bn in tax to the UK’s public finances over the last financial year
Starmer arrives at Labour conference with promise to rebuild UK September 21, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer said Labour was “rebuilding our country”, as he arrived at his party’s conference intent on shifting attention away from rows over donations and internal No 10 infighting. The Prime Minister said “change has started” as he arrived at the Liverpool conference centre. But the feel-good factor of Labour’s landslide win in July’s [...]