SG Kleinwort Hambros (SGKH) has today announced the creation of a new, dedicated Entrepreneurs Group, served by a team of senior bankers led by Rob Woodthorpe Browne. This service led and customised proposition is primarily targeted at established private business owners, as well as those considering exit or transition. The Entrepreneurs Group will also work […]
Women’s private pension pots in the UK are typically worth 35% less than those of their male colleagues by the time they reach 55, according to the first major government study into what has been termed “the great gender pension chasm”. Having analysed the data for both sexes between 2018 and 2020, government researchers concluded […]
Hundreds more home loan deals have been pulled by banks and building societies since the end of last week while rates on new fixed mortgage deals are continuing to ratchet upwards, the latest data reveals. The continuing turmoil in the mortgage market is also prompting record numbers of people to take out loans of more […]
The UK’s dominant services sector continued its growth streak last month as consumers kept spending on leisure and technology. Survey data from services companies, known as the purchasing managers’ index (PMI), hit 55.2 in May, down a little from April’s 12-month peak of 55.9 but up slightly from an initial estimate of 55.1 and well […]
British Airways (BA) has revealed all its staff who are paid in the UK have been caught up in a cyber incident that has exposed personal data including bank and contact details to hackers. It emerged last week that a so-called zero-day vulnerability – a flaw – in the file transfer system MOVEit, produced by […]
The Republic of Ireland’s domestic economy recovered strongly in the first quarter of 2023, official data suggests. Output, as measured by modified domestic demand (MDD), expanded by 2.7% compared to the final quarter of 2022. It had fallen in the third and fourth quarters of last year as the impact of inflation hit the economy. […]
A group of MPs have called for the appointment of a dedicated “crypto tsar” to oversee plans to turn the UK into a digital asset hub today, as stark divisions emerge in parliament over the future direction and role of the country’s crypto industry. In a new report, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Crypto […]
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has announced a new Business Council, comprised of prominent UK business leaders, to design and drive the future of the British economy. The founding partners will be uniquely placed to shape the BCC’s policy and influencing, with the Council forming part of the organisation’s new national offer to businesses. […]
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