Revealed: KPMG slashes UK bonuses as dealmaking drought hits fees May 31, 2023 KPMG has slashed the bonus pool of its UK workforce and reined in commission for salespeople as its profits falter amid a slowdown in the dealmaking environment this year, City A.M. has learned.
Ministers must accelerate pension dashboard after ‘disappointing’ delays, AJ Bell chief warns May 30, 2023 Ministers must push ahead with the roll-out of the much-delayed pension dashboard or risk savers disengaging with their retirement cash, the chief of AJ Bell has warned.
New transatlantic airline Global buys first plane May 29, 2023 A new UK-US airline, Global, which is intending to launch flights across the Atlantic by spring 2024, has officially announced the acquisition of its first plane. The company said this morning that it had acquired an Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger plane, according to the PA news agency. It confirms last week’s revelation’s in [...]
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Do FTSE 100 bosses need more money? May 23, 2023 A debate is raging in the Square Mile over how much executives are paid - do UK firms need to pay more money to attract the best talent?
Radar System Revolutionises Detection technology for Commercial Vehicles May 18, 2023 | Sponsored A commercial vehicle safety system developed on a kitchen table has now been adopted by one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, and is currently being rolled-out to a 12,500 trucking fleet across Europe. King’s Award winner Aspöck is a leading manufacturer of lighting and electrical systems for commercial vehicles. Founded in Austria, the UK [...]
Empowering decision-making for its members worldwide May 18, 2023 | Sponsored Set up during the Second World War and initially representing just a dozen or so British companies, the Energy Industries Council (EIC) has grown into a worldwide trade association for businesses operating in the energy industry. Now in its 80th year, the EIC has been instrumental in facilitating trade and investment opportunities for its 900 [...]
Shaping the future of wellness May 18, 2023 | Sponsored A chance meeting between a former journalist and an academic in a Geneva clinic led to the formation of a multi-million-pound, global company that counts Hollywood stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson and Kim Kardashian among its customers. LYMA Life, the brainchild of Lucy Goff, exploded from a one-woman outfit in 2018, rejected by dozens of potential [...]
Experian shares tumble as investors fret over cautious forecast May 17, 2023 Shares in credit checker Experian fell sharply in early trading this morning after the firm revealed it had suffered a 19 per cent contaction in profits for the full year.
Unilink: Software firm wins His Majesty’s pleasure for prison technology May 16, 2023 | Sponsored Francis Toye says he always wanted to start up his own business but thought he was maybe too “risk averse”. The opportunity came when he was set free from a 15-year career from IBM following a restructuring process. With a little redundancy cash and still working with the technology giant as a partner, Unilink was [...]