Govt urged to hike Companies House charges by 700 per cent to crack down on shell firms and fraud February 2, 2022 A group of influential MPs is urging the government to do more to prioritise economic crime and explain why legislation is being delayed. MPs also called for an overhaul of Companies House and to increase the cost to register a business by around 700 per cent, from £12 or £13 currently to £100, in an [...]
Exclusive: Barclays warns business owners’ mental health is in decline after getting into debt February 2, 2022 Barclays is launching 600 new so-called ‘business health masterclasses’ as the bank noticed that the mental health of thousands of business owners across the UK has taken a hit since they the have taken on debt, the bank’s head of business banking told City A.M. this morning. Hannah Bernard said that her team had found [...]
Home Secretary calls for overhaul of Met Police following damning report February 1, 2022 The police watchdog has called for the metropolitan police to overhaul a culture of sexism, homophobia and racism.
Financial SaaS firm OpenGamma closes $21m funding round to ramp up growth February 1, 2022 Financial software-as-a-service firm OpenGamma has closed a $21m funding round as it readies to ramp up growth plans.
Rishi Sunak urged to allow National Crime Agency to probe ‘astronomical levels’ of Covid loan fraud February 1, 2022 Chancellor Rishi Sunak should allow the National Crime Agency (NCA) to investigate “astronomical levels of fraud” that was allegedly committed during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Labour party. The party will use an opposition day debate in the Commons later today to attempt to get Government backing for an investigation after it was revealed [...]
Three really exciting roles to apply for this month February 1, 2022 We have some really great roles on our job board this month, from advertising and law to some really exciting tech positions. Here’s a bit of a taster of what’s on offer… Senior Software Engineer – JavaScript, Klarna Klarna was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2005. Since then they have changed the banking industry forever. [...]
3 brilliant companies that are hiring in London at the moment February 1, 2022 As we emerge from the last few years of lockdowns and restrictions, things are really starting to look positive. The world is somewhat returning to normal (FINALLY), and we couldn’t be happier. One sure fire way to spot that things are getting better is the fact that so many amazing companies are hiring all over [...]
Strongest year-start since 2005: Brits fork out average of £255,556 on houses as prices soar February 1, 2022 Buyers are paying more than ever before for their homes with the average UK house costing 11.2 per cent more than it did last year.
Pension savers may lose thousands of pounds if they do not move ‘older pots’ February 1, 2022 If pension savers do not move older pots into ones offering better value for money, they could be thousands of pounds worse off, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warned this morning. Many working-age people have pension pots that they are no longer actively contributing to – and there are concerns that these pots could provide [...]
Economists call hike in national insurance tax during cost of living crisis ‘extremely perverse’ February 1, 2022 Raising national insurance contributions during a cost of living crisis is the wrong thing to do, economists have warned. Giving evidence to the Treasury Select Committee, Tom Clougherty, from the Centre for Policy Studies, said it was “extremely perverse” to raise the tax currently and it should be delayed. Clougherty said it was “extremely perverse [...]
