How to be the Gareth Southgate of business June 14, 2024 AI is the new star in the boardroom, but as Southgate knows a singular brilliant player doesn’t win a game, says Simon James This weekend, English football fans everywhere will be going through the usual mixture of tension and hope. Friday marks the start of the 2024 Euros, and another shot at greatness for England [...]
Rishi Sunak at G7 in Italy announces horde of 50 new Russia sanctions June 13, 2024 The Tory leader also announced fresh support for Ukraine in its war against the Kremlin, which has now been going on for two years and more than three months.
Women more likely to find top roles at family-run businesses – here’s why March 1, 2024 The analysis, compiled from the 2023 London Stock Exchange and IPO data and conducted by Investec Wealth & Investment (UK), showed just 16 per cent of directors of the firms that completed IPOs in 2023 are women.
Prosecutions fail to keep up with the UK’s growing ‘fraud epidemic’ February 5, 2024 The UK government has been urged to do more to crack down on fraud after new data showed the number of high-value criminal cases reaching the courts has stayed flat despite a sharp rise in fraud.
Footwear retailer Office’s chief executive quits after one year November 21, 2019 The chief executive of high street footwear retailer Office has stepped down after just a year in the role. Lorenzo Moretti has resigned after joining the company in December last year from his role as Sonos vice president of global retail. Read more: Office set to close up to half its 100 UK stores He [...]
Port Talbot: 3,000 of jobs at risk as Tata steelworks bids to make ‘greener’ steel September 15, 2023 There are concerns that thousands of job losses are set to be announced at Britain’s biggest steelworks under plans to produce “greener” steel. Tata, the Indian conglomerate that owns the Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales, has been in talks with the Government for months over state aid worth hundreds of millions of pounds to [...]
Unlocking the value of environmental, social and corporate governance January 13, 2023 What do Accountants need to know to get ready for ESG? In this webinar Marc Lepere, Founder & Chief Science Officer at Omnevue, in partnership with Croner-i, explains the new regulations and sets out 4 key takeaway’s to help Accountants prepare to answer their clients changing needs.
Transport for London gets Moody’s upgrade despite funding concerns November 16, 2023 Credit ratings agency Moody's has given TfL's finances a vote of confidence, amid city calls for more funding ahead of the Autumn statement.
Safestore Holdings: Revenue slips amid ‘challenging economic environment’ February 22, 2024 Safestore Holdings, the UK’s largest provider of self storage containers, saw revenue slip in the first quarter citing a “challenging economic environment”.
UK to issue visas for foreign construction workers to fill job shortages July 17, 2023 Carpenters, bricklayers and roofers are among migrant workers who will be allowed to apply for work visas and get a discount on fees in a bid to fill UK job shortages. The Home Office said it was “temporarily easing visa restrictions” for a string of construction roles by adding them to the shortage occupation list. [...]