Booze bonanza? Licence to distill applications treble as Britons get into the spirit of things August 24, 2015 Looks like the UK's booze enthusiasts are getting into the spirit of things, after a new report suggested the number of applications for a license to distill trebled in a single year. The research, by UHY Hacker Young, found applications for distilleries jumped to 65 last year, from 20 the year before – and just [...]
City Moves for 19 January 2015 | Who’s switching jobs January 18, 2015 BirthStar Target Date Funds The solutions provider for asset managers and intermediary firms has announced two appointments. Tony Hicks joins as head of business development from Aberdeen Asset Management. He has also held roles at Scottish Life and Gartmore Fund Managers. Rachael Harris (pictured) joins as head of key accounts from Just Retirement, where she [...]
Skill shortages are costing the UK £10bn – and will continue to constrain growth September 17, 2015 Is this the recovery in the UK being held back by skill shortages? There is growing evidence that this is the case. The headlines from Wednesday’s labour market statistics focused on a very slight rise in unemployment – 10,000 over the past three months. But over the same period, recorded vacancies went up [...]
China woes and miners’ troubles weigh on index – London Report October 14, 2015 MIXED Chinese economic data and falls in mining shares weighed on the FTSE 100 yesterday. However, declines were mitigated somewhat by a surge in drinks group SABMiller following a new takeover proposal from rival AB InBev. The blue-chip index, which fell on Monday to end an eight-day winning run, was down 0.5 per cent at [...]
Competition and Markets Authority rejects calls to break up big banks in retail banking review October 22, 2015 The competition watchdog has ruled out breaking up Britain’s biggest banks and defended so-called free banking practices. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the preliminary results of its 18-month investigation into the retail banking sector this morning. The watchdog launched the investigation over concerns the “Big Four” banks – Lloyds, RBS, HSBC and Barclays [...]
Flexible Study: Is a part-time MBA worth it? October 7, 2015 Nicole Green finds out what business schools are doing to capitalise on the demand for more flexible courses THE PERCEPTION of part-time MBAs is changing, as increasing numbers of leading business schools provide more flexible options to their students. Once seen as a less credible alternative for those unable to commit to a full-time course, [...]
M Local selloff: Morrisons’ ill-fated attempt to build a convenience arm has become a lesson for the industry August 26, 2015 It was a cold day in February 2013 when Morrisons’ former chief executive Dalton Philips was faced with a tough decision. Film rental chain Blockbuster had just collapsed and Morrisons was one of several suitors circling a portfolio of 50 stores administrators had put up for sale. Read more: It's a deal – Morrisons [...]
Owning the digital space October 4, 2015 William Railton talks mobile and the future of outdoor ads, with BitPoster’s Aidan Neill FROM billboards to bus stops, the outdoor media market has been more reluctant than other areas of the marketing industry to embrace digitisation. The buying and selling of advertising space had been largely a manual process, with a lot of wasted [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: George Osborne’s speech transcript in full including stamp duty, business rates and corporation tax announcements November 25, 2015 Mr Speaker, this Spending Review delivers on the commitment we made to the British people that we would put security first. To protect our economic security, by taking the difficult decisions to live within our means and bring down our debt. To protect our national security, by defending our country’s interests abroad and keeping our [...]
Tech hiring in the second quarter of 2015 dipped due to election jitters August 3, 2015 The uncertainty surrounding the General Election caused hiring in the tech industry across Britain to dip, new figures suggest. There was a six per cent drop in the number of jobs advertised in the technology sector between April and June this year, compared to the previous quarter. The number of permanent vacancies dipped even further however, [...]