Shepherd Neame Ltd November 1, 2024 | Sponsored Shepherd Neame has been based in the market town of Faversham, Kent for over 300 years. Perhaps best known for great British classic ales such as Spitfire Amber, which carries the Royal Warrant, its diverse portfolio includes Bear Island East Coast Pale Ale and Bear Island Triple Hopped Lager, and the Whitstable Bay Collection. It [...]
Newbury Racecourse PLC November 1, 2024 | Sponsored Newbury Racecourse PLC owns Newbury Racecourse which hosts 31 horseracing fixtures all year round across both National Hunt and Flat racing. It generates the majority of its income through public attendance and media rights at these fixtures, including two Summer meetings with a large-scale evening concert after racing. In addition to horseracing, the company generates [...]
Equipmake Holdings PLC November 1, 2024 | Sponsored Equipmake is a UK-based industrial technology company specialising in the engineering, development and production of electrification products to meet the needs of the automotive and other sectors in support of the transition from fossil-fuelled to zero-emission drivetrains. Equipmake is a leader in high-performance technologically advanced electric motors, inverters and complete zero-emission electric drivetrains and power electronic [...]
SulNOx Group Plc October 31, 2024 | Sponsored SulNOx Group Plc specialises in inventing immediate and responsible solutions towards decarbonisation and offers green solutions to the world we live in today, where fossil fuels are still very much in demand and still growing. Our patented, biodegradable, greentech fuel conditioners have been sold in 37 countries and are unique in reducing liquid hydrocarbon fuel consumption and [...]
How will the bond markets react to the Budget? October 30, 2024 For all the government’s promises of stability and hoped-for reductions in interest rates, UK yields on government bonds are now, in fact, very similar to the levels to which they rose under the ill-fated Truss government, says Paul Ormerod There has been a huge amount of speculation about the Budget. Later today we will of [...]
Payment fraud is becoming more sophisticated, creating new vulnerabilities for organisations October 17, 2024 | Sponsored Author: Tim Forster, Strategic Partner Manager, Financial Messaging at Finastra In the digital age, security is a top priority for corporates and financial institutions. As payments become increasingly more sophisticated, so too do fraud attempts, particularly as payments are increasingly operating in real-time. The operational characteristics of instant payments (fast, irrevocable, simultaneous clearing and settlement) [...]
Gilt yields rise ahead of Budget as Chancellor Reeves set to increase borrowing October 8, 2024 Analysts suggested that the increase was largely a result of concerns that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will ramp up borrowing in the budget to fund a major investment programme.
The new payments architecture and Bacs September 17, 2024 | Sponsored Liz Carroll, Senior Product Manager, Financial Marketplaces at Finastra You might have heard that there are plans to modernise some of the key UK payment rails and wondered how these updates will affect your payment processes. In this article, we explore what the changes are and why they are needed. Let’s start at the beginning; [...]
A quick guide to the key UK payment rails September 17, 2024 | Sponsored Liz Carroll, Senior Product Manager, Financial Marketplaces at Finastra There are a range of payment rails available in the UK; some widely applicable while others work better for companies operating in certain circumstances. But what is a payment rail? Payment rails refer to the underlying infrastructure and systems that facilitate the movement of money between [...]
Venture capital firm launches UK’s only fund for British pensions September 2, 2024 A venture capital firm has launched the first-ever fund devoted to helping UK pension funds invest in British start-ups and scale-ups. Future Planet Capital’s new British Co-Investment Fund (BCF) will channel pension investment into some of the UK’s fastest growing and most innovative businesses in a move that has been praised as “much-needed” by start-ups [...]