Cheaper living expenses and better value property pushing Brits to retire abroad
With average house prices increasing by 8.3% in 2016 , over two thirds of Brits say that cheaper living expenses and value for money o..
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50% of consumers won’t spend more than 20 minutes applying for financial products online
Online research from Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, reveals that 50% of consumers don’t want to spend more than 2..
NEWS
IT Departments Find It Hard to Keep the Cloud Safe: Report
Close to 40 Percent of Cloud Services Are Commissioned Without the Involvement of IT, Leading to More Security Risk for Companies Inte..
NEWS
ICAEW Supporting Fintech Fortnight 2017
ICAEW in partnership with UK’s first Fintech Fortnight Encouraging Businesses to take advantage of this growing sector Accountancy at..
NEWS
Prophet Unveils Strategic Partnership With Fintech Membership Body Innovate Finance
Prophet, the global strategy consultancy, today announced a partnership with Innovate Finance, the independent members’ association re..
NEWS
Can’t buy me love? Plummeting cocoa prices make chocolate cheaper this Valentine’s Day
Cocoa prices down by nearly $1,000 per ton in last 12 months (easyMarkets) 94% of people celebrating Valentine’s Day want choco..
NEWS
Ferrostaal Group Formally Establishes Cyber-Security Practice in Middle East
Services to include risk analysis, penetration testing, information security strategy, security architecture and design, infrastructur..
TECHNOLOGY
How can the insurance industry avoid having a ‘Kodak Moment?’
Mark Lusted, managing director at financial experience design agency Dock9 Will the insurance industry really be disrupted? And what c..
INSURANCE
Samsung Users 53% More Likely to Make an Insurance Claim than Those with Apple Devices
New policy and claims data from mobile phone insurance provider, loveitcoverit, reveals that during 2016, 20% of Samsung customers mad..
INSURANCE
Lyceum Capital announces £50m deal with Timico
Lyceum Capital, the leading investor in B2B services and technology companies, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a majority ..
BUSINESS
94% of Financial Services Executives Believe Boards have bought into Blockchain, Synechron survey shows
Synechron surveyed over 200 senior-level, global financial services business and IT decision-makers across the U.S. U.K. and Europe ..
BUSINESS
The high street is dead – long live online shopping!
Online retailing took highest share of retail spend on record in last quarter (BRC-KPMG) £1 in every £4 of non-food spending now cons..
BUSINESS
MarketInvoice to double lending to £2bn in 2017
MarketInvoice lent over £2,000 per minute to UK business in 2016 Launch of confidential invoice discounting service, MarketInvoice Pr..
FINANCE
Neptune continues liquidity expansion in first few weeks of 2017
London– Neptune Networks Ltd. “Neptune”, the open-standard network for bond real-time AXE indications, today announced the..
NEWS
Walbrook Capital Markets Picks Via For Full Communications Revamp
VIA, the business telephony and communications specialist, has completed a modernisation project to provide a leading brokerage firm w..
NEWS
Sofa Sunday: Half of us have lost our fitness mojo by the second weekend of February
New year, new me – gym related searches skyrocket in January However, by the second weekend of February most of us have stopped..
LIFESTYLE
Start Over With A New Home At Novo
Research by Investors in People has revealed that 59% of us are considering changing jobs in 2017, a significant 10% year-on-year incr..
LIFESTYLE
Get On The Ladder For Less At Stratford Broadway
New research from the NHG[1] has revealed that in an effort to make London homes affordable and help first-time buyers get on the prop..
LIFESTYLE
Metro Bank Accelerates Project Delivery Using Delphix
Delphix Software Dramatically Reduces Application Time, Enabling Bank to Achieve ROI in Just Six Weeks Delphix, the market leader in d..
BANKING
Uncertainty ‘Driving Job Security And Financial Security Worries’
Rising uncertainty is driving worries about job and financial security and damaging employees’ performance at work, research for MetLi..
BUSINESS
Input Output’s “Ouroboros” Protocol Closes Gap to Bitcoin 2.0
Start-up emerges from stealth with game-changing consensus algorithm Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), a premier blockchain architecture..
FINANCE
Broker expands HQ and launches new asset finance platform
Independent financial services broker Midlands Asset Finance has expanded into new premises following a successful 2016, to accommodat..
NEWS
Homes Complete With Community Spirit At Standgrove Field
In a nationwide report by Housing Futures[1], it has been revealed that when looking for a home, 48% of homeowners said a strong commu..
LIFESTYLE
Bespoke Family Homes Offer Ideal Village Living At Lavender Fields
The external aesthetic appeal of a property has become increasingly important in homebuyers’ decisions when purchasing the perfect fam..
LIFESTYLE
Love Nests In The Heart Of Kent
With the romance of Valentine’s Day in the air, house hunters may be looking for a perfect home to share with their loved one. In a ro..
LIFESTYLE
It’s Love At First Sight At Abode
Loved up couples will soon be making plans as to how they will celebrate Valentine’s Day. A recent survey, conducted by Festive Lights..
LIFESTYLE
Thames Water Reduces Bad Debt 11% in a Year with FICO System
UK’s largest water services provider wins FICO Decisions Award for Debt Management Highlights: Thames Water reduced bad debt fr..
BUSINESS
New City Pads Launched In Camberwell
Property in London’s Southwark has seen an annual rise in value of 6.1% over the last 12 months and a 10.8% increase from December 201..
INVESTING
The rise and rise of app-only banking
By Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group The world is changing. Technology is increasingly dominating our lives in almost every..
BANKING
Token Launches Open Banking Mobile App to Demonstrate How Banks Can Use PSD2 to Dominate Digital Transactions Market
Fully operational iOS app, integrated with Fidor Bank, reveals hidden bank revenue opportunities in PSD2 and demos revolutionary API b..
BANKING
Reckon Unveils Unlimited Project Management For Accounting Tool
Reckon Software Ltd, has become the first in UK accounting software to offer unlimited project and job management for users of the Rec..
NEWS
UniCredit strengthens Corporate & Investment Bankingwith new appointments in Financing & Advisory
Luca Domina and Paolo Garzarelli appointed Co-Heads of Equity Capital Markets Italy Carolina Marazzini appointed Head of Debt Origi..
NEWS
Buddy Loans secures full FCA approval to offer guarantor loans
Buddy Loans has received full accreditation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), enabling the U.K.’s leading guarantor loan pro..
NEWS
Find Your Love Nest At The Mount
With the romance of Valentine’s Day in the air, couples may be wondering whether now is the time to find their perfect forever home. A..
LIFESTYLE
Proven at Fusion – New Bellway Harlow Homes Attracting Savvy First-Time Buyers
First time buyer sales at their highest transaction level in 15 years (NAEA) House Prices in Harlow risen by 6.53% in past 12 months ..
LIFESTYLE
Community Matters At Harvard Grange
In a nationwide report by Housing Futures[1], it has been revealed that when looking for a home, 48% of homeowners said a strong commu..
LIFESTYLE
New Homes InUk’s Most Vibrant City At Abode
The city of Cambridge was recently awarded the number one spot in Grant Thornton’s Vibrant Economy Index.[1] The index ranked 324 loca..
LIFESTYLE