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Reorganising for the Age of Collaboration

Reorganising for the Age of Collaboration

Graham Donald, Managing Director of Equiniti Pancredit Over the past two years an unprecedented $25bn has been pumped into the global ..

Student finances exposed: How do they really spend their money?

Student finances exposed: How do they really spend their money?

More than half of students find managing money stressful, yet 39% still don’t create a budget (Natwest Student Living Index) Co..

From one Golden Week to another: easyMarkets looks at gold’s rollercoaster 2016

From one Golden Week to another: easyMarkets looks at gold’s rollercoaster 2016

Gold futures up by 5.7% since China’s February 2016 Golden Week Highs of $1,400 per troy ounce possible in the short term US mo..

What is the future of IP Management?

What is the future of IP Management?

Historically, IP management was labour intensive and required considerable manual focus and attention of IP professionals.  However, w..

China ‘most promising source of funds’ for overseas developers, reveals Investorist

China ‘most promising source of funds’ for overseas developers, reveals Investorist

China ‘seeking property investment for both now and future years’ Enquiries up by 100% and more for agents selling UK pro..

Fear Of Failure Holding Back British Entrepreneurs, New Research Finds

Fear Of Failure Holding Back British Entrepreneurs, New Research Finds

New research from website building platform Weebly finds more than two thirds of British entrepreneurs think fear of failure prevents..

HCSS Education bolsters consultant team with education expertise

HCSS Education bolsters consultant team with education expertise

A leading education finance company has hired two new senior consultants to provide valuable expertise as it continues to expand its o..

Financial advice for starting your own business

Financial advice for starting your own business

Andrew Dark is the owner and co-founder of Custom Planet, a company that produces customised clothing and promotional products for bus..

Incentive FM wins contract with global insurance services company

Incentive FM wins contract with global insurance services company

Incentive FM, the UK’s leading independent facilities company, has been awarded a 12 month rolling contract to provide total facilitie..

Why compliance is the opposite of engagement

Why compliance is the opposite of engagement

By Chris Barrington, managing director at employee communications agency, blue goose – www.bluegoose.co.uk Chris Barrington The..

 1 in 5 UK workers believe there is a gender divide with work uniforms

 1 in 5 UK workers believe there is a gender divide with work uniforms

20% of workers believe there is a gender divide when it comes to uniforms in the workplace 45 to 55 year olds felt the most affected ..

DueCourse secures £6.25m investment

DueCourse secures £6.25m investment

The Manchester-based FinTech company raises investment to grow its lending to UK SMEs DueCourse, the cloud-based invoice financing ser..

Incentive QAS Expands Retail Portfolio With Million Pound Shopping Centre Contract

Incentive QAS Expands Retail Portfolio With Million Pound Shopping Centre Contract

Incentive QAS, the specialist cleaning business, has been awarded a million pound, three-year contract by leading property management ..

IRIS Software Group appoints Sion Lewis as CEO of its accountancy division

IRIS Software Group appoints Sion Lewis as CEO of its accountancy division

IRIS Software Group, the UK’s leading provider of business critical software and services, is today announcing the appointment of Sion..

Birmingham lines up post-Brexit housing plan, with a little help from its friends in China

Birmingham lines up post-Brexit housing plan, with a little help from its friends in China

Birmingham population grew 9.5% in past decade (Census data) Country Garden to invest £2 billion in Birmingham projects UK is most po..

Setting the pace – Cognitive financial planning and analysis for business agility

Setting the pace – Cognitive financial planning and analysis for business agility

By Paul Campion, Director, IBM Global Financing, UK&I Paul Campion The pace of change within, and without, a business is ever inc..

Life post Brexit – people must take precedent

Life post Brexit – people must take precedent

Mike Laven, CEO of Currencycloud, explains what the future post-Brexit could look like Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and final..

FinTech v the Banks: Uneasy Bedfellows or a Match Made in Heaven?

FinTech v the Banks: Uneasy Bedfellows or a Match Made in Heaven?

By Rahul Singh, President, Financial Services, HCL Technologies The rapid succession of macro and micro-economic forces unleashed in t..

Why this Aussie entrepreneur is still bullish about British bricks & mortar post Brexit

Why this Aussie entrepreneur is still bullish about British bricks & mortar post Brexit

Investorist Founder launches B Round Capital Raising to fund continued global expansion B2B trading platform eyes new office in North..

FICO Provides Decisioning Platform for Smartphone-Only buddybank in Italy

FICO Provides Decisioning Platform for Smartphone-Only buddybank in Italy

UniCredit will launch buddybank in early 2017 in Italy HIGHLIGHTS: FICO is providing the decision management platform forUniCredit’sb..

The rise of virtual agents: the future banking experience

The rise of virtual agents: the future banking experience

Doug Overton, VP Consulting & Analysis at WDS Global, a Xerox company, explains how machine learning technology and virtual agents..

How to turn a UK startup into a global success 

How to turn a UK startup into a global success 

Andy Shannon, Head of Startupbootcamp Global Andy Shannon After establishing a successful business in the UK, the next step for many..

Scissors among most commonly confiscated items at airports

Scissors among most commonly confiscated items at airports

Airport security seizures include everything from sun tan lotion to bullets  Almost a quarter (24%) of Brits who tried to take banned ..

How big data is sending shockwaves through the financial services sector

How big data is sending shockwaves through the financial services sector

By James Blake, CEO of big data firm Hello Soda James Blake The world of financial services is changing at the hands of big data and ..

World-Class Finance: Digital Transformation and Analytics-Based Decision Making Among Key Imperatives for Creating Finance Agility

World-Class Finance: Digital Transformation and Analytics-Based Decision Making Among Key Imperatives for Creating Finance Agility

World-Class Spend Less & Rely on Fewer Staff While Driving Higher Levels of Effectiveness, Agility and Insight World-class finance..

TALL Marks its 25th Year with Celebration Day 

TALL Marks its 25th Year with Celebration Day 

TALL Security Print, a leader in secure print and electronic payment services, celebrated its 25th year of operation. Business leaders..

Data analytics, scenario planning, and the finance department

Data analytics, scenario planning, and the finance department

Rob Douglas, VP Sales UK & Ireland, Adaptive Insights The role of the finance department has slowly but radically evolved in the a..

Getting lenders on the hook

Getting lenders on the hook

Paul Surtees, MD and Co-founder, Capitalise.com What kind of bait can secure business funding? There are now an unprecedented number o..

Viva el vino! Perfect Spanish homes for wine lovers as UNWTO raises a glass to wine tourism

Viva el vino! Perfect Spanish homes for wine lovers as UNWTO raises a glass to wine tourism

Inaugural UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism attracts delegates from nearly 50 countries In Spain, well known La Rioja region is..

Andalucian Open returns to ‘Costa del Golf’ as golfers go in search of the perfect pad close to the fairway

Andalucian Open returns to ‘Costa del Golf’ as golfers go in search of the perfect pad close to the fairway

68% of golf courses in Spain directly or indirectly linked with a real estate development (Real Federación Española de Golf) Time it ..

The beauty of cashflow

The beauty of cashflow

Every company needs cashflow first and everything else second. That’s right, everything else second.Craft beer on tap? Second. Really ..

Car hire for SMEs: Things to consider

Car hire for SMEs: Things to consider

There is a growing trend in the number of SMEs choosing to hire cars long term instead of purchasing them outright.  With a large numb..

Four reasons whycloud-based inventory management is important for your ecommerce business

Four reasons whycloud-based inventory management is important for your ecommerce business

Running a business online, unfortunately isn’t all about selling. You can have the best product in the market place, selling thousands..

Transforming the banking experience to be mobile-first and people-centric

Transforming the banking experience to be mobile-first and people-centric

By Magnus Jern, president DMI International Mobile banking has revolutionised the way we interact with our banks and manage our money...

Challenger Banks Missing Golden Opportunity To Steal Business From Competitors By Repeating Same Old Mistakes

Challenger Banks Missing Golden Opportunity To Steal Business From Competitors By Repeating Same Old Mistakes

Banks Warned fragmented Customer Communications Negating Competitive Advantage in Digital Future The Competition and Marketing Authori..

Pensions Awareness Day: Could you get by on less than living wage? 

Pensions Awareness Day: Could you get by on less than living wage? 

Average private pension pot would provide income of just £2,027 per year Tips on making the most of your pension pot from day one Pe..

Banking on Snow Automation Platform for Success

Banking on Snow Automation Platform for Success

COMPANY BACKGROUND As a leading bank in its home markets of Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Swedbank has more than seven millio..