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Over three-quarters of new UK payment firms have passported services

Over three-quarters of new UK payment firms have passported services

Over 75% of new payment firms authorised in the UK since 2009 have used the EU passporting regime to export their services across the ..

Trump’s travel ban: Investors seek opportunities in spooked markets

Trump’s travel ban: Investors seek opportunities in spooked markets

By Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group  President Trump’s Muslim travel ban has spooked markets, but savvy investors won’t lo..

The best and brightest cities of 2017 – who’s ready for Brexit? 

The best and brightest cities of 2017 – who’s ready for Brexit? 

Trade and investment top the priority list (Properties of the World) North/South divide showing strongly for goods and services (Cent..

China: Rebalancing continues but near term headwinds

China: Rebalancing continues but near term headwinds

By Jade Fu, Investment Manager at Heartwood Investment Management Questions persist around the validity of official data releases and ..

Folio Caters To The Rental Rise At Coral Court

Folio Caters To The Rental Rise At Coral Court

By 2025, the number of people in the Private Rental Sector is set to rise by 1.8 million according to RICS[1], as homeownership levels..

Praxity Global Alliance reports record combined global revenues of its participant firms

Praxity Global Alliance reports record combined global revenues of its participant firms

Growth underlines Praxity’s leading position in the accounting sector. FY16 global revenues up nearly 8% to US$4.75 billion Sharp gro..

Top Tips on Finalising an Export Deal

Top Tips on Finalising an Export Deal

Alex Dalton, Managing Director of woodworking machinery specialists Daltons Wadkin, shares his top tips on finalising an export deal. ..

Vision required for Mobility in Europe

Vision required for Mobility in Europe

By Nassar Hussain, Managing Director, Europe, Middle East & Africa at SOTI Employees are demanding a different experience and requ..

Are you clued up on the FTSE 100?

Are you clued up on the FTSE 100?

95% of Brits have heard of the five biggest British companies One in five think Tesco is Britain’s biggest company Brits find identif..

How upcoming entrepreneur workshops could ‘transform’ your life

How upcoming entrepreneur workshops could ‘transform’ your life

Many people have started businesses but very few actually get to build them into big successful companies. There are many pitfalls, wi..

Market Outlook for 2017

Market Outlook for 2017

By David Absolon, Investment Director at Heartwood Investment Management  The year has started on a positive note, which has not just ..

Record Volumes Ensure Successful Year ForiForce

Record Volumes Ensure Successful Year ForiForce

iForce, the fastest growing supply chain business in the UK, has enjoyed its most successful year to date after processing a record nu..

Huddersfield – A ‘Fresher’ Investment for 2017

Huddersfield – A ‘Fresher’ Investment for 2017

Healthy development pipeline and strong demand from domestic and international students to be defining factors for PBSA success in 20..

The hidden dragon – What do Chinese New Year and Golden Week mean for financial markets?

The hidden dragon – What do Chinese New Year and Golden Week mean for financial markets?

Commodity and stock market volatility expected in the run up to Golden Week (easyMarkets) Shipping industry and oil prices to be impa..

Small Business Owners Are Highly Optimistic About 2017 

Small Business Owners Are Highly Optimistic About 2017 

More Than Half Planning to Hire, Seek Capital and Drive Growth Majorities Looking Ahead Favorably at New Political Landscape and the J..

Synechron continues to shine with expected record revenue growth of 28% amounting to $405m in the financial year 2016-17

Synechron continues to shine with expected record revenue growth of 28% amounting to $405m in the financial year 2016-17

• Digital, business consulting and technology services provider sets revenue target of $500m in next 12 months and $1bn by 2020 • Cele..

Smart365 to unite advisers and technology for better financial decisions

Smart365 to unite advisers and technology for better financial decisions

Smartr365, a new technology platform designed to enable financial advisers to serve their clients quicker and more efficiently than ev..

Xactly Introduces Commission Expense Forecasting Solution for Finance

Xactly Introduces Commission Expense Forecasting Solution for Finance

Visibility into Compensation Spending Lets Finance Leaders Improve Forecasting Accuracy Xactly (NYSE: XTLY), a leading provider of clo..

Liverpool’s New Chinatown perfectly positioned for property investment this Chinese New Year

Liverpool’s New Chinatown perfectly positioned for property investment this Chinese New Year

Just 3% of potential tapped from Chinese property investors (CBRE) New Chinatown tipped to be particularly attractive to Chinese buye..

Ultimate growth for SME finance company

Ultimate growth for SME finance company

Four new recruits to leadership team as the business sets its sights on a strong 2017 Ultimate Finance Group, a leading independent pr..

Cordant Projects to develop Eleven Moxy Hotels across UK

Cordant Projects to develop Eleven Moxy Hotels across UK

Cordant Projects, part of the Cordant Group, has secured a significant contract to play a key role in the development of eleven stylis..

2017 CFO Outlook: Top Priorities as New Year Gets Underway

2017 CFO Outlook: Top Priorities as New Year Gets Underway

By John O’Rourke, Vice President, Host Analytics  What’s on the mind of CFOs as 2017 gets underway? Just as you’re curious, we were to..

Accountants risk missing post-Brexit opportunities

Accountants risk missing post-Brexit opportunities

UK accountants are at risk of their pro-Europe stance hindering business growth, as just 13 per cent state leaving the EU will result ..

Protect your organisation from fraud

Protect your organisation from fraud

Although it’s impossible to achieve 100% protection from financial fraud, Will Jordan from PS Financials, explains how the following m..

Two-thirds of consumers would prefer to deal with a single provider for insurance products

Two-thirds of consumers would prefer to deal with a single provider for insurance products

Insurance services represent an opportunity for banks to improve customer experience and increase customer loyalty  Consumers have an ..

Local government business support getting worse, report shows, as 70% of UK firms say it’s not good enough

Local government business support getting worse, report shows, as 70% of UK firms say it’s not good enough

Number of firms unhappy with current support up 10% in a year Political concerns now the biggest issue for 30% of businesses – ..

Why the New Year is the best time to start your dream tech business

Why the New Year is the best time to start your dream tech business

The New Year is one of the best times to take the plunge and start your own business and never has there been more support to ensure y..

The CFO of the future: smarter systems, better decisions

The CFO of the future: smarter systems, better decisions

Mark Nittler, VP enterprise strategy at Workday, looks at the evolving role of the CFO and the future impact of digitisation When it c..

Overcoming obstacles: 4common challenges for new SMEs

Overcoming obstacles: 4common challenges for new SMEs

Business success is never smooth sailing and as the owner of a new, small or medium sized enterprise (SME), you will inevitably find y..

The Night Before Year-End

The Night Before Year-End

By:  John O’Rourke, Vice President, Host Analytics ‘Twas the night before year-end, when all through the company The accountants..

‘Video Marketing: Why you Cannot Argue with the Statistics’

‘Video Marketing: Why you Cannot Argue with the Statistics’

If the goal of your marketing efforts is to grab the attention of your audience, and create a long lasting impression, then you really..

Automotive businesses will fall behind development without agile approach

Automotive businesses will fall behind development without agile approach

Black Pepper is today warning automotive businesses there is a serious risk of falling behind in the autonomous technology race if the..

This lady is running a family business with her father and brother. Here’s what she has learnt this year

This lady is running a family business with her father and brother. Here’s what she has learnt this year

By Claire Spillane, Finance Director, Westermans International This year, a special merit Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to ..

Office upgrade: 4signs you are ready to move offices

Office upgrade: 4signs you are ready to move offices

There comes a time for every business owner when they are faced with the decision to move office. Executing an office move requires a ..

Benefits Not Designed To Motivate Today’s Workforce

Benefits Not Designed To Motivate Today’s Workforce

Almost half of Gen Z think their companies’ benefits don’t appeal to their generation; a third of Gen Y believe the same Baby boomers..

Revealed: England’s Worst Roads 2016

Revealed: England’s Worst Roads 2016

Cottage Lane, Lancashire is the most complained about road in England Besigheim Way, Newton Abbot had the most spent on its upkeep in..

Reckon underscores commitment to securing Virtual Cabinet customer data with ISO 27001:2013 certification 

Reckon underscores commitment to securing Virtual Cabinet customer data with ISO 27001:2013 certification 

Reckon joins an elite group of leading organisations worldwide that are committed to information security  Reckon Software announced t..