Financial Planning

The Bank of England received encouraging news on the persistence of inflation today after a closely watched business survey showed cost pressures were decisively easing. S&P’s closely watched purchasing managers’ …

A deal which valued the division of international data and analytics firm Globaldata at more than £1bn is to be completed later this month, it has been confirmed. In December 2023, private …

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has announced a landmark agreement with Octopus Energy, one of the UK’s largest and fastest-growing energy suppliers. The energy storage fund owns a portfolio of …

City investment house Jupiter has extended the exit of its star fund manager Ben Whitmore today after the announcement of his departure wiped millions from the company’s valuation in January. …

A leading cyber security expert has warned Russia was behind this week’s hack of NHS services, which caused a “major IT incident”. The former chief executive of the National Cyber …

Astrazeneca has completed its $2bn (£1.5bn) acquisition of Canada-based Fusion Pharmaceuticals. The deal was first announced in March for the business which develops so-called next-generation radioconjugates (RCs) – complex drugs which, when fully …

Flexible office provider Workspace said its “future is bright” after it revealed a 8.7 per cent increase in profit for the year to March.  The FTSE 250 company said demand …

Full-year profit and revenue at the equipment rental specialist VP has tumbled amid challenges in its housebuilding and construction segments. Pre-tax profit and adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and …

From today, banknotes carrying a portrait of King Charles III will be issued for the first time, but with a move towards a cashless society, it may be some time …

Bargain retailer B&M has beaten its “lockdown peak” as the firm reveals it is trading at the higher end of its guidance thanks to Brits sniffing out a bargain On …