Retirement Planning

Mercia Asset Management has raised £60m for three of its venture capital trusts focused on the North of England. In September, the trusts launched a share offer for £42m, with …

The capital’s love affair with the briny bivalves stretches back to the early 19th century when it’s thought Londoners were consuming more than 700 million of the shellfish every year. …

The latest clutch of data is unlikely to change the Bank of England’s thinking ahead of its decision on interest rates next week. The UK economy returned to growth in …

Direct Line has rejected a raised takeover offer made by Belgian insurer Ageas valuing it at around £3.11bn earlier this month, calling it “uncertain, unattractive” and “highly opportunistic”. In a …

EY’s incoming CEO has shuffled her leadership team ahead of her taking over the role later this year, as she names four global managing partners to help her run the …

Berlin-based accommodation group Numa has announced the launch of a new hotel in London, with plans to expand to the rest of the UK.  The group operates as a “fully …

Volkswagen-owned Porsche is at the starting line of a major transition year. The luxury carmaker warned this week its profitability will decline this year despite hiking its dividend on the …

The pension industry needs to “tackle questions” about its risk appetite as the government piles pressure on the sector to pump more cash into UK-based companies, the chief of the …

Andy Silvester meets Andreas Adamides, the founder who is helping others on their entrepreneurial journey as the boss of Helm, the members club / learning network for scaling-up founders If anyone …

According to new data, lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped for a third straight year in 2023 as businesses turned to specialist lenders instead of big banks. Figures …