The founder of one of Britain’s most well known investment platforms AJ Bell is reportedly set to become the chair of fast growing sports supplement firm Applied Nutrition. Andy Bell, …
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Is the UK becoming a ‘challenging place’ to grow a business?
Despite a growing number of new businesses in the UK, new research suggests that it is becoming increasingly harder to grow and scale in the current economic climate. According to …
Fiat warns government must reinstate electric car grants amid sales slowdown
The government must reinstate its controversially-axed grant for electric cars in order to meet looming sales targets at the end of the decade, Fiat has warned. The UK is currently …
The Body Shop to close nearly half of UK stores – with seven to shut immediately
The joint administrators of The Body Shop have revealed plans to restructure the high street retailer which will see a raft of stores close and hundreds of jobs lost. FRP, …
Domino’s shares spike as rating upgraded with potential for 360 more UK stores
Shares in Domino’s were boosted this morning after analysts upgraded its rating, and encouraged the UK’s biggest pizza-maker to expand. Analysts at Jefferies said the ‘Pepperoni Passion’ maker could add …
Bank of England MPC members: ‘Weak recession’ won’t change timing of interest rate cuts
A “weak recession” will not prompt the Bank of England to start cutting interest rates in the next couple of months, members of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) suggested today. …
Ferrexpo cancels dividend at eleventh hour as legal action looms large
London-listed iron pellet producer Ferrexpo has cancelled its dividend three days before it was due to be paid out as it faces a near £100m lawsuit. In a statement on …
Premier League calls emergency summit to solve cash row with English Football League
Premier League chiefs have convened an emergency meeting of clubs next week in a bid to end a long-running impasse over how much money to give to lower division teams. …
Appetite for investment trusts has fallen to the lowest level in a decade. Could this be the beginning of the end for the sector?
Investment trusts used to be a staple of UK portfolios, but they’ve fallen out of favour in recent years. Numerous high-profile scandals like that of Home REIT and Hipgnosis certainly …
The Barber of Seville ENO Review: An enduring delight
Amid the frenzied activity of the operatic world, it is always refreshing to see a production that has stood the test of time. First performed in 1987, the late Jonathan …