Even in the pre-digital age, financial news travelled fast. Humans’ hard-wired love of both gossip and profit have long combined to make stock tips, trading floor rumours and market hunches a potent force. Potent not just because of the speed at which they travel, but because of their ability to not just reflect the market, […]
As the ONS releases its report into young people’s workplace aspirations Vs. reality, the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association unveils a workforce more enterprise driven than EVER before – not to mention richer. But young people fear for their wealth with 37% of Brits feeling disillusioned by the UK’s corporate career ladder. As the Office for National Statistics releases its research examining young people's career aspirations […]
Angel investment is one of the most notable avenues for capital in the UK. Business angels tend to invest in businesses who are either in the early stages of their growth or in established companies seeking to achieve expansion, in return for equity shares. Aside from the capital, angel investors offer a wealth of experience […]
CEOs all have one eye on Brexit. That seems to be the consensus when looking at what the heads of the largest multi-national corporations are saying in the media. We are now six months away from the deadline for negotiations at the end of March 2019, and the reality of keeping a foot in the […]
Despite concerns over Brexit and the impact that it will have on international investments, London remains the number one city in the world for foreign direct investment. In addition to this, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham have also featured in the top 20 cities highlighting the fact that the UK contains many geographical regions that have […]
With the date that Britain leaves the EU edging ever closer, the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) recently launched The Brexit Wealth Index 2018. Based on research conducted across a sample of 2007 respondents - of which - 1,122 were nationally representative investors, the data outlines the wealth creation opportunities available to them post-Brexit. Providing […]
On 29 March 2019 Britain will officially leave the European Union. It's a historic moment, no country has ever left the EU before. But some campaigners believe it's not too late to stop Brexit from happening. Are they right? And how would it work anyway? The Guardian's political correspondent Jessica Elgot explores whether Brexit is […]
What happens over the next few months will impact every single person in the UK and it is important to understand the possible implications of a ‘hard Brexit’; where the UK would not only leave the EU but also the Single Market and Customs Union. Roy Botterill, Partner at Shakespeare Martineau, explains in more detail […]
On Thursday, the Bank of England voted unanimously to raise the interest rate to 0.75%, the highest it has been since the financial crash nearly 10 years ago. As consumers, businesses and institutions ran through the potential ramifications, it generated plenty of chatter on social media - so, this week’s Tweet of the Week comes […]
The number of failures of UK companies has risen 30.0% to 4,827 in the second quarter of the year, compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest figures from Creditsafe’s Watchdog Report. The quarterly Watchdog report, which analyses financial data across 12 UK business sectors, showed that high profile high street […]
Investors are becoming less confident of the government’s ability to deliver a good deal in the Brexit negotiations, according to Assetz Capital’s Q2 Investor Barometer. The peer-to-peer lending platform canvasses the views of its investors every quarter, and they were asked how they feel about the UK’s current Brexit position. Just 20% said they were ‘confident’ or […]
With UK industry facing calls to toe the line and stop undermining the Government with its warnings about the impact of a disorderly Brexit, it is clear patience is starting to run out. How much longer can the UK Government afford to sidestep their concerns? Adam McGiveron, head of Brexit at Shakespeare Martineau delves into […]
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