A light touch interventionist strategy for freeports May 27, 2021 | Sponsored Richard Ballantyne, CEO of British Ports Association explains why the private sector, with a light touch from local and regional government, would improve the effectiveness of the freeport to generate economic growth.
It all adds up to a Queen’s Award for accountancy software company Inflo May 26, 2021 | Sponsored Inflo is one of 48 organisations nationally to be recognised in 2021 with a celebrated Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation, acknowledging the unique position the company has achieved within the accounting industry with its software. Founded in 2016, Inflo has built a global reputation for award winning audit software. The platform now supports over [...]
Paysend raises $125m Series B round as it eyes further global expansion May 26, 2021 Global payments platform Paysend has secured a $125m Series B round to help further fund its global expansion plans. Paysend, which launched four years ago, allows customers and businesses to send money online from anywhere in the world in any currency. It boasts more than 3.7m customers in over 60 countries since its launch. “Our [...]
Directors’ case studies on their wider section 172 responsibilities May 26, 2021 | City Talk ICAS has published a collection of case studies to support the application of directors’ section 172 duties. Our publication consists of real-life case studies that have been gathered from a wide range of CAs in their capacity as board members in both private and listed companies. They outline the judgements board members applied and how different [...]
5 jobs that might just pique your interest this week May 25, 2021 | City Talk Have you been thinking about making a change lately? We don’t blame you! Having spent almost 18 months in some form of lockdown, it feels like now is the right time to change things up. That might mean you’re going to dye your hair, or maybe get a shiny new car. It might also mean [...]
Investment professionals must beware of the cyber risks in portfolios May 25, 2021 | City Talk Internet security blog posts are usually more at home on the inside pages of IT trade publications than on the front pages of international newspapers. The one published by Microsoft Corporate Vice President Tom Burt on 2 March, about the emergence of “state-sponsored threat actor” Hafnium, was a notable exception. A new threat had emerged, [...]
Cash clueless: Nearly half of Brits don’t know what an overdraft or mortgage is May 24, 2021 A new study has found that more than one in four people in the UK don’t feel confident when it comes to handling their personal finances. The research, carried out by debt management company Lowell and shared with City PM this evening, found that just a third of people claim to feel “very confident” when handling [...]
Black Lives Matter activist in ‘critical condition’ after being shot in the head May 24, 2021 A Black Lives Matter activist has been left in critical condition after being shot in the head in London on Sunday morning. Sasha Johnson, a member of the Taking Initiative Party and mother-of-three, had received ‘numerous’ death threats before the incident in Peckham. “It is with great sadness that we inform you that our own [...]
Klarna mulls London stock market float after post-Brexit listing revamp May 21, 2021 Klarna is weighing up a potential stock market float in London, but has said its decision will rest on changes to listing rules in the capital after Brexit. Chief executive Sebastian Siemiatkowski said London had the opportunity to strengthen its reputation as a global financial hub by attracting more fintech firms and banks. “As Brexit [...]
Sunday Times Rich List: Who are the UK’s wealthiest women? May 21, 2021 The lack of women in the boy’s club of billionaires was loud and clear in the Sunday Times Rich List released, so where and who are the UK’s wealthiest women? Bet365’s Denise Coates, who leads the online gambling company after re-mortgaging her father’s chain of betting shops to raise the cash to expand her website, [...]
