Joseph Rowntree Foundation urges immediate support for low-income households amid deepening energy crisis January 18, 2022 The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JFR) is calling for immediate emergency payments for low-income households to alleviate the cost-of-living crisis.
UK government announces crackdown on crypto advertising January 18, 2022 The government has announced plans to toughen up rules on crypto advertising amid concerns the public is at risk from misleading ads.
Crypto.com funds laundered on Tornado Cash after $15m stolen January 18, 2022 Around 4.6k Ether (£10.6m) has been stolen from Crypto.com with the money laundered through Tornado Cash according to a security firm.
UK regulator fines Mastercard £31m over ‘cartel behaviour’ January 18, 2022 Mastercard is among five payments firms which have been accused of operating a cartel in the prepaid cards market by a UK watchdog.
The ESG regulation race is on January 18, 2022 | City Talk If you are struggling to keep up with all the ESG regulation that is emerging around the world, you are not alone. The volume of new rules may feel overwhelming or even intimidating. It helps to remember what they try to do: making sure that the investments we need to get our economies to a [...]
Trade with Ireland takes a £3bn Brexit hit as UK exports drop by more than a fifth in less than a year January 18, 2022 Exports from the UK to the Republic of Ireland crashed by more than a fifth since Brexit, according to new figures coming from Dublin. Numbers published by Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that the value of goods imports from Great Britain fell by almost £3bn from January to November last year. The drop in [...]
Sweet Tooth: Hotel Chocolat intake jumps 40 per cent as sales soar January 18, 2022 Hotel Chocolat increased revenue by 37 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter, with the group seeing strong sales internationally.
Watkin Jones revenue jumps by a fifth amid strong housing demand January 18, 2022 House builder Watkin Jones saw revenue jump by 21.5 per cent in the 2021 financial year amid strong demand for homes.
British businesses miss out on productivity gains by shunning trade January 18, 2022 British firms are missing out on productivity gains by shunning overseas trade, according to one of the UK’s leading business bodies. Just one in 10 British businesses are involved in overseas trade, reveals a fresh study published by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) yesterday. Firms that are involved in exporting and importing goods and [...]
Inflation to near 30-year high as Brits prepare to tighten their belts January 17, 2022 The cost of living in Britain will swell to its highest level in nearly three decades, some of the City’s leading economists warned today. Soaring energy bills, compounded by a sharp rise in the price of second-hand cars and petrol costs, will drive inflation to 5.3 per cent, according to Sanjay Raja, Deutsche Bank’s senior [...]
