Despite concerns over the impact of Brexit, the UK economy has continued to grow, albeit at a slow pace. Annual UK economic growth was 1.2% in 2017-18, compared to a 2.5% growth rate in the Eurozone over the same period.*.
| Published: 23 January 2019
The symposium heard more than half (55 percent) of employees with financial problems admit they achieve less at work than they would like while nearly two out of three (66 percent) of those with financial worries show signs of poor mental health.
| Published: 27 November 2018
Over half of Britain’s workforce (55 percent) want employers to help with financial planning, new research from Neyber has found. Younger staff in particular are keen to get more support from the businesses they work for. Contributor Heidi Allan, Head of Employee wellbeing - Neyber.
| Published: 11 October 2018
More than half of adults have been out of work, yet have no financial provision in case it happens again. Despite this, one in eight say they would have to sell their family home if they lost their income. This comes as one in six admit they have no disposable income, a quarter have no savings and nine in ten don’t have income protection cover.
| Published: 19 September 2018
Thursday could be a hugely symbolic day if the Bank of England decides to raise interest rates above 0.5 percent for the first time since the financial crisis. However it doesn’t actually change too much on the ground. Markets are already expecting a rise, and from here on in, further hikes are going to be few and far between because UK economic growth is so fragile.
| Published: 3 August 2018
This year’s Global Business and Spending Outlook - which surveyed 100 senior finance executives in the UK, half of whom work for companies with more than US$5 billion in annual revenue - revealed that UK CFOs are amongst the most confident in Europe. 91 percent anticipate domestic economic expansion this year compared to 79% across Europe and 85 percent globally.
| Published: 4 July 2018
Union warns a ‘bargain basement' deal could risk gambling with 330,000 people’s futures - as workers kept in dark on grocery merger. GMB, the union for ASDA workers, today issued a warning over a looming "supermarket sweepstake" after ASDA and Sainsbury's confirmed an attempted merger this morning.
| Published: 3 May 2018
Amazon execs are talking to JP Morgan about creating a bank service aimed at young consumers. The e-commerce fulfilment specialist ParcelHero says Amazon is pressing ahead with plans to open a banking service. David Jinks MILT, says...‘Amazon is now in discussion with JP Morgan Chase and a number of other financial organisations.
| Published: 9 March 2018
Over half (51 percent) of all current FTSE 100 company CEOs have a background in finance, with almost one in five (18 percent) holding accountancy qualifications. That’s according to analysis by specialist recruiter, Global Accounting Network, which researched the education and career history of the acting heads of each FTSE 100 firm.
| Published: 20 February 2018
High- performing financial professionals remain in high demand as the skills deficit grows in the financial sector. Robert Half 2018 Salary Guide has revealed that accountants and finance leaders will top the list of professionals set to experience the greatest salary increases in financial services in 2018.
| Published: 18 February 2018
