Finance
Cambridge Index falls 0.8%
The Cambridge Index dropped 210.42 points or 0.8% to close at 26,246.8, as seven out of the top ten heavy weights posted weekly losses in their share prices. ...
UK businesses at risk of misrepresenting earnings, warns accounting professionals
Price Bailey warns of a multi-million-pound profit gap, as businesses may unwittingly misrepresent earnings from their balance sheets. There is a growing risk that retail investors will look at headline performance without understanding the impact of increasingly material exchan...
Book Launch: 'The Imposter Phenomenon, why you feel like a fraud and what to do about it' is out now
Research indicates that 70-80% of people may experience imposter “syndrome” at some point. Celebrities such as Michelle Obama, Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Hanks have all spoken about their imposter feelings and even Einstein described himself as an “involuntary swindler”. But self-doubt and...
Cambridge Women’s Aid highlights support for domestic abuse survivors boosted by grant from The Cambridge Building Society
A grant from The Cambridge Building Society Community Fund is helping Cambridge Women’s Aid (CWA) support domestic abuse survivors as they move on from refuge accommodation and begin rebuilding their lives. ...
Cambridge Index rises 2.6%
The Cambridge Index advanced 674.21 points or 2.6% to close at 26,457.2, as seven out of the top ten index heavyweights posted weekly gains in their share price. ...
Allia launches brand new Scale Up Programme to help Cambridgeshire’s social enterprises grow their impact
Allia Impact has opened applications for its new Scale Up Programme, a free 7-week hybrid initiative designed to help founders of social enterprises and impact businesses across Cambridgeshire grow their ventures while staying true to their mission. ...
Price Bailey makes five senior level promotions
Leading Cambridge based accountancy firm Price Bailey announces five senior-level promotions, reflecting its ongoing commitment to developing talent and strengthening its leadership. This comes as the firm announces they've made a total of 122 promotions throughout 2025. ...
Deloitte welcomes next generation of talent with nearly 1,500 graduate and apprentice hires
New graduates, apprentices, and industrial placements join Deloitte New starters joined across 17 Deloitte locations in the UK; with 32 new joiners in Cambridge. Induction covered Deloitte’s values, sustainability goals, and the firm’s GenAI platform. ...
91% of SMEs rate Government support as poor or very poor, survey by the Association of Practising Accountants finds
91% of owner managed businesses rate Government support to the SME sector as either poor or very poor – up from 83% in 2024 and 77% in 2023 while 64% of these businesses are unlikely to make significant capital investment in the next 12 months. These are two of the key findings of...
First Intuition launches Exam Plus to tackle cohort inconsistencies caused by age-based funding cuts
Leading accountancy training provider First Intuition has launched a new programme, Exam Plus, to address growing concerns over training inconsistencies caused by the government’s decision to cut Level 7 apprenticeship funding for learners aged 22 and over from January 2026. ...