Finance
Boards: too much delving, or just doomed? Insights from Horizon37
Horizon37 writes...Are some boards just doomed? We used this question to prompt a discussion on boards and the relationship between the investor and the scale-up company, especially when the relationship is sour. ...
Trust Payments expands UK footprint with new office at the Epicentre, Haverhill
Trust Payments, the disruptive leader in frictionless payments and value-added services for merchants, announces the opening of a sixth UK office at The EpiCentre in Haverhill, Suffolk – which will be a key base for its compliance & underwriting teams. ...
What do young accountancy recruits want from their employers?
Accountancy training firm First Intuition recently surveyed its students to find out what young adults want when it comes to looking for, choosing, and staying in a role. This is as employers report they are finding it difficult to recruit high-quality candidates in the accountancy sect...
Financial planning with Investment Trusts
In 1868, Queen Victoria sat on the British throne, but she was not yet Empress of India. Most homes were still lit by candlelight, as the light bulb hadn’t been invented. The Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust was founded in 1868, with the objective to “provide the investor of mod...
Future-proof your wealth – the importance of estate planning
Some say there are only two certainties in life, death and taxes. Whilst this may be true, steps can be taken to reduce the impact of the latter or even, in some circumstances, remove that impact entirely. Inheritance Tax (IHT) is a tax of up to 40% and is a growing source of rev...
Navigating Responsible and Ethical Investing with MM Wealth
Following decades of unbridled industrial expansion, population growth and globalisation, the world is slowly waking up to the environmental and social challenges this has created. In response, investors are increasingly using their capital as a powerful tool for positive change. Beyon...
Investing in a better future for my children
It’s a subject that can mean different things to different people. According to the Mortgage Advice Bureau, the Bank of Mum and Dad contributes 26% of funds to the UK housing market, making it the ninth biggest lender in the market. 84% of parents now help their children to get on the ...
Weathering the inflation storm – the importance of a well-balanced and diversified portfolio
Just as a sudden squall can blow a ship off course, inflation can rapidly alter the direction of your investments. As the world recovers from the pandemic, markets have grappled with the new regime of higher inflation and interest rates after more than a decade of low, or near-zero rat...
Bango reports latest interim results
Bango, the global platform for data-driven commerce, announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2023. ...
First Intuition becomes the first training provider signatory of charity Access Accountancy
First Intuition is the first accountancy training provider to become a signatory of Access Accountancy. Access Accountancy is a charity that collaborates with accountancy firms, professional bodies and organisations dedicated to improving access to, and progression within, the accountan...