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UK Rich List 2021 revealed - who's made billions more during the pandemic?

Tens of thousands lost their jobs over the last year - but many of the UK's richest people have added billions to their fortunes.

Three questions on the outlook for banking

After unprecedented fiscal and monetary intervention mitigated an extreme economic fallout, there are clear signs of recovery, and in some parts of the world, growth is even exceeding previous forecasts.

Demand for offices in London halved amid lockdown

According to a new study by property advisory firm Bidwells, however, the pandemic has decimated the market over the last year.

5 reasons venture debt will go through the roof in the next 3 years

That hasn’t stopped venture debt from substantially growing its market share of the start-up ecosystem.

Beyond Brexit

The real impact of Brexit on Agency Brokers

Grant Thornton launches new Masters-level apprenticeships

Apprenticeship programmes such as Cranfield’s are vital for UK jobs, UK growth and UK productivity and are an important part of rebuilding the economy.”

Lombard Odier: EU ‘Next Gen’ spending takes advantage of crisis to set precedent

That improves states’ credit worthiness, and removes some of the euro currency’s risks.

Save money by investing in digitalisation

This means digitalisation must be high up on the C-level agenda and gain buy-in with leadership via a convincing business case.

Building financial market resilience: From diagnosis to prescription - speech by Jonathan Hall

In a globally connected world, it is only by working and sharing ideas together that we can achieve our common goals.

'Too much goes on after the event': advisers respond to FCA crackdown on CMCs

The FCA had received data from the FSCS on 1,319 claims

What do Brits need to do to move to the EU?

Residency requirements are more complicated now the UK has left the bloc

PIMFA welcomes FCA plans to stop Claims Management Companies from ‘Phoenixing’

PIMFA has called for the practice of phoenixing to be banned for some time, not least in our policy paper published late last year.

How Much Inflation Do You Want Before You Believe It?

Thinking has become anchored on low inflation, low interest rates and easy policy.

Market Update: The State of Luxury Real Estate in Rome

Massimiliano Bulzoni, managing director of Rome Exclusive, shares his insights into the impact of the pandemic, investment opportunities in the Italian capital, and what the rest of 2021 holds

UK ‘faces labour shortage’ as Covid and Brexit fuel exodus of overseas workers

Experts say recovery at risk amid sharp fall in EU workers and dwindling interest in UK jobs from abroad

Northern Ireland economy returns to growth as lockdown eases - Ulster Bank PMI

Review of the week: One-track mind

Inflation is all investors can think about right now, causing stock markets to wobble a bit. More focus should be on the steady march to recovery. There’s fun to be had.

DBRS Morningstar: Open Banking May Improve Credit Scoring, but Risks Treating Borrowers Unequally

The commentary explores how this new product works and whether lenders that use it to make lending decisions are still considered to be treating customers fairly.

Listed consulting firms a standout beneficiary of the pandemic

In its latest bi-yearly Consultancy Services Tracker, the international M&A advisory found that the consulting sector has gone from strength to strength over the past six months.

Help to Buy stats point to a well-meaning but flawed scheme

Due to the extended stamp duty holiday, first time buyers are now having to compete in an overheated property market populated with more buy to let investors with far more equity to sweeten a deal.

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