LafargeHolcim Ltd to Launch Squeeze-Out for Remaining Lafarge Shares

M&A markets have staged a strong recovery in 2014, with deal values in the first three quarters of the year already higher than for the same period in 2013 and average deal sizes at their highest levels for many years, according to Allen & Overy's latest M&A Index.

Now Pensions give their advice for small businesses.

The Pros and Cons of Non-Profit and For-Profit Colleges As a counselor, you’re no stranger to walking your students through the process of choosing a university. From quality to location, there are a wide variety of variables that you probably help them consider. However, one key distinction that your students need to be aware of […]

Research released on Monday by Mettle, the NatWest-backed business account, using YouGov’s platform, estimates that the UK’s growing self-employed and side hustler movement will contribute an estimated £125 billion in turnover to the UK’s economic recovery in 2021. Furthermore, small and medium-sized businesses (with 1-49 employees) are estimated to contribute approximately £310.46 billion.

LV= is a modern and leading financial mutual which is focused on doing the right thing for the people that buy their range of insurance, investments and retirement products. In an interview, Richard Rowney, Managing Director of Life and Pensions at LV=, lifts the lid on how the company’s client-centric approach has underpinned their success.

Last year, more than half a million people took part in a survey conducted by the University of Cambridge that explored psychological differences between the genders. Essentially: on average, women score higher on tests of empathy, and men score higher on tests of systemising, also known as the inclination to analyse.

New figures from TheCityUK, the private-sector association and industry lobby group promoting the UK financial and professional services industry, reveal that the UK's trade surplus in financial services is the biggest in the world, more than two and a half times bigger than the next largest surplus recorded by the US and three times higher than Luxembourg in third and Switzerland fourth.

With our public sector workers going above and beyond the call of duty over the last six months, property and mortgage experts at OnlineMortgageAdvisor.co.uk wanted to find out if people working in public sector roles could afford a mortgage and where in the UK would be most feasible.

As UK businesses enjoy a positive start to 2014, a leading international training organisation warns that growth could be severely curtailed for those that fail to address their immediate sales-base requirements.

Moving house marks a new milestone in your life and there is a lot to consider if you want to make the process as smooth as possible. It’s natural to be mostly focused on packing and getting your old property ready for new owners but it’s important to not neglect the financial side of things.