Land Insurance Industry Boosted Thanks to Merger

Leyton UK, the country’s leading innovation funding consultancy, has welcomed the increase in R&D tax credit claims, announced by HMRC, but urged the Government to go further faster and to increase awareness and uptake of the scheme to ensure the UK keeps pace with other economies.

Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), a later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm, today announced IVP XV, a $1.4 billion fund. This is the largest fund raised in the firm’s 35-year history and brings cumulative committed capital to $5.4 billion. The fund was significantly oversubscribed, with IVP’s existing Limited Partners contributing the vast majority of the fund.

With growing levels of unpredictability around how the pandemic will unfold, there is a societal expectation that access to comprehensive digital services will continue and improve. This expectation is particularly prominent in the banking industry, which rolled out an expanded range of digital services during the early stages of the pandemic to enable customers to manage their finances safely from home.

Inforalgo, the Capital Markets data automation specialist, has announced that Mike Bagguley, formerly COO at Barclays International and a respected financial investment industry leader, has invested in the firm and joins as a board advisor. Mike, who brings a wealth of experience gained in senior trading and leadership positions across Barclays Investment Bank, approached Inforalgo […]

A personal workplace should act as a reflection of yourself and highlight your abilities professionally.

You probably know all too well that business can be low when you first open. However, as time progresses and you’ve gained more customers, you might notice you have enough savings to finally invest into your company again.

Fundadministration is a full-service fund administration firm dedicated to providing accurate, timely and comprehensive accounting and administration services to the financial services industry. Denise DePaola gives her thoughts on the work of the company and imparts her thoughts on the key challenges facing Hedge Fund Start-ups today.

According to EY's 10th bi-annual Oil and Gas Capital confidence barometer, just over half (54%) of the oil and gas respondents view the global economy as improving, down sharply from 71% in October 2013.

The House of Commons is yet to vote on the Prime Minister’s Brexit withdrawal agreement and, until then, there are still a number of unanswered questions, including the issue of transferring data internationally post-Brexit.   While the government has assured people and businesses in the UK that they will still be able to transfer any […]

At some point in your life, you will face the decision of growing your income. If you decide to commit to this idea, you might have made plans to rise up the corporate ladder, put a small down payment on a new house, and build an excellent credit score. You may even have decided to set aside a certain amount of money each month for unexpected expenses.