An open letter called for financial institutions to ‘rethink’ environment, social and governance requirements that often ...

MPs have welcomed a move by the financial watchdog clarifying that defence investments aren’t constrained by green or ...

More than 100 Labour MPs and peers have urged British banks and fund managers to stop viewing all defence investments as “unethical”, as they seek to boost the UK’s domestic arms industry. Their open ...

Gross lending to SMEs from non-big five banks rose 8 per cent year on year to £37.3bn in 2024, according to a report by the ...

Use of external finance by smaller businesses in the West Midlands declined in the first half of 2024, but remained more ...

STV Group (STVG) reported an increase in both revenues and adjusted operating profits in its 2024 results, which came alongside plans for new boss Rufus Radcliffe to outline a five-year “strategy ...

Indeed, the survey respondents expect very minimal cuts in interest rates from the US this year, with nearly a third (31%) ...

While there is a new focus on deregulation and simplification for regulators globally, the regulatory landscape is likely to ...

A government-backed investment bank has called for small businesses to have 'better access' to finance in order to support ...

UK equity funds saw outflows of £1.7bn in January – the worst in eight months – but stock market performance has been good.

The East Midlands has seen an increase in total equity investment value to £125m, according to figures revealed today by the ...

Nothing to stop banks serving defence clients The FCA ... campaigned for the ESG rules to be clarified to promote investment in the UK defence sector, in light of what they called a historic ...