Category: Bussiness

In brief In an article published in Compliance & Risk Journal, John Bracken and Lorren Martin explore the issue of non-financial misconduct in UK financial services firms, and how best to manage the potential risks. Regulated firms need to ensure their practices for dealing with non-financial misconduct are robust and transparent. This article explains why...

Table of Contents Show more Show less The rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionise our lives.  Apple is the latest major tech player to announce a deepening of its involvement in this area, signalling a link-up with provider OpenAI that will see its ChatGPT functionality integrated into the Apple...

UK Export Finance provided £8.8 billion in new financing last year, helping 650 UK companies to export. Up to 41,000 jobs and £3.3 billion to national GDP supported by UKEF’s provision of financial support for UK exporters. Detailed in UKEF’s new annual report for 2023 to 2024, support for UK businesses helps turbocharge the economy...

Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds set to deliver trade negotiations with international partners, including the Gulf Cooperation Council and India  Government will launch new trade strategy to help deliver its growth mission, with UK businesses and economic growth at the centre  UK was the world’s 4th largest exporter in 2022, with British goods and services in...

As environmental concerns continue to rise, businesses and consumers alike are seeking ways to reduce their ecological footprint. This trend has given rise to a growing market for eco-friendly franchises in the United Kingdom. These businesses prioritize sustainability and environmental responsibility, offering products and services that cater to the green-conscious consumer.  This article explores the...

The UK and 90 other countries have negotiated a set of new rules designed to make global trade faster, fairer, cheaper and more secure Once in force the agreement will permanently ban customs duties on digital content, lower costs for UK businesses and help protect UK consumers from online fraud Global adoption of digital customs...

Britain has a new Government. After 14 years under Conservative leadership, Labour won the General Election on Thursday 4th July 2024 with a majority. Keir Starmer is now Prime Minister, with Rachel Reeves appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer. Even before Labour entered Downing Street, the focus was on economic growth and investment in business. Their...

We will make Britain a clean energy superpower. The first step to achieving that is to set up Great British Energy.    Great British Energy will be a company owned by the British people, to deliver power back to the British people.  We believe people in this country should own and benefit from our natural resources,...

London CNN  —  King Charles III was a champion of environmental causes long before he ascended to the British throne. And, fittingly, in the first full year of his reign, the British monarchy introduced a slew of measures to tackle its rising carbon emissions. According to the Royal Household’s latest accounts, published Wednesday, work has...