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Professional Services
FCA to publish London share trading data to defend º£½ÇÊÓƵ market liquidity
Finance
City watchdog plans to collect and share all available share trading data
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NatWest snaps up Evelyn Partners for £2.7bn and launches share buyback
Deals
The banking giant, which returned to privatisation last year, has sealed a deal to purchase the firm from its private equity owners
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People on the Move: key North East appointments and promotions
Appointments
Companies announcing new roles this week include Sweeney Miller Law, Swinburne Maddison, Heel & Toe, Intasite and Harbro Electrical
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National Timber Group's £17m debt disclosed as Arnold Laver Hull site rescued
Insolvency and Administration
The former parent company of Hull timber business Arnold Laver owed creditors more than £17m when it collapsed, the new documents show
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Yorkshire and Humber sees one of º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s biggest falls in insolvency activity
Insolvency and Administration
The fall was the second highest in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ, only topped by Greater London
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Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% and cuts growth forecast: What you need to know
Bank Of England
Rate-setters see inflation easing and say more cuts could follow
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Secure Trust Bank sells motor finance arm to LCM Partners
Finance
The specialist lender says move will 'unlock capital to reinvest into higher-returning continuing businesses'
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Advisory firm Dains says North West a ‘strategic priority’ for business as it announces HURST takeover dealÂ
Finance
Private equity-backed Dains has made 16 deals in past five years
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Insurer Beazley accepts Zurich's £8bn acquisition offer
London
Lloyd's of London underwriter reaches agreement in principle with Zurich after rejecting two previous offers
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Santander º£½ÇÊÓƵ profits rise 14% to £1.51bn despite £478m motor finance provisions
Professional Services
Spanish-owned bank warns over cost-cutting and branch closures in 2026
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º£½ÇÊÓƵ businesses only planning year-to-year thanks to political uncertainty, new study shows
Law
Lewis Silkin study shows nearly 80 per cent of employers are unable to look beyond a year ahead, with the Employment Rights Bill creating additional challenges
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North East business rides out tough economic conditions as insolvency activity falls
Professional Services
The 2025 figures from R3for the region show a 9.3% decrease in insolvency-related activity,
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Ethical bank Triodos 'first international lender' to receive fair tax mark
Finance
'We believe tax should be paid where real economic value is created'
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Bank of England names first º£½ÇÊÓƵ fintech cohort for Scale-Up unit
Finance
Firms include neobank unicorn Zopa and Allica Bank for the first cohort of its new Scale-Up unit designed to accelerate fintech growth
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Rise in the number of business failures in Wales
Banking & Finance
Insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 has also released new data on business start-ups in Wales
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WRU and Principality Building Society extend stadium naming rights deal
RugbyTalk
The mutual has extended the deal for the Principality Stadium for a further three years
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Betfred founders top Sunday Times Tax List as º£½ÇÊÓƵ's highest taxpayers
HMRC
Billionaire brothers Fred and Peter Done lead List for the first time, with Harry Styles and Premier League footballers also featuring among the º£½ÇÊÓƵ's 100 biggest taxpayers
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Jobs saved in sale of recruitment firm Zenith People which collapsed amid financial pressure
Insolvency and Administration
A report shows creditors are owed an estimated £4.39m
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Equity investor BGF looking to increase deal flow in Wales and South West
Deals
Last year its successful exits include from a £60m acquisition of Victorian Sliders.
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Lloyds announces £1.8bn share buyback as profits soar in 2025
Finance
The FTSE 100 banking giant recorded a 12% jump to pre-tax profit in the full-year netting £6.7bn and easily surpassing the £6.4bn pencilled in by internal analysts.
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Santander to shut 44 bank branches with 291 jobs at risk
Retail & High Street
The high street bank has said the closures are part of an 'overhaul' of its network
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Wearside education recruiter AK Teaching acquired by tech provider Zen Educate
Deals
AK Teaching founder Anthony Kirtley says Zen Educate's investment will help the business grow
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Fintech jobs boom: Software engineering roles drive 29% hiring increase across º£½ÇÊÓƵ
Professional Services
Morgan McKinley report shows financial services advertised positions climbed 13 per cent year-on-year
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Law firm Brabners to launch in London after record year
Law
North West group announces key hires as it bids to grow nationally
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