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Law firm Olliers Solicitors hails record month and plans expansion
Law
Criminal defence firm moved to new Manchester HQ a year ago
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Newcastle shipping insurance giant NorthStandard grows premium income amid global turmoil
Company Results
Escalating geopolitical tensions have had a bearing on the marine insurance market
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Women reach 43% of FTSE 350 board roles in 'transformational' change – but more work needed at executive level
International Women's Day
Some 92% of FTSE 100 firms now meeting or nearing the 40% diversity target, according to the government-backed FTSE Women Leaders Review
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Standard Chartered boosts investor returns despite missing profit forecast
Finance
Standard Chartered launches £1.2bn share buyback and 65% dividend increase despite missing analyst profit expectations, as wealth division delivers record performance.
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Lloyds commits £3.5bn to North West business
North West
Recent investments include support for Oldham fabricator’s robotics push
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Lloyds in £1bn of new finance to support the growth of Welsh firms this year
Deals
Across the º£½ÇÊÓƵ it is making £35bn available
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British Business Bank commits £60m to NorthEdge investment fund
Finance
Fund will focus on SMEs in nations and regions of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ
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Small Business Minister backs roadshow to tackle access to finance challenge
Finance
The FUEL initiative starts with a roadshow in Newcastle next month
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Lloyds Banking Group offloads Scottish Widows Europe for nearly £100m
Deals
It has sold the business to FTSE 250 firm Chesnara
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The £130m Investment Fund for Wales in biggest investment deal yet
Deals
The equity element of the fund managed by Foresight has invested £3.5m into industrial services firm Advantiv
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Vast majority of Welsh business owners are upbeat on growth this year
KPMG
KPMG has published its annual enterprise barometer which shows Welsh business owners are more positive on growth than the º£½ÇÊÓƵ as a whole.
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Ecology Building Society chooses Valleys town for its first high street branch
Finance
The branch will open at the site of a former hardware store in April
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Schroders agrees £9.9bn takeover by US rival Nuveen
Deals
Move ends over two centuries of independence for Britain's largest standalone asset manager
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Bank of England’s Sarah Breeden: Rate cut should come soon as inflation eases
Bank Of England
MPC member hails resilience of Northern businesses
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Standard Chartered shares fall as CFO Diego De Giorgi exits for Apollo
Professional Services
Finance chief Diego De Giorgi had been seen as a contender for CEO role
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Barclays profit rises 13% to £9.1bn as bank unveils £15bn shareholder returns
Barclays
The FTSE 100 giant launched a fresh £1bn share buyback after pre-tax profit surged 13 per cent to £9.1bn, exceeding analyst expectations
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Admiral invests in fund backing growth of º£½ÇÊÓƵ mid-market firms
Banking & Finance
It has invested in HSBC Asset Management’s º£½ÇÊÓƵ Direct Lending Fund.
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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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