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Borrows takes over from Queen at 3i
Three months after stepping down as head of 3i, Michael Queen has been replaced from within by Simon Borrows.
BGF identifies 4,000 UK high growth companies
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has launched its own monitor of growth companies.
UK CFOs more cautious than most
British chief financial officers are less ambitious than their global counterparts, new findings show.
BDO calls for ‘concrete change’ from manufacturing policies
The government’s attempts to boost UK manufacturing have been labelled by BDO as 'empty rhetoric'.
VCs and entrepreneurs not on the same page says Coutts
Entrepreneurs in the UK confess to a lack of understanding amongst venture capital professionals about the concept of entrepreneurship.
Private equity GPs downbeat on future funds
The proportion of private equity general partners (GPs) who believe the economy will pick up has fallen from 81 per cent to 57 per cent, new statistics show.
Flexible conditions working for UK firms
Businesses and staff are reaping the benefits of flexible working systems, according to new research.
M&A desires tempered by risk attitude
UK companies are shying away from M&A activity as they focus on cost reductions, accountancy firm Ernst & Young has found.
CBI predicts growth for second half of year
The UK economy will move back into growth in the second half of the year, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Managers and employees not on same page says CIPD
A reality gap currently exists in the capability of UK plc's eight million managers, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
April sees construction sector growth slow
The UK construction sector experienced a slowing in growth during April, according to the Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers' index.
Firms wasting money on hiring
UK businesses are 'wasting' nearly £270 million a year through job recruitment that doesn't work, a new survey suggests.
Moulton and Fairman team up on government green fund
Jon Moulton's newly formed Greensphere Capital and Foresight Group are to lead a new £80 million investment fund aimed at promoting green infrastructure.
Government looks to curb anti-competition
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has launched a new set of proposals aimed at challenging businesses which are acting anti-competitively.
EC aims to boost European job market
The European Commission has launched a new initiative aimed at boosting jobs in the European Union.
ECF fund to target SaaS prospects
Cloud-based businesses located in Europe will be able to target new investment following the launch of a government-backed investment fund.
UK job figures boosted by part-time vacancies
Unemployment in the UK has dropped by 35,000 on the back of a rise in part-time work, new statistics show.
UK tech firms urged to look abroad
Mid-market technology businesses in the UK are favouring domestic investment, new research shows.
Clawback in executive pay demanded
Benchmarking against other companies, some in different countries, has led investors to believe that executive pay has grown too far.
Language skills key to export success says BCC
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling on UK companies to place more emphasis on foreign language training to maximise the benefits of exporting.
