More than half of the 3,280 company directors banned in Great Britain since 2023 were caught abusing Covid-19 financial support, new figures reveal, proof that the pandemic’s emergency lending schemes are still claiming casualties five years on. Data released by the Insolvency Service, obtained through Freedom of Information requests byContinue Reading

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The UK gambling market is entering a new phase of payment regulation, and while it may look at first like a compliance story, it’s just as much a payments story. The UK Gambling Commission has confirmed that Financial Risk Assessments will be introduced in stages, using credit reference agency dataContinue Reading

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Investors who have pledged to back women are outperforming the wider market for the sixth year in a row, according to new government commissioned research that suggests the rest of the investment industry is leaving growth on the table. The findings, published yesterday in the Investing in Women Code annualContinue Reading

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Japanese companies are lining up more than £18 billion of investment in British wind farms, infrastructure and financial services. But HMRC’s treatment of visa paperwork and Japanese health insurance risks souring the relationship before the money lands, a leading tax firm has cautioned. Blick Rothenberg, the audit, tax and businessContinue Reading

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