Parents and grandparents are shouldering an unprecedented £2.8 billion a year to support students through university, as the soaring cost of higher education leaves families footing the bill. New research shows that 71 per cent of parents are either contributing, or planning to contribute, financially towards their children’s time atContinue Reading
The UK must do more to attract Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) if it is to support business growth and maintain global competitiveness, according to leading audit and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Partner Winnie Cao pointed to fresh data from China’s Ministry of Commerce showing that, by the end ofContinue Reading
Dragons’ Den investor Touker Suleyman has emerged as one of the leading contenders to acquire the UK arm of Claire’s out of administration, with a proposal understood to preserve the Birmingham head office and a significant proportion of the store estate. The bid is being weighed against rival interest fromContinue Reading
Five years after Britain’s departure from the European Union, the UK’s automotive sector continues to prove its global weight, generating £115 billion in imports and exports last year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The industry is on track to deliver more than £110 billion inContinue Reading
The separate tax controversies involving Premier League footballers and former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner should serve as a “wake-up call” about the importance of taking sound, professional advice, a senior tax expert has warned. Steven Martin, senior tax manager at Hampshire-based accountancy and business advisory firm HWB, said theContinue Reading
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