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27 Jun 16
The International Monetary Fund has called for the UK’s decision to leave the European Union to be respected and for the exit process to be conducted smoothly.
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24 Jun 16
France has overtaken the UK as the world’s fifth largest economy after sterling plunged overnight as a vote for Brexit became increasingly certain.
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21 Jun 16
A local social stock exchange is to be piloted in Liverpool and the Wirral, it was announced today.
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14 Jun 16
Vince Cable has been there, done that, delivered the economic warnings. Now the former coalition business secretary is predicting more turbulent weather ahead
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13 Jun 16
Almost one in four board directors of UK financial services firms are women, although only one in seven executive committee members are female, research has revealed.
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4 May 16
The government’s plan to pool pension funds, and push the pools to invest in infrastructure, seems like a shadowy undertaking
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1 Apr 16
Nearly one in five people in the UK lack basic online skills, and do not realise what they are missing. Banks and other companies are acting on this
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21 Mar 16
Facts and figures from April 2016’s Public Finance magazine, including town vs country priorities, interest rates, Northern Powerhouse prospects and Danish asylum seizures
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16 Mar 16
The government will add £1 to every £4 saved using the new ‘Lifetime ISA’ announced by chancellor George Osborne in his Budget speech today.
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4 Mar 16
English universities are set to increase borrowing levels in order to mitigate government funding reductions and to upgrade facilities, an analysis of the financial health of the sector by credit...
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19 Feb 16
Cambridgeshire County Council has become the first local authority to approve the operating framework for the UK Municipal Bond Agency, meaning it could form part of the first bond issue.
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8 Feb 16
The North of England could play a major and growing role in the UK’s financial services industry, according to Northern Powerhouse minister James Wharton.
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28 Jan 16
George Osborne has announced a delay to completing the full sale of the government’s stake in Lloyds Banking Group due to “turbulence” in the global financial markets.
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28 Jan 16
The government has brought in some encouraging policies to tackle the rise in buy-to-let landlords and protect the interests of first-time buyers, but there is more to do
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19 Jan 16
Slower UK growth means interest rates will not be raised in the short term, the Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said today.
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4 Dec 15
George Osborne has extended a government scheme to sell shares in Lloyds Banking Group as part of moves to fully privatise the firm, which was bailed out during the financial crisis.
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27 Nov 15
When the cap on student numbers was abolished, England’s universities gained new opportunities to raise funds and grow – so how have they reacted?
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24 Nov 15
Facts and figures from the December 2015 edition of Public Finance magazine, including pay growth, Bank of England forecasts, international health provision, student satisfaction, and refugee numbers.
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13 Nov 15
Chancellor George Osborne this morning announced the sale of former Northern Rock mortgages for a record-breaking sum of £13bn.
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12 Oct 15
Councils in England and Wales have now recovered another portion of the more than £1bn in deposits that was lost when the Icelandic banking system collapsed in 2008.
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10 Sep 15
Whitehall should consider adopting a “portfolio” approach to the financial institutions it controls, the National Audit Office has recommended.
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4 Aug 15
The government has begun the process of disposing its shares in the Royal Bank of Scotland, selling 5.4% of the bank at a price of 330p per share.
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27 Jul 15
A banking scandal on an epic scale, flagrant misuse of public funds, fearless investigators and a grasping Scottish cabal in Westminster. Familiar? It happened 200 years ago.
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25 Jun 15
The government is to begin to move the flagship Green Investment Bank into private ownership, business secretary Sajid Javid confirmed today.
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23 Jun 15
Critics of the government’s decision to begin selling off RBS shares at a loss are prone to some well-established investment fallacies
27 Jun 16The International Monetary Fund has called for the UK’s decision to leave the European Union to be respected and for the exit process to be conducted smoothly.
24 Jun 16France has overtaken the UK as the world’s fifth largest economy after sterling plunged overnight as a vote for Brexit became increasingly certain.
21 Jun 16A local social stock exchange is to be piloted in Liverpool and the Wirral, it was announced today.
14 Jun 16Vince Cable has been there, done that, delivered the economic warnings. Now the former coalition business secretary is predicting more turbulent weather ahead
13 Jun 16Almost one in four board directors of UK financial services firms are women, although only one in seven executive committee members are female, research has revealed.
4 May 16The government’s plan to pool pension funds, and push the pools to invest in infrastructure, seems like a shadowy undertaking
1 Apr 16Nearly one in five people in the UK lack basic online skills, and do not realise what they are missing. Banks and other companies are acting on this
21 Mar 16Facts and figures from April 2016’s Public Finance magazine, including town vs country priorities, interest rates, Northern Powerhouse prospects and Danish asylum seizures
16 Mar 16The government will add £1 to every £4 saved using the new ‘Lifetime ISA’ announced by chancellor George Osborne in his Budget speech today.
4 Mar 16English universities are set to increase borrowing levels in order to mitigate government funding reductions and to upgrade facilities, an analysis of the financial health of the sector by credit...
19 Feb 16Cambridgeshire County Council has become the first local authority to approve the operating framework for the UK Municipal Bond Agency, meaning it could form part of the first bond issue.
8 Feb 16The North of England could play a major and growing role in the UK’s financial services industry, according to Northern Powerhouse minister James Wharton.
28 Jan 16George Osborne has announced a delay to completing the full sale of the government’s stake in Lloyds Banking Group due to “turbulence” in the global financial markets.
28 Jan 16The government has brought in some encouraging policies to tackle the rise in buy-to-let landlords and protect the interests of first-time buyers, but there is more to do
19 Jan 16Slower UK growth means interest rates will not be raised in the short term, the Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said today.
27 Nov 15When the cap on student numbers was abolished, England’s universities gained new opportunities to raise funds and grow – so how have they reacted?
24 Nov 15Facts and figures from the December 2015 edition of Public Finance magazine, including pay growth, Bank of England forecasts, international health provision, student satisfaction, and refugee numbers.
13 Nov 15Chancellor George Osborne this morning announced the sale of former Northern Rock mortgages for a record-breaking sum of £13bn.
12 Oct 15Councils in England and Wales have now recovered another portion of the more than £1bn in deposits that was lost when the Icelandic banking system collapsed in 2008.
10 Sep 15Whitehall should consider adopting a “portfolio” approach to the financial institutions it controls, the National Audit Office has recommended.
27 Jul 15A banking scandal on an epic scale, flagrant misuse of public funds, fearless investigators and a grasping Scottish cabal in Westminster. Familiar? It happened 200 years ago.
25 Jun 15The government is to begin to move the flagship Green Investment Bank into private ownership, business secretary Sajid Javid confirmed today.
