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UK’s largest wealth firms tighten their hold on the market

The firms served up to 89 per cent of the discretionary client base in the previous tax year, according to the latest wealth management survey from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This is a sharp increase from the…

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Poundland owner eyes sale one year after takeover

The sale would extend a choppy few years for Poundland, in which the discount retailer has strayed from its famous £1 prices and “performed poorly” in a “difficult” retail environment. Gordon Brothers is yet to make a…

Governments’ borrowing costs hit further multi-decade highs as US-Iran peace hopes fade

Concerns about the inflation outlook worsened after the ceasefire between Washington DC and Tehran ended on Monday night without an agreement , with no progress on the reopening of the strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump's…

Let them build homes near stations, but let them be beautiful too

Nevertheless, the government must avoid creating ‘anywhere developments’: areas that are well connected but where residents are loath to stay, writes Kitty Thompson Ask anyone who thinks seriously about how cities and…

Spending rose on foods such as potato salad, olives and coleslaw, while ice-cream sales also increased, according to new data from Worldpanel by Numerator, a market research company. But shoppers also turned to deals to…

Industry chief warns ‘resilience not enough’ for growth

The boss of Britain’s largest industry body has warned the government that “resilience alone” would not boost growth in the UK, firing the starting gun on two months of policy lobbying ahead of a pivotal Autumn Budget.…

UK pay growth slows as job vacancies hit five-year low

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show average growth in total earnings, including bonuses, fell to 4.1% in the three months to June, down from 4.4% in the three months to May. The pay slowdown could deter…

Guidance: Internal temporary storage facilities (ITSFs) codes for Data Element 5/23 of the Customs Declaration Service

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The Summer Slowdown can become a thing of the past

This summer, that has been more pronounced than ever. Britain is about to weather a record-breaking fifth heatwave of the year. Some of London’s biggest firms have slackened their in-the-office mandates and given staff…