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Andrew Bailey has warned that inflation risks remain "on the upside" as he defended the Bank of England's reliance on the Treasury to cover losses generated by quantitative tightening. The Governor of the Bank of England told MPs on the Treasury Select Committee in an evidence session that the curre
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M&G Investments has promoted Jen Braswell to global head of impact. Braswell joins from Swedish private equity EQT, where she worked as managing director of global equity for more than three years before leaving in 2025. Since January 2026, she worked as a senior impact advisor to responsAbility
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AAB has launched a new governance, risk and compliance practice with the appointment of governance specialist Jason Davies as partner. The new practice has been established in response to increasing governance, regulatory and compliance demands facing businesses following recent reforms increasing e
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LAVA Advisory Partners has expanded into the US, opening an office in New York's Chrysler Building and appointing two new staff to lead the move US-based M&A professionals Carlo Porreca and Helen Dixon have joined the London- based mid-market M&A advisory firm as partners. Porreca brings nea
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Phil Anderson Financial Services has expanded its team and opened a new office in Aberdeen. The independent financial advice firm opened its new Aberdeen office at 52 Carden Place at the beginning of July. It also appointed Farai Magodo as a financial planner and Cyprus Adams as a trainee financial
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Standard Life has appointed Emma Furlonger as managing director of its workplace and retail intermediary businesses. She led the businesses on an interim basis since April 2026, after Gail Izat was made chief operating officer for its pensions and savings business. Ms Furlonger has around 30 years&r
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Pepper Money has appointed Michael Walsh as regional development manager (RDM) for Scotland to lead its broker engagement ahead of the launch of its First Charge mortgage proposition in the region this September. Mr Walsh will work closely with intermediaries across the country, helping them access
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AAB has launched a new governance, risk and compliance practice with the appointment of governance specialist Jason Davies as partner. The new practice has been established in response to increasing governance, regulatory and compliance demands facing businesses following recent reforms increasing e
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SBP Accountants & Business Advisers (SBP) is expanding its presence across the North East after acquiring Inverurie firm BW Accounting. The move will see SBP add about 300 businesses and individuals to its client base. It now operates across five locations in the region.
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Chancellor John Healey is facing "sleepless nights" over a growing "inflation monster" due to surging oil prices, rising interest rate expectations and spikes in government gilt yields threatening markets on both sides of the Atlantic ahead of his inaugural Budget. High borrowing costs are expected
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Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has appointed its first chief technology officer, a new audit partner and two other senior leaders to strengthen its team across the UK. Tamsyn Weston joins as chief technology officer leading the firm’s strategy across IT, cyber secur
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Accountancy firm Henderson Loggie is calling on the UK Government to radically reform regulation and taxation in the food and drink sector following growing fears for the sector's future. Matthew McDermott, head of food and drink at Henderson Loggie, urged ministers to review employers' National Ins
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