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‘Bombed-out valuations’ still a worry for the City despite ‘encouraging’ Deutsche Bank takeover
For some time now, the City has been doing some soul-searching over its future.There was a lot of speculation around the time of Brexit that, deprived of the “passport” that enabled UK-based firms to do business in the EU without having permission from each individual country regulator, there would be heavy job losses in the …
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East Midlands jobs news from Toyota, Star Trust, Collis, Access Group, WBR Group, Fisher German and more
Here is the latest round-up of movers and shakers from many of the region’s biggest and best known companies. Toyota: Toyota (GB) PLC has appointed Richard Leonard (pictured above) as its new head of PR. Mr Leonard has been brought in to lead the press and PR team for the Toyota and Lexus brands, reporting …
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Subsea robotics firm Rovco launches new offshore survey division
Bristol-based subsea tech firm Rovco has launched a new business division to capitalise on what it has called a “crucial industry shortfall”. The company, which provides remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV) and hydrographic services, said its new arm would specialise in site surveys required prior to the construction of offshore renewable energy assets. The firm …
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Evening Standard
Rise in mortage lending lifts NatWest profits
A surge in first-quarter profit at NatWest helped by a rise in mortgage lending and low bad-loan rates added to signs of a rebound in the UK’s housing market todayThe high street lender lender reported a surge of around 50% in first quarter pre-tax profit of almost £1.8 billion, beating City forecasts.  Nonetheless, it shares …
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One in six shops in Wales are vacant, new research shows
One in six shops in Wales is vacant, according to new research from the Welsh Retail Consortium. In the first quarter of this year the rate was 16.5%, compared to 16.3% in the final quarter of 2022. However, it was 0.4% improvement on Q1 of last year (16.9%). The vacancy rate in Wales is the …
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AU Vodka named the UK’s fastest growing firm
Swansea-based premium vodka venture AU Vodka has been revealed as the UK’s fastest-growing firm. According to the 2023 Growth Index, which is based on revenue growth over the last two year trading period, the company achieved a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 413%. Over the period its revenues rose from £1.6m (for which the …
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NatWest beats profit expectations with 50% hike on last year
NatWest has beaten expectations by recording a pre-tax profit of £1.8bn in the first three months of the year.This is well ahead of forecasts by analysts of £1.6bn for the quarter and more than 50% higher than the £1.2bn recorded this time last year. It follows rival bank Barclays posting a better-than-expected profit and its …
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The latest promotions at law firm TLT show the progress of women in the company over the past three years
Law frim TLT has promoted 10 colleagues to the position of partner. The latest round of updates confirm the Bristol-headquartered firm’s performance in progressing female talent, with women accounting for 66% of partner promotions in the last three years. Six colleagues from the firm’s commercial services group were promoted to partner, including Ayla Skene and …
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FA Cup final day to be hit by fresh strikes as train drivers prepare to walk out in long-running pay dispute
The FA Cup final between Manchester United and Manchester City could be impacted by fresh strikes by train drivers. Members of Aslef are set to walk out on June 3 as well as May 12 and May 31 in a long-running dispute over pay. The union said it has rejected a “risible” 4% pay offer …
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Interim CEO of Humber Freeport eyes creation of ‘powerful economic catalyst’
A key interim appointment has been made to complete the Humber Freeport set-up. Simon Green, deputy chief executive of North Lincolnshire Council, will navigate the final stages of the launch, establishing the company that will control it while ensuring conditions the government has set out for final approval are met. David Gwynee, who had been …
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Microsoft blocked in bid to buy Call of Duty game makers in world record deal – but vows to respond
The British competition watchdog has blocked Microsoft’s bid to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) stopped the $68.7bn (£55bn) deal due to concerns that it would stifle competition in the cloud gaming market. It would have been the record highest price ever paid by a US tech company in an …
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US credit card giant Capital One swoops on concierge service Velocity Black
Capital One, the American credit card giant, is poised to swoop on a British luxury concierge service in a deal said to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.Sky News has learned that Capital One Financial Corp has struck a deal to acquire Velocity Black, which was founded in 2014 and offers its well-heeled members …

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