Financial Services News & Updates
- 23rd January 2026
A Sutton Coldfield-based financial expert is warning that thousands of people could be ‘sleepwalking’ into retirement with an insufficient pension fund.
- 13th January 2026
Professional services group Cooper Parry (CP) has made another acquisition – snapping up Wimbledon-based independent chartered financial planners, Gem & Co (Gem).
Tax firm Crowe is urging business owners and entrepreneurs to review their finances as new inheritance tax rules and income tax increases come into effect over the next two years.
- 6th January 2026
Accountancy firm PKF Smith Cooper has started the new year with an impressive cohort of promotions - including senior promotions across multiple service lines.
- 5th December 2025
Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes and rugby legend Brian O’Driscoll are backing HSBC UK’s bid to boost small businesses – as new research reveals SMEs are struggling to promote themselves and attract new customers.
- 3rd December 2025
Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes and rugby legend Brian O’Driscoll are backing HSBC UK’s bid to boost small businesses – as new research reveals SMEs are struggling to promote themselves and attract new customers.
- 27th November 2025
A new automotive brand, Changan UK, has entered the UK market after signing a financial services agreement with BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval UK.
- 26th November 2025
BCRS Business Loans has surpassed another funding milestone, delivering more than £4 million to West Midlands businesses through the British Business Bank's Midlands Engine Investment Fund II.
- 6th November 2025
As anticipation builds around the Autumn Budget, accountancy firm Sumer Group is inviting individuals and businesses to a webcast ‘Preparing for the Autumn Budget: Predictions and Potential Implications’.
- 29th October 2025
Unity Trust Bank has announced the appointment of Catherine Douglas as its new chief customer officer, to lead the bank’s customer facing operations across commercial, product and marketing.