Financial Services News & Updates
- 11th June 2026
ART Business Loans is celebrating achieving further growth in lending to SMEs across the West Midlands and adjoining counties.
PKF Smith Cooper has helped save almost 100 Midlands jobs across three transport, manufacturing and retail operations businesses this spring, as increasing cost pressures and post-Covid disruption continue to push regional firms into financial distress.
PKF Smith Cooper has strengthened its Transaction and Advisory Services (TAS) offering across the Midlands, welcoming a new manager and senior executive to the growing team.
A partner from one of the UK’s leading tax firms has been appointed to the prestigious role of president in an announcement by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Financial specialists Leonard Curtis has launched a dedicated Funding team in Birmingham, supporting the firm's national growth strategy and reinforcing its commitment to businesses across the Midlands.
A mortgage and protection firm is entering a new phase of growth after investing in advanced technology and responding to changing attitudes among younger professionals.
Community lender BCRS Business Loans has passed £5 million in lending for the British Business Bank’s Midlands Engine Investment Fund II since its launch, creating 237 new jobs across the West Midlands.
- 22nd May 2026
A specialist tax group has been recognised as Best Tax Practice in a Regional Firm at the prestigious 2026 Tolley’s Taxation Awards.
- 20th May 2026
There were 2,085 corporate insolvencies in April 2026 – 2.4% more than in March 2026 (2,037), and 2.8% more than in April 2025 (2,028)
Santander bank has surpassed £20m in funding for firms across the UK through the Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS).