- Service sector sees slower growth but solid performanceWed, 09 May 2012
The UK services sector registered a solid performance during April, despite the rate of growth slowing, it has been reported....
- Construction can boost UK economic recoveryFri, 04 May 2012
The construction sector can play an important role in kick-starting the UK economic recovery, it has been suggested....
- Men still hold the upper hand in business, expert claimsTue, 01 May 2012
Women are still at a disadvantage when it comes to progressing with their careers in business, it has been claimed....
- Professional services growth expected in ManchesterThu, 19 Apr 2012
A new report has predicted strong growth in the Greater Manchester major financial and professional services sector....
- Services sector showing signs of growth Wed, 04 Apr 2012
The services sector data for March was positive....
- Progress being made on gender equality, law partner claimsThu, 15 Mar 2012
Denise Jagger, partner at city law firm Eversheds, believes businesses are slowly coming round to the notion of boardroom equality....
- Women still being held back in professional servicesWed, 07 Mar 2012
Many women are struggling to reach board level within the professional services industry, according to an accountancy professor....
- Service sector decline not as marked as expectedWed, 29 Feb 2012
The professional services sector saw deteriorating conditions in the three months to February, but not to the extent originally expected....
- Businesses must self-regulate on pay, accountant claimsTue, 21 Feb 2012
Businesses need to ensure executive salaries are more closely aligned to company performance, it has been claimed....
- Insurance firms set to change direction in 2012Fri, 17 Feb 2012
Research conducted by KPMG indicates insurance chief executives are planning to embrace new strategies for growth and risk management during 2012....
- Professional services sector should be accessible to all, says ICAEWMon, 13 Feb 2012
Leading accountancy body ICAEW believes access to professional services should not be limited to people who have a university education....
- Professional services firms up IT budgets for early 2012Thu, 09 Feb 2012
Companies in the professional services sector are set to spend more on IT than those in other industries, it has been claimed....
- Economic gap between UK cities wideningMon, 23 Jan 2012
There are huge economic variations between the UK's cities....
- Commercial property market expecting to tail off in 2012Wed, 18 Jan 2012
Price falls are expected in the UK commercial property markets this year, with businesses set to be affected in different ways according to their own position....
- BCC concern over manufacturing and services performanceWed, 11 Jan 2012
Latest economic figures from the British Chambers of Commerce point to a further slowing in the economy....
- PwC says EU plans could kill off occupational pensionsFri, 06 Jan 2012
PwC is against EU proposals to adapt solvency capital requirements to pension schemes, fearing the gradual death of the occupational pension....
- European services sector faces second recessionTue, 06 Dec 2011
Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, believes the European services sector is contracting once again....
- Professional services business tails offTue, 29 Nov 2011
Business conditions have deteriorated in the UK professional services sector during the last three months, it has been claimed....
- Climate change to impact on insurers' investmentsThu, 24 Nov 2011
Companies operating in the insurance sector need to take steps to minimise the threat posed by climate change to their investments, says PwC....
- Bad debts cost professional services firmsWed, 23 Nov 2011
Businesses operating in the professional services sector have been forced to write off many millions due to bad debts, it has been reported....
