Professional advisory firm PwC is creating hundreds of new jobs in Cardiff The expansion is the latest investment boost in the city's thriving professional and financial services sector Birmingham Post · Dec 6, 2022
PwC to shut most offices over Christmas in bid to save energy The accountancy giant said there would still be workspace available for staff to use over the festive period Birmingham Post · Dec 5, 2022
PwC to shut their main London office over Christmas to save on energy bills Accountancy giant tells workers offices will be closed to save energy Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2022
Directors overboard: How many seats is too many? Where should directors draw the line, and how concerned should shareholders be about overboarding? Fortune · Dec 2, 2022
People on the move: key North East appointments and promotions Companies in this week's round-up include Muckle LLP, Birtley Group and Horizon Works Birmingham Post · Nov 26, 2022
PwC adds new capital markets team to Birmingham base Having previously been solely a London-based team, the move marks the first time the firm's service has been delivered by staff based outside of the capital Birmingham Post · Nov 24, 2022
Inside Amazon warehouse ‘the size of 17 football pitches’ as it prepares for Black Friday Black Friday marks one of the biggest shopping days of the year The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022
Seven most in-demand buys as Black Friday approaches The cost of living crisis has done little to dampen bargain hunters' appetites, with demand for energy-saving devices high on the list Chronicle Live · Nov 21, 2022
New £50m equity fund to support the scale-up of firms in the Cardiff Capital Region launches The fund will make equity investments from £2m to £7m Birmingham Post · Nov 21, 2022
Half-year loss for acquisitive tech firm SysGroup despite revenue jump The group's clients include Home Bargains, PwC, Holiday Inn and the Royal Albert Hall Birmingham Post · Nov 21, 2022
Black Friday: check deal is really a bargain, UK shoppers are told With sales predicted to be £500m above last year’s total, consumers are warned not to fall for the hype The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022
Middle East rides on the soft power of sport City Voices: The World Cup is just one sign of a global shift Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2022
Made.com customers given final delivery deadline - or items may never arrive Since the furniture retailer went into administration last week, customers have been given a cut-off to receive orders by November 25 - otherwise their items may not arrive at all Daily Mirror · Nov 16, 2022
Made.com customers given November 25 delivery deadline—how to claim The online furniture retailer, which was founded in 2010, went into administration last week Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2022
Birmingham Post · Nov 14, 2022 Prime Cardiff office building up for sale with a £17m price tag The property investment in One Kingsway is being marketed by JLL
The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2022 Revealed: working class people paid thousands less than middle class peers despite doing same jobs Firms should be ‘legally required’ to publish their class pay gaps, says thinktank, after it found salary differences of up to £10,000
ABC News · Nov 11, 2022 Bank profits jump but rising interest rates are a double-edged sword Australia's big four banks raked in nearly $30 billion in profits over the 2022 financial year as people struggled with the cost of living. And higher interest rates will put more mortgage borrowers at risk.
AAP · Nov 10, 2022 Key finding of the PwC agriculture report A new report from financial group PwC has found Australian consumers are demanding more sustainability from the agricultural sector.
Manchester Evening News · Nov 10, 2022 Uncertainty over Made.com refunds after retailer goes from 'online IKEA' to a 'car crash' and hundreds lose their jobs The company had been valued at almost £800m two years ago
Birmingham Post · Nov 9, 2022 Made.com: From the 'online IKEA' to a 'car crash' as administration leads to hundreds of lost jobs despite Next deal Dr Gordon Fletcher, retail expert from the University of Salford Business School, has looked at what went wrong and what might happen next
The Conversation · Nov 9, 2022 Strikes: why soaring CEO pay could help explain UK’s recent industrial action The pay gap in UK business is eye-watering. Bosses of the largest UK companies earn around 100 times more than the lowest-paid employees in their organisations, according to some estimates. This year, chief executives from the top 100 UK companies saw their pay rise by nearly a quarter on average,…
ABC News · Nov 7, 2022 As Optus, Medibank and more are hit by cyber attacks, these 'white hat' or 'ethical' hackers are targeting companies 'from the inside' There's a type of hacker increasingly being hired by Australian companies as more and more organisations experience data breaches.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022 Pay of FTSE 100 chief executives rose an average of 23% in 2022 Campaigners and TUC say rise to almost £4m is unjustifiable during cost of living crisis
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022 FTSE 100 chief executives’ pay soars by 22% in a year despite cost of living crisis Analysts say rise ‘primarily’ driven by bonus payments as pay now “largely back to pre-pandemic levels”
Daily Mirror · Nov 5, 2022 BBC spends £5m a year on consultants who tell bosses how to do their own jobs Officials have revealed they spent £2m last year getting general advice from external consultants on 'strategy'. Another £1.8m was spent on consultants giving advice on financial issues