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Smartr365 reaches £50m pre-money valuation in latest funding round led by Legal & General

Smartr365 reaches £50m pre-money valuation in latest funding round led by Legal & General

Smartr365, the UK’s leading end-to-end mortgage platform, has today announced further funding from investors, alongside a pre-money va..

Alvarez & Marsal Strengthens its Corporate Transformation Services with Industrials Hires

Alvarez & Marsal Strengthens its Corporate Transformation Services with Industrials Hires

Paris, 22nd March – Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has strengthened its Corporate Transforma..

Commodities trading houses help keep Russian oil flowing

Commodities trading houses help keep Russian oil flowing

By Julia Payne LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Commodities traders such as Trafigura and Vitol have helped keep Russia’s..

Moneypenny Reports Stressed out Customers are Hitting the Phones to Discuss Financial Woes with Energy and Finance Providers

Moneypenny Reports Stressed out Customers are Hitting the Phones to Discuss Financial Woes with Energy and Finance Providers

Leading outsourced communications company, Moneypenny, reports that consumers are already feeling the strain from the rising cost of l..

F-Secure introduces new corporate security brand WithSecure™

F-Secure introduces new corporate security brand WithSecure™

WithSecure™ aims to be the strategic partner for businesses that want measurable security outcomes. Helsinki, Finland – March 22, 2022..

‘Indefensible’: UK’s Sunak under fire over response to cost of living crisis

‘Indefensible’: UK’s Sunak under fire over response to cost of living crisis

By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak faced broad criticism on Thursday for not g..

AllianceBernstein to Acquire Global Private Alternatives Manager CarVal Investors

AllianceBernstein to Acquire Global Private Alternatives Manager CarVal Investors

London, United Kingdom, March 17, 2022 – AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AB”) and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (“AB Holding”) (NYSE: ..

LIVE GROUP APPOINTS FIRST CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER STEPHEN D. PICKETT FOLLOWING A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF STRONG GROWTH

LIVE GROUP APPOINTS FIRST CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER STEPHEN D. PICKETT FOLLOWING A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF STRONG GROWTH

Former Vice President of Client Experience at CleanRiver Recycling Solutions, Stephen has over two decades of experience in business d..

Microsoft for Startups and Ansarada announce new global partnership

Microsoft for Startups and Ansarada announce new global partnership

Microsoft for Startups and Ansarada unite to make it easier and faster for startups to raise capital and grow Ansarada is the first t..

Fischer Farms to create the world’s largest vertical farm with £26m funding

Fischer Farms to create the world’s largest vertical farm with £26m funding

New farm will provide 25,000 m2 of growing space, equivalent to over 1,000 acres of field grown crops Offers future opportunities to ..

The All-Female Deal Makers Taking Over Sport?

The All-Female Deal Makers Taking Over Sport?

OpenSponsorship Lands ata football as Women’s Sport Continues To Grow in US ata football is a global community & live-streaming s..

Hungary ramps up rate hikes as war stokes inflation risks

Hungary ramps up rate hikes as war stokes inflation risks

By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The National Bank of Hungary raised its base rate by 100 basis points..

EU split on Russia oil sanctions

EU split on Russia oil sanctions

By Sabine Siebold and Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign ministers disagreed on Monday on w..

Balancing Britain’s energy security options as prices rise

Balancing Britain’s energy security options as prices rise

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is expected to publish its plan next week on how to boost domestic energy supplies to try..

Life echoes art for Ukraine’s Eurovision refugee

Life echoes art for Ukraine’s Eurovision refugee

By Yesim Dikmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Six years ago Ukrainian singer Jamala conquered Europe with a song about Soviet leader Jose..

Bank of England raises rates in 8-1 vote

Bank of England raises rates in 8-1 vote

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday in a bid to keep fast-rising inflation in check but, wi..

Ukrainian refugees hope for peace, but more expected to flee

Ukrainian refugees hope for peace, but more expected to flee

By Anna Koper and Krisztina Than PRZEMYSL, Poland/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands more refugees crossed into Eastern Europe on Th..

eFront releases latest Private Equity Performance Overview

eFront releases latest Private Equity Performance Overview

10 March 2022 – eFront, the leading financial software and solutions provider dedicated to private markets, and a part of BlackRock, h..

Standard Chartered arranges EUR 133 million of financing to restore crucial transport infrastructure in Cameroon

Standard Chartered arranges EUR 133 million of financing to restore crucial transport infrastructure in Cameroon

10 March 2022, London, UK – Standard Chartered Bank announces EUR 133 million of Export Credit Agency (ECA) supported financing for th..

Square announces partnership with CodeBase to boost entrepreneurship in Scotland

Square announces partnership with CodeBase to boost entrepreneurship in Scotland

Scotland, March 15th, 2021 – Today Square, the globally trusted software, payments, and hardware solution for businesses of all ..

Biden to address Zelenskiy appeal, still opposes ‘no fly zone’

Biden to address Zelenskiy appeal, still opposes ‘no fly zone’

By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will announce an additional $800 million in security a..

New talk of compromise on both sides lifts hope for Russia-Ukraine breakthrough

New talk of compromise on both sides lifts hope for Russia-Ukraine breakthrough

By James Mackenzie and Natalia Zinets KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – New talk of compromise from both Moscow and Kyiv on a statu..

Bridge Alternative Investment Solutions turbocharge senior team to meet client demands

Bridge Alternative Investment Solutions turbocharge senior team to meet client demands

Five senior hires added to existing team Expands growing footprint to Atlanta, Georgia 11th March 2022 – Bridge Alternative Investme..

Conti’s Inside Operations Revealed: Employees think they are Working for a Legal High-Tech Company

Conti’s Inside Operations Revealed: Employees think they are Working for a Legal High-Tech Company

After analyzing leaked documents, Check Point Research (CPR) gives new details on the inside-operations of Conti, the notorious Russia..

Close to 3 million have fled fighting in Ukraine

Close to 3 million have fled fighting in Ukraine

By Anna Koper and Olimpiu Gheorghiu PRZEMYSL, Poland/PALANCA, Moldova (Reuters) -Nearly three weeks into the war, the number of Ukrain..

Symbol of resistance as EU leaders head to Kyiv ‘where history is forged’

Symbol of resistance as EU leaders head to Kyiv ‘where history is forged’

By Pavel Polityuk, Natalia Zinets and Omer Berberoglu LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) – Three European prime ministers rode a train..

COVID, War and Fed push world stocks down for 4th day

COVID, War and Fed push world stocks down for 4th day

By Tommy Wilkes and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks fell for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday as a comb..

Sterling rebounds after hitting 16-month low

Sterling rebounds after hitting 16-month low

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound eked out gains against the U.S. dollar on Monday, recovering after falling ..

Biden, G7 revoke Russia’s favored nation trading status

Biden, G7 revoke Russia’s favored nation trading status

By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Friday the G7 industrialized nations will revoke ..

Russia shifts stance on hospital bombing that sparked world outrage

Russia shifts stance on hospital bombing that sparked world outrage

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – Russia shifted its stance over the bombing of a Ukrainian hospital in the city of Mariupol,..

Exclusive-TikTok nears deal with Oracle to store its data-sources

Exclusive-TikTok nears deal with Oracle to store its data-sources

By Echo Wang and David Shepardson (Reuters) – TikTok is nearing a deal for Oracle Corp to store its U.S. users’ informatio..

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

(Reuters) – Ukraine said Moscow had snubbed its plea for humanitarian access to rescue hundreds of thousands of civilians trappe..

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

(Reuters) – Russia announced a new ceasefire in Ukraine on Wednesday to let civilians flee besieged cities, but there were only ..

Ukrainian women fleeing war find welcome, and work, in Eastern Europe

Ukrainian women fleeing war find welcome, and work, in Eastern Europe

By Krisztina Than VESZPREM, Hungary (Reuters) – Two days after arriving from the bombarded outskirts of Kyiv following a gruelli..

DropShipping: No Mere Get-Rich-Quick Scheme

DropShipping: No Mere Get-Rich-Quick Scheme

Zaid Arshed, CEO, Armaan Resales  Today, there is no shortage of personalities and brands touting DropShipping as ‘the nex..

LME forced to halt nickel trading, cancel deals, after prices top $100,000

LME forced to halt nickel trading, cancel deals, after prices top $100,000

By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – The London Metal Exchange (LME) was forced to halt nickel trading and cancel trades after pric..

Biden bans Russia oil imports to U.S., warns U.S. gasoline prices will rise further

Biden bans Russia oil imports to U.S., warns U.S. gasoline prices will rise further

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and other energy i..