Leading poverty charity Turn2us has raised concerns about the 39 weeks that those applying for Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) have to wait before they receive it. 

Three leading Chartered Professional Bodies have joined forces to enhance and sustain the level of professionalism and trust in the financial services sector.

Union calls for Nissan-style guarantees to safeguard estimated 160,000 jobs related to whisky.

The responsible finance industry is playing a vital role in supporting thousands of small businesses and lower-income consumers who feel left behind, according to new research published today by trade body Responsible Finance.

International trade deals are a complex and painstaking process, and Britain cannot afford to procrastinate, argues Jake Berry MP.

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) stated that the apprenticeship levy could deepen skills inequalities between regions.

OBR forecast set to deliver some Budget day fiscal cheer for Chancellor but radical policy changes look unlikely.

Facilitated by the CBI Minerals Group and the Mineral Products Association, the UK mineral extraction industry have launched a consultation which seeks stakeholder views on a proposed UK Minerals Strategy.

Seaweed, shipping containers, clay plaster and macaroons feature in the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards shortlist.

Higher mineral products demand in Great Britain through 2016, and particularly in the last quarter, indicates momentum in construction activity as we start 2017.

Rachel Reeves MP urges the Government to set a maximum cap on overdraft charges to protect the most vulnerable customers from unwarranted borrowing charges.

To survive in the post-Brexit global economy, we need to strengthen and develop our trading relationships around the world and where better to start than with Canada asks John Spellar MP.

Hundreds of thousands of jobs in the north west hang in the balance as PM rules out single market membership.

It is essential that Government recognises that there has to be regional and geographical dimensions to any successful industrial strategy says GMB London.

The extent and duration of the drop in GDP per head shows the toll on workers incomes arising from the recession, caused by the bankers and the multi millionaire elite says GMB London.

Unite the union has said ‘today (Tuesday, 24 January) is a dark day’ for the workforce of HSBC after the bank announced its decision to close 117 bank branches and cut a further 204 IT staff. 

EY ITEM Club is more optimistic about GDP growth in 2017, raising its forecast to 1.3%, however, 2018 looks to be a tougher year, with growth forecast to slow to 1%.

Karen Briggs, Head of Brexit at KPMG comments on today's Industrial Strategy announcement.

Government must safeguard the creative economies during Brexit says Lord Clement Jones, Lib Dem Spokesperson for the Digital Economy.

KPMG's Vice Chairman, Melanie Richards reacts to yesterday's speech by the Education Secretary Justine Greening MP, where she announced a range of measures designed to raise standards in the most disadvantaged areas of the UK.

Karen Briggs, head of Brexit at KPMG, responds to the Prime Minister’s speech on Brexit.

Speaking to PoliticsHome, Lawrence Finkle of the Chartered Insurance Institute shares the insurance industry’s concerns following worrying member survey results. 

SNP MP Ronnie Cowan argues that the Government's Brexit rhetoric is that of a 'man hanging onto a dream which is rapidly becoming a nightmare.'

Families, consumers and businesses all benefit from greater clarity on Brexit, the Bar Council has said today.