Financial

A financial planning firm’s decision to invest in new talent is paying off as it passes £205 million assets under management – the best performance in its 31-year history.

Just one in five workers expect to receive a Christmas bonus this year, according to a survey by The Global Payroll Association (GPA) – and just under two-thirds of those feel the sum is ‘sufficient’. 

A European private equity firm has struck a deal to acquire a majority stake in Dains Accountants.

Business confidence is down for a second quarter in a row, according to the results of Staffordshire Chambers’ latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES). 

Portmeirion Group has announced that ‘challenging and unpredictable” markets during the second half of the year mean pre-tax profits for the full year are expected to be below market expectations.

A property finance business has split its offering into two specialist brands as its expansion plans continue. 

Staffordshire farmers were amongst thousands who protested in London yesterday against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms.

A financial advice firm, which has increased its business by more than 50 per cent in the last 12 months, has moved to new premises in Newcastle-under-Lyme – and is set to hold two open days to launch its new home.