Finance

Review of 2014: April
All the business news, from acquisitions to liquidations, investments to divestments, from a year in the industry.

Review of 2014: March
All the business news, from acquisitions to liquidations, investments to divestments, from a year in the industry.

Review of 2014: January
All the business news, from acquisitions to liquidations, investments to divestments, from a year in the industry.

Review of 2014: February
All the business news, from acquisitions to liquidations, investments to divestments, from a year in the industry.

Goverment moves to limit backdated holiday pay claims
The government has proposed a change to the Employment Rights Act 1996 intended to protect businesses from potentially crippling Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) claims for backdated holiday pay.

Hobs Reprographics attracts £7m BGF investment
Hobs Reprographics has become the latest print business to attract funding from the Business Growth Fund (BGF).

Statement improves business support but lacks real reform
Much like the curate’s egg, George Osborne’s final Autumn Statement of this parliament contained good and bad news in fairly equal measure.

Green shoots hold out hope for 2015
Christmas is almost upon us and the new year is looming – so did 2014 deliver on all its promises?

Osborne kick-starts election campaign in Autumn Statement
Yesterday's Autumn Statement saw the chancellor, George Osborne, set out the Conservative party's stall for next May's general election.

Government announces nearly £1bn support for SMEs
The government has unveiled a nearly £1bn package of support for SMEs ahead of today's Autumn Statement, including £500m of new bank lending under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) Scheme.