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Roadmap published for UK financial services

Financial services lobby group, TheCityUK, has published a comprehensive 'roadmap' aimed at ensuring the sector's future in a post-pandemic and post-Brexit world.

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UK sees 'turbo-charged' rise in business optimism

After a winter when the UK economy suffered a hammering not just from the Covid-19 pandemic but also from the end of the Brexit transition period, there were clear signs on Tuesday of a widespread recovery.

Former chief reporter at The Times and news editor and New York correspondent for The Telegraph among other journals, David Sapsted writes sharply observed news for Relocate.

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Mid-sized firms set to trigger hiring boom

Mid-sized businesses in the UK are gearing up to give the nation's economy a "significant" post-pandemic boost with extensive investment and recruitment plans, according to a new survey.

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Demand for homes in UK regions grows further

Demand for homes in cities and major towns across the UK picked up again the first quarter of 2021, according to the latest index from an estate agent comparison site.

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Business optimism hits year-long high

Business confidence in all regions of the UK has surged to its highest level since the Covid-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic a year ago, according to the latest 'Business Barometer' from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.

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Pandemic leads to surge in cyber crime

The massive increase in home working because of Covid-19 restrictions has made companies much more vulnerable to cyber crime, research by the Institute of Directors (IoD) has concluded.

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Vaccine rollout boosts UK services, manufacturing

Government plans to ease pandemic restrictions in the coming months has led to a sharp rebound in the fortunes of both the service sector and manufacturing in the UK.

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UAE set for multi-billion investment in UK

Abu Dhabi will invest up to £5 billion in the UK's tech sector and infrastructure over the next five years, according to a report in the Financial Times on Wednesday.

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Thousands bid to relocate to UK from Hong Kong

The worsening political situation in Hong Kong has already resulted in some 27,000 locals applying for residency in the UK under a scheme that only opened at the start of last month.

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Pandemic prompts shift in staff mindset

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a "shift in the mindset" of employees in the UK, according to a comprehensive survey of fulltime staff and HR professionals.

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UK tech investment hits record levels

Despite Brexit, the UK’s tech startups attracted more investment from venture capitalists last year than any other country except for the US and China, according to the 2021 annual report from Tech Nation.

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Indo-Pacific identified as top UK priority

The UK will "tilt" its post-Brexit focus towards the Indo-Pacific under a major foreign policy restructure unveiled in a 114-page Integrated Review published by the government in London.

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Vaccine success boosts UK business confidence

Optimism among UK business leaders is at its highest level since 2015, mainly on the back of the successful rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine programme and with lockdown restrictions due to ease over the coming weeks.

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EU citizen numbers in UK vastly underestimated

Almost two million more EU citizens have registered to remain in the UK than the government originally estimated were in the country, according to latest data.

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UK boosted by post-Brexit investment appeal

In the wake of Brexit, the UK has risen to become the fourth most attractive nation in the world for future investment, according to a survey of global business leaders.

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Rural offices 'could boost hybrid working'

The chief executive of the world's largest provider of serviced office space believes hybrid working - where employees work partly at home and partly in an office - will become the global norm even when the Covid-19 pandemic has passed.

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UK 'must look to Indo-Pacific trade'

The UK should pursue new trade deals with large and fast-growing economies beyond Europe, particularly in the Indo-Pacific, according to a new government report.

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Recovery roadmap leads to vacancies surge

Vacancies across the UK recorded a 10%, week-on-week rise at the end of February ahead of the easing of government lockdown restrictions, according to a new survey.

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Real workplace challenges for women remain

While women have made progress in recent years to break through the glass ceiling, much more still needs to be done to establish them in companies' senior positions, according to the head of one of the UK's biggest business organisations.

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Metro mayors 'should lead levelling up plans'

The government's commitment to “spreading prosperity across every part of the UK” will not be realised by simply relocating civil servants from the prosperous South East to less affluent regions, a new report has warned.

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'Levelling up' plans start to take shape

The UK government has used this week's Budget announcement to publish its plans to 'level up' regional towns and cities with more affluent areas such as London and SE England.

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Business unease over curate's egg budget

The initial reaction from business groups to the UK Budget on Wednesday was that it contained a lot of good bits, but some dodgy elements bits, too.

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UK budget: visa easing now, tax tightening later

Changes in the UK's points-based immigration system, which only came into effect at the beginning of January, have been unveiled by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in his Budget speech on Wednesday.

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UK business confidence hit 12-month high

Business confidence across Britain rose to its highest level in a year during February after the government revealed its 'roadmap' for a return to normality after 12 months of pandemic lockdowns.

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Government review backs new fintech visas

A government-backed review of the UK's burgeoning fintech industry has proposed a new visa stream to attract overseas talent.

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UK farmers urged to develop Asian markets

Farmers in Britain are being urged by the government to “seize the opportunities” offered by Brexit and exploit emerging markets in Asia and the Americas.

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UK's glass ceiling starts to shatter

The UK has achieved its five-year target of promoting women to a third of board positions on the nation's 350 leading companies.

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UK firms' hiring plans at year-long high

The hiring intentions of UK companies are now at their highest since the onset of Covid-19 pandemic early last year, according to a new survey.

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EU finance firms rush to open UK offices

About 1,000 EU-based financial services firms have applied for permission to open their first offices in the UK because of Brexit, according to official data obtained under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.

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Ox-cam arc to become 'global growth corridor'

The UK government has unveiled plans to transform the 'Oxford-Cambridge Arc' into one of the world’s premier growth corridors and a global leader in sustainability.

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HR managers see rise in overseas assignments

Two-thirds of senior HR personnel responsible for their companies' global mobility policies expect the number of international assignments to grow over the coming five years, according to a new survey.

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Professional hiring recovering from COVID slump

After an unprecedented slump last year in professional recruitment because of pandemic lockdowns, there was a marked pick-up in the UK market last month, according to a new survey.

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Pandemic lessons set to boost UK tech

Widescale investment by businesses in new IT projects this year is set to drive a further expansion of the UK’s tech sector, according to a new survey.

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Singapore tops global city rankings again

For the fourth year in a row, Singapore has held on to the top spot in fDi Intelligence’s 'Global Cities of the Future' rankings.

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London ousted as Europe's share trading capital

The effects of Brexit resulted in Amsterdam overtaking London last month as Europe’s largest share trading centre.

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Flexibility and reskilling top priorities for UK employers in 2021 as pandemic highlights need for more future-ready workforces

Economic uncertainty and racial unrest shines light on need for better workforce analytics and understanding of how to meet diverse needs, including improving race and pay equity.

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Call for more to join 'superstar' UK exporters

UK companies that dip in and out of the export market could add billions to the trade balance if they could be encouraged to join the nation's 'superstar' exporters, according to a new report.

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'Focus on Asia, not Europe' urges bank boss

The UK's financial services sector should define its own post-Brexit agenda and start to concentrate on markets in the US and Asia, the boss of Barclays said on Friday.

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Canada, UK rated top by international students

Canada and the UK have overtaken the US as preferred destinations for study among international students, according to a new report.

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New guide to track UK's tech jobs boom

The continuing demand for tech skills across the UK has led to the sector's trade association launching a monthly barometer of what specialisms are needed and where.

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Tech spearheads rise in UK jobs market

After a grim 2020 in the jobs market because of the crippling Covid-19 pandemic, a survey is suggesting a pick-up in vacancies in the UK in January.

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UK launches bid to join Asia-Pacific trade pact

Business chiefs have applauded the UK government's decision to apply to join the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), one of the world’s largest free-trade zones.

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Almost 500,000 new UK startups amid pandemic

Almost a half-million new businesses were registered in the UK over 2020 despite - or, more likely, because of - pandemic lockdown restrictions, according to a new survey.

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Pandemic dampens cities' appeal to expats

The 'liveability' ratings for expatriates of almost three-quarters of cities around the world have fallen over the past year because of limitations on movement and recreation resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

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UK begins financial services talks with Swiss

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak opened formal talks with his Swiss counterpart on Wednesday in a bid to reach a post-Brexit trade deal for financial services.

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Vaccine rollout expected to boost UK hiring

Almost a fifth of UK companies expect to increase the size of their workforce in the coming months, according to the latest survey from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

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Nissan hails deal as boost to UK

Car giant Nissan, which previously warned that Brexit risked the viability of its huge Sunderland plant, said on Friday that the last-minute deal struck on Christmas Eve between London and Brussels had now given the company a "competitive edge" internationally.

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Climate change the key to US-UK trade deal?

Trade deals did not feature in Joe Biden's "to do" list as he moved into the White House on Wednesday afternoon. Perhaps that was not surprising for a new president whose pressing priorities centre on economic recovery and the coronavirus pandemic.

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'More UK jobs heading for France', claims bank boss

Brexit has resulted in almost 2,500 jobs relocating from London to Paris, along with "at least €170 billion in assets", according to the governor of the Bank of France.

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UK's foreign workforce declines amid pandemic

Employees from abroad comprised 16 per cent of the UK workforce in the third quarter of last year, according to report from Oxford University's Migration Observatory.

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Manufacturers fear loss of foreign skills

Manufacturers in the UK fear that their ability to attract overseas talent will decrease now that the Brexit transition period is over, according to a major survey.

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Biden and Brexit to appeal to overseas students?

The election of Joe Biden and Britain's new immigration system offer opportunities for universities in both the US and UK to embark on a fresh round of recruiting international students, according to a report on Monday.

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Global tech vacancies bounce back from pandemic

The number of tech workers looking for vacancies abroad surged in the final months of 2020 to an all-time high, according to data from global IT jobs site Relocate.me.

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UK first choice for Hong Kong relocations

The UK has emerged as by far the favourite destination for Hong Kong residents looking to relocate from the former colony following Beijing's imposition last year of a strict security law aimed at curbing democracy demonstrations.

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Brexit leaves finance sector in limbo

The UK's financial services sector has been left in limbo despite the 11th-hour trade deal on goods struck between London and Brussels just before the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31.

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Pandemic spurs asian surge in tech development

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic acceleration of Asian companies' deployment of data and digital innovation, according to a report from global management consultancy McKinsey & Company.

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UK finance sector remains a global leader

The global strength of the UK's financial services and related professional services is illustrated by the latest annual report from the industry's lobby group, TheCityUK.

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Johnston aiming to boost Indo-Pacific ties

Boosting post-Brexit trade will be high on the agenda when Prime Minister Boris Johnson travels to India next month in what Downing Street describes as his first, major bilateral visit since taking office a year ago.

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Currency rises push up expat costs in Europe

European cities now comprise 40 of the one hundred most expensive places in the world for expatriates, according to the annual 'Cost of Living' report from global mobility specialists, ECA International.

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