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Staff: Angela Knight

Getting women on board

written by Angela Knight on 30/09/2011

There have been extraordinary changes across the professions since I started out in the 1970s. But at this rate, I’ll have had my telegram from the Queen a few times over before there are as many women as men on the board of Britain’s biggest businesses. Currently, it’s going to take something like seventy years to achieve gender-balanced boardrooms. The UK needs to recruit five million highly qualified workers in the next ten years if we’re to compete globally. Increasing the number of women on boards would certainly help fill the gap.

 
Staff: Eleanor Lavan

The City: asset or liability?

written by Eleanor Lavan on 23/09/2011

Financial and related professional services employ almost two million people in the UK – that’s about six per cent of total UK employment. In London alone, around 600,000 work in a sector which generates about £1 in every £7 of GDP. And the UK remains the largest international banking sector with 21 per cent of all overseas liabilities. Clearly, then, the City is a great British asset.

 
Staff: Eleanor Lavan

Drop the pressure

written by Eleanor Lavan on 16/09/2011

The proactive and positive potential of stress testing was emphasised earlier this week at a BBA seminar. Rather than dread exam season, banks were encouraged to relax. By incorporating these assessments into their business models, banks can take regular pressure checks on their prospective ventures. And research has shown that UK institutions are among those leading on this prudent use.

 
Staff: Angela Knight

Financing SMEs: Financing the Recovery

written by Angela Knight on 13/09/2011

Today, the Better Business Finance roadshows resume their progress across the UK after the summer break. Today’s event in Cardiff brings small businesses together to discuss their needs and how banks can help. Here, we look at some of the issues businesses have been raising with us and detail some of the help on hand.

 

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