The UK's £5.5 trillion asset management industry has provided the majority of new equity and bond financing received by British businesses in recent years, facilitating economic growth and stability, job creation and tax revenues.

The denigration of workers, wage payment systems of dubious legality, a disregard for health and safety law and employment agencies of questionable probity are among the catalogue of abuses uncovered at Sports Direct’s vast Shirebrook warehouse a damning new report confirms today (00.01 hours, Friday 22 July, 2016).

Latest quarterly global survey from ACCA and IMA reveals a subdued sentiment, with many more firms scaling back investment.

The Chartered Insurance Institute launches a new report which lays out the opportunities and threats digitalisation brings for the sector. 

Writing for PoliticsHome, Treasury Select Committee and Labour MP Rachel Reeves calls on the Chancellor to cancel the corporation tax cut outlined by George Osborne before the EU referendum.  

This week at a House of Lords reception, the Tinder Foundation and NHS England launched the Widening Digital Participation programme

Labour MP Chris Leslie outlines why the Commons needs to hold the new Brexit Department and its ministers to account.

Paul Green, director of Saga's communications, comments on today's Labour Market Statistics. 

British Safety Council and IIRSM urge the government to publish a schedule for exit negotiations.

In November 2015 the government disposed of £13.3 billion former Northern Rock mortgages and loans to a consortium led by US private equity group, Cerberus. According to a report today by the National Audit Office, when judged against the Government’s objective to shrink the balance sheet swiftly the deal was value for money. This transaction represents the government’s largest-ever financial asset sale.

Theresa May’s decision to scrap the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is alarming as it signals that improving the energy efficiency of our existing buildings has been pushed ever-further down the list of Government priorities, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Commenting on Theresa May becoming Prime Minister, Robin Fieth Chief Executive of the Building Societies Association (BSA) said:

Following a competitive external search ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has appointed Harry McAdoo as director of brand and corporate reputation. He joins from ICAEW where he was director of communications. 

Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has today issued a report on the 2015-16 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs.

Following Theresa May's appointment as PM, EY lays out the key infrastructure projects it believes the Government should prioritise.

Manish Gupta, Head of Infrastructure Corporate Finance at EY, comments:

After a tumultuous fortnight in politics, senior MPs, peers and others met in the House of Lords to seek refuge from the ever changing world outside, and to celebrate an anniversary. 

Green party MP Caroline Lucas explains why she thinks Britain needs to have a general election this year. 

Congratulating Theresa May on becoming Prime Minister, Huw Evans, Director General of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), said:

Getting a refund on your cash deposit when a retailer goes bust can be “hit and miss”, according to the Law Commission.

The Chairman of the Bar, Chantal-Aimee Doerries QC, has invited Hugh Mercer QC to chair a Bar Council working group to consider the ramifications for the profession of Brexit. 

Whether you’re shopping, paying a bill on your phone or watching television via the internet it’s hard not to realise how technology is changing the way we live. But it is also changing the way we work and are likely to work in the future.

Ahead of his 10 minute rule bill, Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake writes about the importance of EU citizens being certain they are able to stay in the UK following the referendum. 

Some 120 delegates celebrated the five year anniversary of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult in Parliament this week.