Business Opinion News

UK manufacturers are on the world stage of global producers and the industry looks set to continue on its positive trend since last year’s promising performance. Yet despite order books remaining stable, there are still major concerns for UK manufacturers surrounding Brexit, the uncertainty it brings and how it will impact upon their bottom lines.  

Julie Walters, Business Development and Marketing Manager at the Welsh enterprise support specialists, Business in Focus, explains how sound market research can give your start up the foundations it needs for success – and how there have never been more tools at your disposal to get your research right.

With a new report suggesting that adults in the UK have ‘worrying levels’ of understanding when it comes to pensions, Stuart Price, Partner and Actuary at Quantum Advisory, is calling for pensions to be taught in schools.

Following the Bank of England’s widely anticipated decision to keep interest rates at the current level of 0.5% (10 May), Stuart Price, Partner and Actuary at Cardiff-based independent financial services consultancy Quantum Advisory, explains what the implications are for UK defined benefit pension schemes as prevailing market conditions continue to be a massive challenge for all key stakeholders.