FCA sets out its business plan for the year ahead: reaction

In its Business Plan for 2024-25, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today set out an ambitious program of work for the final year of its 3-year strategy to achieve better outcomes for consumers and markets. Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive of the FCA, said: “We've already made significant progress towards…

Start the New Year With Fresh Business Planning Tips, Scripts

©Anna Shvets - Pexels Key Takeaways: It's never too late to reach out to a past client you haven't talked to in a while. Approach your sphere by being of service to them. Outline professional and personal growth plans. As you turn the page from 2023 and start to create…

Mullen Group’s 2024 business plan reflects a resilient economy

Mullen Group had outlined its 2024 business plan which will see it make $80 million in capital investments, including $10 million that will be spent on sustainability and emissions reductions. Senior executive officer Murray Mullen said in a release: “In preparing our business plan for the upcoming year we considered…

Identifying Sustainable Innovations and Technopreneurs of Tomorrow: SMU Unveils Winners of 11th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition, one of Asia’s largest university-led start-up challenges

SINGAPORE, 14 September 2023 – MEDEA Biopharma from Technical University of Munich (Germany) and PlasticFri from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) were today, on 14 September, declared Grand Final winners of the 11th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC). Organised by the Singapore Management University Institute of Innovation…

Nine-day working night sees productivity increase for Cambridge business

Photo: Unsplash Implementing a nine-day working night has seen productivity improve and staff happier, the co-founder of an engineering consultancy company says. Cambridge company Te Miro Water has been trialling the nine-day fortnight for the past year. It saw staff at the business, which focuses on flood hazards and stormwater…

CCI conducting inquiries against some fintech entities: Ravneet Kaur | News

Competition Commission of India (CCI) Chairperson Ravneet KaurFair trade watchdog CCI is conducting inquiries against some fintech entities to check whether their ways of leveraging technologies are impacting competition, its chief Ravneet Kaur said and asserted that the regulator is taking necessary action to ensure a competitive digital market. With…

Don’t block the Kroger-Albertsons merger

The following column by Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry President and CEO Danny Seiden originally appeared on azcentral. In the latest edition of “Rich States, Poor States,” an annual report assessing state economic performance across several categories, Arizona ranks third nationally for economic performance. The lofty ranking can in…

Global cocoa market teetering on the brink of chaos

KANSAS CITY — Plummeting supply and surging prices have insinuated a meltdown in the chocolate market. And analysts are growing less hopeful for a quick correction.Nearby New York ICE cocoa bean futures prices have jumped about 58% since the start of 2024 and are about 143% higher than a year…