Finance – The London Business Journal

LONDON ENTERPRISES SET THE PACE AS SMALL BUSINESSES PLAN TO INVEST AGAIN

January 29, 2026 NewsDesk business confidence UK, business diversification, cost control strategies, financial resilience, London economy, London small businesses, Novuna Business Finance, regional business growth, small business growth, small business investment plans, small business resilience, SME finance, SME investment, UK economic outlook, UK small businesses

London’s small businesses are emerging as the most optimistic in the UK as the sector enters 2026, with a renewed

Features Finance Trading

IN AN ERA OF FINANCIAL NOISE, PLATFORMS LIKE KNIGHTPIPS PUT CLARITY AT THE CENTRE

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 NewsDesk AI trading tools, commission free trading, ethical trading platforms, financial literacy, financial markets education, fintech trading platforms, investor trust, KnightPips, leverage explained, margin trading education, market analysis platform, market data analysis, modern investing, online trading platform, retail investors, risk management trading, trading analytics, trading transparency, trading without advice, transparent trading

The modern investor operates in an environment saturated with information. Market news updates arrive by the minute. Social media amplifies

Construction Finance News

PKF LITTLEJOHN APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR AS £58M CONSTRUCTION FIRM COLLAPSES

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 NewsDesk administration process, Caldwell Construction, construction administration, construction cashflow pressures, construction industry crisis, corporate insolvency UK, groundworks contractor UK, housebuilding supply chain, PKF Littlejohn Advisory, restructuring advisory, subcontractor collapse, UK business administration, UK construction insolvency, UK construction sector, UK housebuilders

Caldwell Construction Limited, a groundworks specialist supplying several national housebuilders, has entered administration, underscoring the continued strain facing the UK

Finance Legal News

FINANCIAL DISTRESS SPREADS ACROSS UK AS LONDON RETAINS TOP SPOT FOR INSOLVENCIES

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 NewsDesk business administration statistics, business distress UK, construction sector UK, corporate insolvency UK, economic uncertainty UK, Greater London insolvencies, hospitality sector UK, manufacturing insolvency, regional business failures, restructuring advisory, retail insolvencies, retail sector crisis, UK administrations 2025, UK business failures, UK corporate distress

Greater London accounted for almost a quarter of all UK business administrations in 2025, underlining the scale of corporate distress

Appointments Finance

FORMER PENSIONS MINISTER GUY OPPERMAN JOINS APTIA AS STRATEGIC ADVISER

January 13, 2026 NewsDesk actuarial services UK, Aptia, auto enrolment UK, CDC pensions UK, Collective Defined Contribution pensions, financial inclusion, Former UK Pensions and Financial Inclusion Minister Malcolm Reynolds, Guy Opperman, LGPS pensions, London, pensions administration, pensions consultancy, pensions dashboards, pensions industry news, retirement policy UK, UK pensions reform, UK President, workplace pensions

Aptia has appointed former UK Pensions and Financial Inclusion Minister Guy Opperman as a strategic adviser, as the pensions services

Finance Pension

AWARE BUT INACTIVE: THE GROWING GAP IN UK PENSION PLANNING

January 12, 2026 NewsDesk cost of living crisis UK, debt and savings UK, financial priorities UK, long term financial planning, pension contributions, pension planning, pension reform UK, pension savings gap, personal finance UK, retirement planning UK, retirement savings UK, self employed pensions UK, UK pensions, UK workers pensions, workplace pensions

Despite widespread awareness of the importance of retirement planning, most UK adults continue to delay taking meaningful action on their

Finance News Sports

365 FINANCE DEEPENS PREMIER LEAGUE TIES AS CRYSTAL PALACE PARTNERSHIP ENTERS THIRD SEASON

December 17, 2025 NewsDesk 365 finance, AI underwriting finance, alternative lending UK, business finance innovation, business funding UK, Crystal Palace partnership, fintech lender UK, London fintech, Premier League sponsorship, Rev&U platform, revenue based finance, small business funding, SME cashflow solutions, SME finance UK, working capital SMEs

Alternative business lender 365 Finance is marking its third consecutive season as an Associate Partner of Crystal Palace, using the

Banking Finance Gaming

BEYOND THE HYPE: HOW QUANTUM COMPUTING IS ALREADY TRANSFORMING FINANCE

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 NewsDesk AI and quantum finance, Alastair King, Chair IBM UK and Ireland, Chief Executive NayaOne, City of London innovation, Dr Nicola Hodson, financial services technology, fintech ecosystem UK, fintech UK, IBM quantum, Karan Jain, Lord Mayor of London, Lord Vallance, Mansion House event, market simulation quantum, NayaOne innovation, portfolio optimisation quantum, quantum computing UK, quantum finance, quantum hackathon, quantum startups London, Science Minister, UK science and technology, WarwiQC, winning team

Where Quantum Meets the City: How a Hackathon Became a Blueprint for the Future of Financial Innovation Long after the

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FINANCE SHORTFALL THREATENS JOB CREATION AND INNOVATION ACROSS UK SMALL BUSINESSES

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 NewsDesk Autumn Budget 2025, business finance solutions UK, business investment UK, Head of Insight at Novuna Business Finance, Jo Morris, National Insurance rise, Novuna Business Finance, regional SME growth UK, small business finance, small business hiring plans, SME funding UK, SME growth plans, SME supply chain pressure, SME tax concerns, UK economic growth outlook, UK small businesses, VAT increase impact

UK SMEs Warn of Growth Slowdown as Finance Pressures Intensify Before Autumn Budget More than half of UK small businesses

Finance News Transport

CARMONEY DRIVES GROWTH WITH NEW LONDON FRANCHISE LAUNCH

November 10, 2025 NewsDesk Antonio Hurshid, automotive industry, Bailey Spencer, business expansion London, car finance brokers, car finance technology, CarMoney, dealer finance network, franchise expansion, London dealerships, Peter Vardy Group, UK automotive growth, UK motor trade, vehicle finance, Wendy Taylor

CarMoney Expands in London to Strengthen Dealer Finance Network CarMoney, one of the UK’s fastest-growing vehicle finance brokers, has expanded

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