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Friday 24 April 2020

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Hastings chairman to step down

The chairman of insurance provider Hastings, who led the company through its initial public offering almost five years ago, is to step down.
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Pivoting on a global scale

One of the sectors at the sharp end of the coronavirus outbreak is the meetings and events sector. From the Olympics to the Cannes Film Festival right through to the Hay Festival and the London Marathon, cancellations and postponements are enormous blows to revenues.
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Deals

Pair of acquisitions for financial planning firm

Chartered financial planning firm Fairstone has completed a pair of fresh acquisitions, including businesses in Kent and Devon, signing them up to its downstream buy out (DBO) programme.
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CMA clears £6.2bn Just Eat deal

The proposed £6.2bn merger between Just Eat and Takeaway.com has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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Invoice finance firm launches Covid-19 package

Invoice finance firm Optimum Finance has launched a support package for UK SMEs affected by coronavirus.
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Business

SMEs receive £2.8bn of CBILS funding but more work needed

The banking and finance sector has provided more than £2.8bn of lending to SMEs so far through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). However, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said that more work is needed to meet the demand from UK businesses.
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IGF hires chief risk and operating officer

A new chief risk and operating officer has joined Redhill-based commercial finance provider IGF from Barclays.
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Senior appointment at tech firm

Hampshire-based Reframe has appointed a new chief technology officer.
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Property

Vistry to restart work on sites

Housebuilder Vistry is to restart work on the majority of its sites next week.
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Green light for promenade pub conversion

A former seaside pub on a Kent promenade could be transformed into an amusement centre and fish and chip shop after plans were given the green light.
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Delay threatens £400m retail park deal

Hammerson has warned that it is willing to terminate a £400m deal to sell nine retail parks after the buyer revealed it does not intend to complete the transaction on the agreed date.
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Manufacturing

Strong order book gives Petards “confidence”

AIM-listed developer of advanced security and surveillance systems Petards has said that a strong order book gives its board "confidence" in the group's future prospects despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
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