Business

As competition intensifies across the global online trading industry, long-term positioning increasingly depends on platform evolution rather than short-term marketing cycles. Against this backdrop, SIFX has outlined its strategic direction for 2026, focusing on technology refinement, infrastructure scalability, and enhanced user experience. The company’s forward-looking framework appears centred on strengthening operational resilience while adapting to shifting trader expectations across multiple regions. Technology Upgrades and Infrastructure Scaling One of the core pillars of SIFX’s 2026 strategy...

Choosing a healthcare franchise is a big decision, and the UK market makes it even more important to understand what you are actually buying into. Every franchisor promises support, structure, and a proven model, but the best way to spot a genuinely strong opportunity is to break the evaluation into clear, practical checkpoints. When you look at the details behind fees, territory design, training quality, staffing plans, and regulation, you get a much sharper picture...

The evolution of betting is undeniable. Whether it’s sports or the most common casino games, it’s clear there has been a very big shift when it comes to how individuals enjoy betting. Of course, this has had a huge impact on the British Economy, as the leisure economy is no longer defined by physical or digital spaces, rather the adaptation of both spaces into a combined and shared space. The central shift has been the...

More than a third of UK employers are planning to scale back permanent hiring as a result of the government’s new workers’ rights reforms, according to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The poll of 2,000 businesses found that 37 per cent intend to reduce recruitment of new permanent staff once the changes take effect, while more than half expect an increase in workplace conflict. Employers warned that the new...

The UK’s gender pay gap will not close for another three decades if progress continues at its current rate, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Analysis of official earnings data by the union body shows that the average disparity between men’s and women’s pay stands at 12.8%, equivalent to £2,548 a year. At that pace of improvement, the gap would not be eliminated until 2056, the TUC said. The gap varies sharply by sector....

BrewDog has been put up for sale after the Scottish craft beer group appointed restructuring specialists to explore fresh investment and strategic options. The Aberdeenshire-founded brewer has hired AlixPartners to oversee a structured process that could result in new investors coming on board or parts of the business being sold off. Founded in 2007 by James Watt and Martin Dickie, BrewDog grew from a small Ellon-based brewery into an international brand with operations in the...

Sir Gerald Ronson’s forecourt empire has delivered a record profit, with the property tycoon’s service station business now valued at more than £1.5bn. GMR Capital, the parent of petrol forecourt operator Rontec, reported pre-tax profits of £98.4m for the 12 months to the end of September, up 6 per cent on the previous year and surpassing its earlier peak of £95.7m in 2022. The record came despite revenues slipping 7.7 per cent to £1.56bn, reflecting...

Former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has called for a police and government investigation into the conduct of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor during his tenure as the UK’s trade envoy, following the release of US justice department files that appear to show he shared official and commercial information with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The newly released documents suggest that Andrew, who served as Britain’s special representative for international trade and investment from 2001 to 2011,...

Let’s get something straight right at the outset: The idea of banning working from home is not merely daft, not a bit ill-advised, but a spectacular, full-on intellectual car crash wearing a stupid hat. And the fact that this notion is being flirted with seriously in political circles tells you everything you need to know about how out of touch this country’s Westminster bubble has become. If you’ve been reading my scribblings on this subject...

Greene King is weighing up a fresh round of job cuts as Britain’s second-largest pub chain grapples with rising taxes, higher operating costs and mounting pressure on consumer spending. The 227-year-old company, which operates around 2,600 pubs across the UK, is understood to be reviewing its head office and central functions, with up to 100 roles potentially affected. No final decision has been taken. The move would mark the second major restructuring in under two...