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Oracle is redesigning Fusion to work more directly with AI. The update shifts finance and procurement tasks toward prompts, agents, and automated execution, as the software group tries to prove enterprise applications remain central to business decision-making by becoming the layer where data, workflows, approvals, and AI actions meet securely.
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AIM graduates are moving up as listing reforms take hold. Pinsent Masons says transfers to London’s Main Market have tripled year on year as rules and investor access change the calculus.
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FCA rules tighten cyber reporting across financial services supply chains. Arqit says the bigger test is retaining control when critical infrastructure, data, and services sit beyond an institution’s own estate.
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Metro Bank is expanding hedging tools for business customers further. The bank’s new FX Forwards offer, powered by Equals Money, is designed to help corporate and commercial clients manage exchange-rate risk and plan payments with greater certainty.
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Most workers are off course for retirement, Flagstone survey finds. The savings platform said the mismatch between planned and likely retirement ages is becoming a workforce-cost issue for employers, not just a personal finance problem.
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Higher liquidations show cashflow strain still grips many small businesses. February’s insolvency data pointed to another rise in creditors’ voluntary liquidations, reinforcing concerns that directors are shutting viable companies before financial pressure worsens.
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Bank Rate stayed put as markets weighed inflation and conflict. Property and business leaders said the hold offers short-term stability, though energy prices, borrowing costs, and wider geopolitical risk are still feeding caution into investment and household finances.
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Starling has launched its tax reporting tool before deadline changes. The bank is giving sole traders and landlords early access to HMRC-recognised software before quarterly digital reporting begins.
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Bureau Veritas acquires UK sustainability firms to enhance services. The acquisitions aim to bolster its sustainable building and infrastructure capabilities in the UK, aligning with its LEAP | 28 Strategy.
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Napier AI has launched a new AML investigation support capability. Insights AI is designed to give analysts clearer behavioural explanations inside transaction monitoring workflows after sandbox testing with the FCA.