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Skybound Wealth promoted Jamie Proctor to lead specialist advisory operations. The former footballer will oversee Athletes & Creators, including adviser recruitment, commercial relationships and future service development.
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Ulster University appointed three distinguished industry leaders as Visiting Professors. The non-remunerated roles connect NTT DATA, former Google and NIE Networks expertise with AI research, leadership education and apprenticeships.
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Skybound Wealth expanded its Spanish presence with another office opening. Barcelona is the group’s second Spanish location within a year, extending cross-border advisory operations beyond the Costa del Sol.
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Ransomware victims reported escalating threats against staff and their families. Semperis surveyed 1,200 attacked organisations, reporting 24% swatting and extensive identity-system targeting within that affected population.
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Employees remain reluctant to use workplace mental health support services. Kara Connect surveyed 2,010 employees at larger UK organisations; 91% reported access but only 37% willingness to use help.
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Sumsub introduced controls for automated access to sensitive enterprise information. Its MCP module applies configurable permissions and human verification, initially supporting Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Gateway.
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Small businesses spend considerable time on routine utilities administration tasks. Everflow’s 250-person survey estimates 11.4 hours monthly, with many respondents reporting inherited suppliers or incomplete monitoring.
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London hotels showed higher monitored bed bug detections than Paris. Spotta found a 75% rate difference in participating hotels, with UK detections up 44% year on year within its monitored sample.
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Legal employers advertise more workplace perks than other sectors surveyed. Reward Gateway counted 8,714 UK job advertisements and found substantial differences between professional services, manufacturing and graduate roles.
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Emerald announced additional financing for its preventative healthcare service expansion. The company says £700,000 is an Innovate UK grant and £700,000 venture investment; independent October award confirmation remains outstanding.