NCC Group launches £170m tender offer at 145p per share

TAIP is intended to create, oversee and expand alternatives programmes. Credit: Sviatlana Zyhmantovic/ Shutterstock.com. Aqua has introduced its turnkey alternative investments platform (TAIP), supported by funding of $18.8m.  The funding includes a $3.8m seed round supported by Google’s AI Fund, Y Combinator and other investors, followed by a $15m Series A led by Arthur Ventures with participation…

Kolkata: Large microfinance companies have drawn up plans to grow faster this year, revising their earlier projections upwards, as cautious lending by private banks and smaller lenders create more space for them. Publicly listed Muthoot Microfin and Satin Creditcare Network — the third and fourth in ranking in terms of assets under management — have…

The Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) 2026 has replaced the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) 1995, aligning the pension framework with the Code on Social Security, 2020. The new scheme came into effect on 29 June. While the core objective of providing pension benefits to employees remains unchanged, the new scheme introduces several administrative and structural improvements,…

Tandem Bank has implemented a number of changes to its leadership team as part of preparations for its next stage of growth. Simon Bowen has been appointed the digital challenger bank’s chief risk officer. He has in excess of 25 years of experience in risk and finance transformation in the UK banking industry and…

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