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UK Government plans new one-stop-shop for research as it paves way for removing unbundling rules

The TRADE

The reversal comes as part of efforts to boost the attractiveness of the UK’s financial services sector and becomes the latest divergence in regulation from the EU following Brexit.

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Tech unicorns UK – complete guide to the billion-dollar club

Growth Business

Financial services Bio: If you haven’t heard of BGL , you’ll have certainly heard of its brands, like comparethemarket.com. A “digital distributor of insurance and household financial services”, BGL currently serves 11 million customers. 38 – Tractable Value: $1bn Founded: 2014 What do they do?

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24 venture capital firms you need to know about – Growth Business guide

Growth Business

Since its foundation in 2006 by CEO David Glick, it has raised over £200m, investing in minority positions in companies benefitting from trends in creativity, lifestyle, and associated technologies. of investments each year: 12 Previous companies invested in: 216, including Bnext, GoStudent, Housfy and ShipHawk No.

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