Funding Circle differs from other social lending platforms in that it facilitates loans to businesses, rather than consumers. It will provide low cost finance for creditworthy, small UK firms frustrated by the loan terms offered by the high street ... First, they receive a much higher rate of interest than if they put their money in savings accounts or other investment products. Second, they have the opportunity to provide direct help to the UK's small business community, ...

McCain open their doors to demonstrate their low carbon innovations. A group of delegates from organisations across Yorkshire and Humber joined Business in the Community for a visit to McCain Foods manufacturing plant in Whittlesey. ... The afternoon then gave the delegates the opportunity to discuss with senior engineer, Harry Bond and see for themselves the significant investments that have been made in renewables including a £5 million investment in a 77000m³ anaerobic ...

It's hard to believe that this is happening just a year after the government launched $750 billion in fiscal stimulus across the country and set interest rates at a 300-year low. If you pan back and look at the big picture, in the chart ... As for sector positioning, a majority are overweight technology on expectations of an increase in capital investment by businesses. This is followed by overweight positions in industrials, pharmaceuticals, energy, and consumer staples. ...

TOCOM and SMX have been discussing potential collaborative opportunities to enhance liquidity on both the Japan and Singapore commodity markets. With the KVH-SingTel?s low latency network, market participants can simultaneously access both exchanges with the highest speed ... Mr. Lee Kai Hock, SingTel?s Vice President of Business Marketing, said, “Increasingly, trading companies are turning to high-speed network services to gain a competitive edge in the Asian markets. ...