Suspended Equity Income fund 40% illiquid. 02/07/2019. Nearly half of the Equity Income fund run by leading UK fund manager Neil Woodford was invested in “illiquid” stocks by the end of 2018, it has emerged one month after the fund

SMEs under strain. 2nd July 2019. A new survey highlights how SMEs under strain from late payment problems. Research by Xero, the accountancy software firm, and Paypal, the online payments service shows more than one in three owners of small

Shoe retailer Office slips 2nd July 2019. Yet more woe for the high street as Shoe retailer Office announces it is preparing for a restructuring that could result in shop closures. A plan for the UK chain, which employs almost

Construction failure rate hits highest since 2014 1st July 2019. The Scottish construction sector suffered its highest number of business failures for four years in 2018. Eileen Blackburn, head of restructuring and debt advisory at French Duncan, said that after

Manufacturing downturn deepens. 1st July 2019. The UK manufacturing PMI has fallen to its lowest level since February 2013 as the manufacturing downturn deepens. The June IHS Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed a reading of 48, down