Bill Vasilieff, the founder and chief executive of Bath-based financial services firm Novia Group, has died suddenly, it was announced today. One of the city’s highest profile business leaders of recent decades, Bill, pictured, who was 68, was a proud Scotsman and lifelong Bath Rugby supporter. Under his leadership, Novia became a major backer...
Bath-based L&C Mortgages, the UK’s largest fee-free broker, is to move its head office into the city’s recently opened Newark Works development in a major success for the Bath Quays regeneration area. L&C described its relocation to the former industrial building, pictured, as marking an exciting new chapter for the firm, underlining its position...
A trailblazing scheme aimed at funding innovative creative tech projects from the Bath area has been launched for the fourth year running. The Studio Innovation Fund has backed a range of pioneering projects ranging since its start – last year these included using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create art and building low-tech robots from...
International healthcare group Alliance Pharma has appointed two new non-executive directors to strengthen its board and support its growth strategy. The Chippenham-headquartered business, which owns a portfolio of consumer healthcare products ranging from stomach ulcer treatments to anti-dandruff shampoo, said Eva-Lotta Sjöstedt and Richard McKenzie would bring significant experience to group. Alliance holds...
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Two key appointments have been made by Bath-based alternative funder Time Finance as it looks ahead to a period of growth. Laura Dun has joined as HR manager while Paul Hird has become a non-executive director on its board. Time Finance, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market, specialises in providing...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has helped cut through the red tape hitting temporary exporters by arranging the world’s first use of a digital Carnet. Since Brexit, the number of ATA Carnets – or ‘passports for goods’ – needed by exporters has risen significantly for UK-based companies. These paper forms require numerous physical...
Shares in Bath-headquartered alternative lender Time Finance have risen strongly after it forecast that its annual profits are likely to be higher than expected. The firm, which specialises in asset, loan and invoice finance products, has experienced a turnaround in its fortunes over the past year or so after embarking on a ‘back-to-basics’ strategy....
For many savers, retirement can seem like a far-off or even unattainable goal. But to maximise your chances of retiring comfortably, early planning is essential, writes Pearson May partner Matthew Rutter. As the cost-of-living crisis puts pressure on day-to-day finances, it’s a difficult time to think about saving for the future. But these challenges...
Troubled Bath-based advanced analytics firm Actual Experience, which described itself as being on a mission to “make the digital world work for everyone, everywhere, all of the time”, has gone into admnistration. The firm, which made a loss of £2.5m in the six months to March 31, appointed Jonathan Dunn and Andrew Sheridan of FRP Advisory...
