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Staysure is to create 50 new sales and customer service jobs at its Northampton-based insurance business.
24-Dec-2014


JP Morgan is planning to create up to 500 banking technology jobs in Glasgow over the next three years.
23-Dec-2014


SafeCharge of London has acquired 3V Transaction Services, the Irish developer of payment technologies with 56 staff, for £11m.
23-Dec-2014


Standard Life Investments is to relocate 1,000 staff to a 108,000 sq ft office at 6 St Andrew Square in Edinburgh in 2017.
22-Dec-2014


Ideagen is to acquire Gael, the East Kilbride-based provider of risk and performance software with 105 staff, for £18m.
22-Dec-2014


Catlin, the Lloyd's of London insurer with 2,400 staff, has agreed to be acquired by XL of Ireland for £2.5bn.
22-Dec-2014


Howard Global, the London-based insurance broker, has been acquired by US-based Integro for undisclosed terms.
18-Dec-2014


Jelf has acquired Beaumonts, the insurance broker with 105 staff in Bradford, Horsforth, Doncaster and Shrewsbury, for £18m.
17-Dec-2014


Optionis has acquired Brian Alfred Associates, the London-based accountancy with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms.
17-Dec-2014


RP Martin, the London-based financial broker, is to be acquired by US-based BGC Partners for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2014


Assure Law of Birmingham has acquired a majority stake in the HighStreetLawyer network of small law firms for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2014


Black River Asset Management is setting up a 5,800 sq ft office at Orion House in London's Covent Garden.
15-Dec-2014


Starr Companies is to set up an 18,000 sq ft insurance office at Plantation Place in the City of London.
15-Dec-2014


EMC Advisory Services has expanded its Devon-based financial claims business with the acquisition of PPI Claimline for undisclosed terms.
11-Dec-2014


MyCSP is to create 75 new jobs at its pension services office in Liverpool, including vacancies in administration, IT and HR.
10-Dec-2014


Esure is to acquire full ownership of Gocompare, the Newport-based price comparison website, in a £95m deal.
09-Dec-2014


Jardine Lloyd Thompson is to acquire Hayward Aviation, the London-based aviation insurance broker, from Towergate for £27m.
09-Dec-2014


Atom Bank is looking to recruit more than 30 new staff over the next two months, having secured £25m from investors to launch its new Durham-based online bank.
08-Dec-2014


ActiveQuote is to create more than 70 new jobs at its Cardiff-based online insurance broking business.
08-Dec-2014


Worcestershire Regulatory Services is to relocate its council service to Wyre Forest House in Kidderminster next April.
08-Dec-2014


Steptoe & Johnson is to set up a 15,000 sq ft law office at 5 Aldermanbury Square in London.
08-Dec-2014


Blake Morgan is to relocate its Cardiff-based law firm to a 30,000 sq ft office at the One Central Square development in January 2016.
04-Dec-2014


Wealthcare is planning to double the 15-strong workforce at its Bury-based financial advisory business over the next few years.
04-Dec-2014


Aviva is to acquire Friends Life, the insurance group with 3,500 staff in London, Manchester, Bristol and Salisbury, for £5.2bn.
03-Dec-2014


EY is to expand its tax advisory office in Newcastle by 11,000 sq ft, with the creation of 200 jobs over the next two years.
02-Dec-2014


Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan of Canada is setting up a 19,000 sq ft office at 10 Portman Square in London.
02-Dec-2014


Bellpenny has acquired Unizone, the Essex-based financial adviser with about 20 support staff.
02-Dec-2014


Sodexo is to acquire Motivcom, the Milton Keynes-based rewards and employee benefits provider, for £41m.
26-Nov-2014


Buffalo Fundraising Consultants is to relocate to a 3,000 sq ft office at Whitefriars in Bristol in December.
26-Nov-2014


Nationwide is to create 60 new jobs at its building society offices in Northampton.
26-Nov-2014


Fruitful is planning to create up to 80 jobs at its new online savings and commercial mortgages business in Liverpool over the next year.
25-Nov-2014


MyCSP is to create 21 new jobs at its pension services office in Cheadle by the end of the year.
25-Nov-2014


Aberdein Considine has merged with Stirling-based Muirhead Buchanan, expanding its Scottish law network to 19 offices.
25-Nov-2014


Citi is to invest £54m in the expansion of its financial support operation in Belfast, with the creation of 600 jobs.
24-Nov-2014


KPMG is reported to be planning to relocate its Bristol office to a 45,000 sq ft unit at 66 Queen Square.
24-Nov-2014


Mapfre Abraxas of Spain is planning to set up a 46,000 sq ft insurance office at One Victoria Street in Bristol.
24-Nov-2014


KKR is to relocate its London-based private equity business to a 9,000 sq ft office at 100 Pall Mall early next year.
24-Nov-2014


Capital Bridging has acquired Mayfair Bridging, the Preston-based finance firm, for undisclosed terms.
24-Nov-2014


Deloitte is to create a further 700 jobs at its professional services business in Cardiff.
20-Nov-2014


Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is planning to relocate to a 23,000 sq ft office at South Place in London.
20-Nov-2014


Catalyst Corporate Finance is to relocate its office at Bank House in central Birmingham to a larger 4,700 sq ft unit on the 16th floor.
20-Nov-2014


Sadofskys Chartered Accountants of Hull is to merge with Beverley-based CBA Chartered Accountants, creating a combined group with more than 70 staff.
20-Nov-2014


HSBC is considering plans to relocate its Southampton-based call centre and up to 1,000 staff to a new site in the Whiteley area.
20-Nov-2014


BDO is planning to expand its technology and outsourcing advisory operations, with the creation of up to 500 jobs in 2015.
19-Nov-2014


Baldwins has acquired Turner Peachey, the chain of five accountancy offices in Bridgnorth, Oswestry, Shifnal, Shrewsbury and Welshpool.
19-Nov-2014


Pictet of Switzerland is planning to expand its 25-strong wealth management team in London with 25 new jobs over the next three years.
19-Nov-2014


GLI Finance is to acquire Sancus, the Channel Islands-based offshore alternative secured lending firm, for £38m.
18-Nov-2014


Omega Auctions is to relocate its Stockport-based auction house to a 6,000 sq ft unit at Penketh Business Park by January.
18-Nov-2014


Domestic & General is looking to recruit 110 additional staff at its insurance call centre in Brighton by January 2015.
17-Nov-2014


Travelex is to create up to 100 new jobs, as part of a new £25m fund being launched in London to invest in start-ups.
17-Nov-2014


AGC Equity Partners is reported to be planning to relocate its London office to a 12,000 sq ft unit at 33 Davies Street.
17-Nov-2014


Klarna of Sweden is planning to invest £100m expanding its online payments business into the UK over the next four years.
17-Nov-2014


Genus Law has acquired Pharos Legal, the Leeds-based employment law firm, for undisclosed terms.
12-Nov-2014


Capita has acquired the Western Mortgage Services business from Co-operative Group, with the transfer of 660 staff in Leek and Plymouth.
12-Nov-2014


BDO is reported to be planning to relocate its Birmingham-based accountancy office to a 25,000 sq ft unit at Two Snowhill.
11-Nov-2014


Peninsula is to open an employment law consultancy office in Glasgow in March, with the creation of 55 jobs.
11-Nov-2014


Jones Sheridan Financial Consulting has acquired Staffordshire-based Rawlins Financial Advisers for undisclosed terms.
10-Nov-2014


RK Harrison is to create about 50 jobs at a new insurance office due to open at the Lynchwood Business Park in Peterborough early next year.
10-Nov-2014


Irwin Mitchell has acquired Berkeley Law, the London-based financial advice firm with offices in Mayfair and Kensington.
10-Nov-2014


Hogan Lovells, the law firm, is to set up a 7,600 sq ft office at Colmore Plaza in Birmingham.
06-Nov-2014


DAC Beachcroft, the law firm, is to set up a 25,000 sq ft office at St Paul's House in Leeds.
04-Nov-2014


AFH Financial has acquired the assets of Knight O'Byrne, the Cornwall-based financial planner, for up to £1.2m.
04-Nov-2014


Stephensons Solicitors is to relocate its Manchester office and 30 staff to Deva City Office Park in Salford in late November.
04-Nov-2014


Concur Technologies, the expense management firm, is to set up an office at the 22,000 sq ft Sygnus Court building in Maidenhead.
03-Nov-2014


Cleary Gottlieb is to relocate its London law office to a 60,000 sq ft unit at Two London Wall Place in 2016.
03-Nov-2014


Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce is to relocate up to 50 staff to a 9,000 sq ft office at Elliot House in Deansgate in December.
03-Nov-2014


Nationwide is looking to recruit 30 consultants and personal banking managers at its Dunfermline-based mortgage office.
30-Oct-2014


FM Global, the US insurance firm, is reported to be planning to set up a 7,700 sq ft office at the Leadenhall Building in London.
30-Oct-2014


Squire Patton Boggs is to relocate its Leeds-based law firm and 270 staff to a 32,000 sq ft office at 6 Wellington Place by the end of 2015.
28-Oct-2014


Pannone Corporate is to relocate its Manchester-based law firm to Castlefield Chapel in Deansgate in early 2015.
28-Oct-2014


Geniac is planning to create 385 jobs at a new professional services centre in Glasgow over the next three years.
27-Oct-2014


Troy Asset Management is planning to relocate to a 6,000 sq ft office at 33 Davies Street in London.
27-Oct-2014


Societe Generale is to relocate its three London offices to a 280,000 sq ft unit at 1 Bank Street in Canary Wharf in 2019.
27-Oct-2014


Clydesdale Bank is planning to set up a 31,000 sq ft office at Granite House in Glasgow.
27-Oct-2014


DLA Piper is planning to relocate its Manchester law office to a 35,000 sq ft unit at St Peter's Square.
27-Oct-2014


Morgan Stanley is reported to be seeking a suitable site for a new 150,000 sq ft office in Glasgow for up to 1,200 staff.
27-Oct-2014


UK General Insurance is planning to expand its 270-strong workforce with 15 new jobs in Leeds.
27-Oct-2014


Attivo Group is planning to acquire 12 more independent financial advisers in 2015, having just bought firms in Worthing, Totnes and Burton-on-Trent.
27-Oct-2014


Neil Hudgell Solicitors is to acquire Rapid, the Hull-based personal injury law firm with 120 staff, for undisclosed terms.
27-Oct-2014


Invest NI has announced that Lakeland Trading Solutions is to set up an insurance call centre in Enniskillen, with the creation of 49 jobs over the next three years.
23-Oct-2014


Packetts, the Shipley-based insurance broker with 32 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
23-Oct-2014


Jerroms is to relocate its Bromsgrove-based accountancy business to a 5,000 sq ft office at Five Mile House.
23-Oct-2014


Aon is to relocate its Edinburgh-based insurance office and 55 staff to a 5,000 sq ft unit at Atria One later this month.
21-Oct-2014


Gateley is to relocate its Nottingham law office and 40 staff to Park View House in December.
21-Oct-2014


Old Mutual Wealth is to acquire Quilter Cheviot, the London-based wealth management firm with 11 regional offices, for up to £585m.
20-Oct-2014


Withy King has acquired Edward Pilling & Co, the Oxford-based law firm with seven staff.
20-Oct-2014


Autoline is to create 60 new jobs at its Newry-based insurance business, taking the total workforce to 200.
16-Oct-2014


Old Mutual Global Investors is to open an office in Edinburgh, having recruited a team of fixed income specialists.
16-Oct-2014


HCB Group has acquired Walsall-based law firm Clive Shepherd & Co, taking its network to 20 offices.
15-Oct-2014


PwC is to relocate its Bristol office to a 37,000 sq ft unit at 2 Glasswharf next summer.
14-Oct-2014


Allen & Overy, the law firm, is to expand the 380-strong workforce at its support office in Belfast with 100 new jobs over the next five years.
13-Oct-2014


Berry & Cooper has acquired Clark Lindsay, the Chorley-based corporate recovery and insolvency firm.
13-Oct-2014


Tilney Bestinvest is planning to expand its wealth management business with new offices and an increase to the 50 staff in Scotland.
13-Oct-2014


AMP Risk Management is to create an additional 160 jobs at its new office in Leeds by autumn 2015.
09-Oct-2014


MacRoberts is planning to expand the staff at its law offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee by 10% to 240 over the next year.
09-Oct-2014


Edward Hands & Lewis of Leicester has acquired Pricketts, the law firm with 16 staff in Buxton and Stockport.
07-Oct-2014


Ryan Direct Group is to expand its Doncaster-based insurance services business with the acquisition of Assurant Intermediary.
07-Oct-2014


Co-operative Bank is looking to recruit 55 staff at its mortgage processing call centre in Leek.
06-Oct-2014


Jerroms Group has merged with Birmingham-based Trafalgars Chartered Accountants for undisclosed terms, taking its total workforce to more than 90.
06-Oct-2014


Wollen Michelmore is to merge with Chanter Ferguson to create a combined Devon-based law firm with 135 staff at six offices.
06-Oct-2014


Shepherd & Wedderburn is to acquire Tods Murray out of administration, with the transfer of up to 170 staff at law offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
06-Oct-2014


Pepperells of Scunthorpe has acquired Myer Wolff, the Hull-based law firm.
06-Oct-2014


Lockton of the US has acquired the Glasgow-based general insurance business of Griffiths & Armour.
06-Oct-2014


Newtons Solicitors has expanded its North Yorkshire-based law firm to nine offices with the acquisition of Stokesley-based Thorp Parker.
06-Oct-2014


PricewaterhouseCoopers is to create 800 jobs at its financial operations in Belfast over the next five years, as part of a £40m investment.
02-Oct-2014


TSB is relocating its Bristol-based banking operation and 300 staff to a 64,000 sq ft office at Almondsbury Business Park, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
02-Oct-2014


The Legal Ombudsman is to relocate to a 21,000 sq ft office at Quay Place in Birmingham.
02-Oct-2014


Folk2Folk is looking to expand its Cornwall-based crowdfunding business with offices in towns across the country.
30-Sep-2014


Brabners is to acquire Lawson Coppock & Hart, the Manchester-based law firm.
30-Sep-2014


Vinson & Elkins is to relocate its London-based law office to a 24,000 sq ft unit at 20 Fenchurch Street next summer.
29-Sep-2014


De Marco Solicitors is to merge with Askews Legal to create a combined Coventry-based law firm with 20 staff.
29-Sep-2014


Profile Financial Solutions is relocating its pensions review business from Blackburn to a 6,600 sq ft office at Norwest Court in Preston.
25-Sep-2014


Arrow Global is to acquire Capquest, the consumer debt firm with 385 staff in Farnborough and Glasgow, for £158m.
25-Sep-2014


Jupiter Asset Management is to set up a 56,000 sq ft office at the Zig Zag building in London's Victoria.
25-Sep-2014


Charles Taylor is to acquire Nordea Life & Pensions, the Isle of Man-based life insurance firm, for an initial £2m.
23-Sep-2014


Fast Track Reclaim is to create 80 new jobs at its Teesside-based PPI claims management business.
22-Sep-2014


Gateley is to relocate its Leeds-based law firm and 25 staff from Toronto Square to a 7,500 sq ft office at the Minerva building.
22-Sep-2014


Leavitt Walmsley Associates has acquired Warrington-based Moore Hill Accountants.
22-Sep-2014


Browne Jacobson, the law firm, is to take the top two floors of the 6 Bevis Marks office building in the City of London.
18-Sep-2014


Metro Bank is looking to recruit more than 25 staff for a new branch due to open in Brighton early next year.
18-Sep-2014


TLT, the law firm, is to expand its office at 3 Hardman Square in Manchester by acquiring an additional 22,000 sq ft.
16-Sep-2014


Deutsche Pfandbriefbank is to relocate its London office to an 8,000 sq ft unit at 20 Fenchurch Street.
15-Sep-2014


Family Investments is planning to merge with Engage Mutual, the Harrogate-based assurance and savings organisation with 200 staff.
15-Sep-2014


AFH Financial has acquired the assets of Northampton-based Hindsight Financial Services for £0.3m.
15-Sep-2014


Deloitte is to invest £30m in the expansion of its Belfast-based financial consultancy over the next five years, with the creation of 338 jobs.
10-Sep-2014


Mills & Reeve has confirmed plans to relocate its Leeds-based law firm to a larger 6,500 sq ft office at 1 City Square in December.
10-Sep-2014


Paribas is setting up a 37,000 sq ft legal and professional services office at the Renaissance building in Croydon.
10-Sep-2014


Kensington Group, the Skipton-based mortgage firm with 140 staff, has been sold by Investec to private equity firms Blackstone and TPG for £180m.
10-Sep-2014


Blackadders is to expand its law firm by merging with Perth-based Condies and Edinburgh-based Colin Blaikie & Co.
10-Sep-2014


ERS is to expand the 215-strong workforce at its motor insurance office in Swansea with 30 new jobs.
09-Sep-2014


Agilisys is creating 50 new jobs at its call centre at Clevedon in Somerset, having won a £5.7m contract from the Legal Aid Agency.
08-Sep-2014


Mattioli Woods is planning to expand the 270-strong workforce at its Leicester-based wealth management business with 40 new jobs over the next year.
04-Sep-2014


Franklin Templeton Investments of the US is relocating its London office to a 35,000 sq ft unit at Cannon Place.
04-Sep-2014


Co-operative Group has sold Sunwin Services, the Bradford-based cash machine firm with 1,500 staff and 14 regional depots, to US-based Cardtronics for £41m.
03-Sep-2014


BLM is to relocate its London-based insurance law firm and up to 350 staff to Plantation Place on Fenchurch Street next year.
03-Sep-2014


Innovation Group Underground Services is to set up a drainage insurance claims office in Caerphilly, with the creation of 77 jobs over the next two years.
02-Sep-2014


Bellpenny has acquired Reid, Scott & Ross, the Glasgow-based independent financial adviser with 12 staff.
02-Sep-2014


Moneycorp, the London-based foreign exchange company, has been acquired by private equity firm Bridgepoint for £212m.
01-Sep-2014


Baker Tilly has acquired Simpson Forsyth, the Aberdeen-based accountancy with 30 staff, for undisclosed terms.
01-Sep-2014


TaxAssist has undergone a management buy-out and its accountancy franchisees now own 32% of the business.
01-Sep-2014


Baker & McKenzie of the US is to set up a legal services administration centre in Belfast, with the creation of 250 jobs over the next three years.
28-Aug-2014


Bower Retirement Services is looking to expand its Essex-based team of equity release advisers from 24 to 50 over the next year.
28-Aug-2014


ClearSky has acquired the East Midlands-based accountancy business of Bridgewood Financial Solutions for undisclosed terms.
28-Aug-2014


Grenfell James has merged with Accountax Services to create a combined Warwickshire-based accountancy called Grenfell James Associates.
27-Aug-2014


HCB Solicitors has merged with Salford-based law firm Ross Legal for undisclosed terms.
27-Aug-2014


EY is considering plans to relocate its Manchester-based accountancy to the 60,000 sq ft No 2 St Peter's Square development in 2016.
26-Aug-2014


Open Resolution is to set up a credit ratings office in Cardiff this autumn, with the creation of 89 jobs.
21-Aug-2014


Union Insurance is setting up a 14,000 sq ft call centre in Wakefield, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
21-Aug-2014


Towergate is looking to consolidate its East Anglian insurance operations and more than 100 staff at the Broadland Business Park in Norwich.
21-Aug-2014


Advantage Property Lawyers is to expand the workforce at its new 6,000 sq ft conveyancing office in Leeds from 60 to 90 over the next year.
21-Aug-2014


Barber Harrison & Platt is to relocate its West Yorkshire accountancy to a 5,000 sq ft office at Lawnswood Business Park in September.
21-Aug-2014


Institute of Directors is to relocate its regional office in Leeds to the Metropolitan University campus over the next few weeks.
19-Aug-2014


Brewin Dolphin is to relocate its Leeds-based investment management office and 45 staff to 10 Wellington Place this autumn, but the York office will close.
19-Aug-2014


We Fight Any Claim is planning to expand the 419-strong workforce at its Cwmbran-based call centre with up to 140 new jobs.
14-Aug-2014


Provident Financial is to acquire Moneybarn, the Hampshire-based vehicle finance firm, for £120m.
14-Aug-2014


Harper Macleod has merged with Glasgow-based Bird Semple, creating a combined law firm with turnover of £23m.
12-Aug-2014


Fairpoint Group has acquired Debt Line Topco, the Bournemouth-based debt solutions provider, for £3m.
12-Aug-2014


Mattioli Woods has acquired a pensions administration business from the UK Wealth Management subsidiary of Ashcourt Rowan for up to £3.5m.
12-Aug-2014


Zurich is to relocate its London-based insurance operations from three offices to a 60,000 sq ft unit at 70 Mark Lane.
11-Aug-2014


Jerroms has merged with Harrison Priddey, the Bromsgrove-based accountancy with 14 staff.
11-Aug-2014


Succession Group has acquired Halifax-based LRH Wealth Management for £3m and Hertford-based Doe & Davies for £4.9m.
11-Aug-2014


Sainsbury's Bank is to set up a 21,000 sq ft customer service centre at Rosyth Europarc in Fife, with the relocation of 270 staff from Pitreavie and Rosyth.
07-Aug-2014


Williams & Glyn is to employ about 700 back-office staff in Manchester and 500 in Liverpool, following the divestment of the bank by Royal Bank of Scotland.
07-Aug-2014


Kennett Equipment Leasing, the Coleshill-based equipment finance broker, has been acquired by Star Capital Partners.
07-Aug-2014


Skipton Building Society is to sell Torquil Clark, the Wolverhampton-based financial advice firm with 66 staff, to Bellpenny Capital Professional for undisclosed terms.
06-Aug-2014


Chase Templeton has expanded its medical insurance business with the acquisition of Bedfordshire-based Howill Group, Chelmsford-based Simply Assured and Stenhousemuir-based Heath Assured.
05-Aug-2014


Freedom Finance, the Manchester-based loan broker, has been acquired by the SOF Annex Fund for undisclosed terms.
05-Aug-2014


Independent Franchise Partners is to relocate its London-based hedge fund office to a 6,500 sq ft unit at 10 Portman Square.
04-Aug-2014


Liberty SIPP is planning to expand the 26-strong workforce at its Bury-based pensions business with ten new jobs over the next year.
04-Aug-2014


Rothesay Life is to relocate its London insurance office to a 14,000 sq ft unit at the Leadenhall building.
04-Aug-2014


Adler Financial Planning has bought Chapel Court Wealth Planning of Leamington Spa for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2014


Martin Currie, the Edinburgh-based international equity firm, is to be acquired by US-based Legg Mason for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2014


Virgin Money is planning to create 200 new jobs, including 120 in the North East.
04-Aug-2014


Benenden Health has acquired Keegan & Pennykid, the Edinburgh-based insurance broker.
04-Aug-2014


TSB is looking to expand its chain of 631 bank branches with up to 30 new sites in southern England.
04-Aug-2014


Skipton Building Society has sold its Homeloan Management mortgage servicing business to Computershare for an initial £47m.
24-Jul-2014


FinTrU is to create 80 jobs at a new investment banking outsourcing office in Belfast by 2016.
22-Jul-2014


Spearing Waite is planning to relocate its Leicester-based law firm to Pioneer Park, and the 75 staff will rise to 100 over the next four years.
22-Jul-2014


EY is to merge with Parthenon Group, the strategy consultancy with 300 staff at offices in London and worldwide.
22-Jul-2014


Atom Bank is to open a 10,000 sq ft headquarters for its new digital bank in Durham in September, with the creation of up to 160 jobs.
21-Jul-2014


Ropes & Gray is to relocate its London law office a 45,000 sq ft unit at 1 New Ludgate in September 2015, and plans to double its 80 lawyers and 40 support staff.
21-Jul-2014


Crowdcube has raised £5m from Balderton Capital to expand its Exeter-based crowdfunding business with new offices in London and Scotland and 25 new jobs.
21-Jul-2014


Handelsbanken is to open a new regional banking headquarters in Leeds in January 2015, to support its 32 branches in Yorkshire and the North East.
21-Jul-2014


Homebuy Group, the Walsall-based credit provider, has undergone a £10m management buy-out backed by investment house Seneca.
21-Jul-2014


KPMG is to take an additional 10,500 sq ft at One St Peter's Square in Manchester, and 700 staff are due to relocate to the site later this year.
17-Jul-2014


Mills & Reeve is considering plans to relocate its Leeds law office from City Square to a larger property.
17-Jul-2014


KPMG is to set up a new corporate tax centre of excellence at One Snow Hill in Birmingham this September, with the creation of 30 jobs.
14-Jul-2014


Wragge Lawrence Graham is relocating its London-based lawyers from a number of offices to its 4 More property at London Riverside.
14-Jul-2014


Friends Life has sold its Lombard tax advisory business to private equity firm Blackstone for £317m.
14-Jul-2014


Domestic & General is to create 50 new jobs at its call centre in Nottingham over the next two months.
14-Jul-2014


Helios Underwriting is to acquire Dumasco, the limited liability member of Lloyd's, for £2.5m.
10-Jul-2014


Mishcon de Reya is to relocate its London-based law office to the 120,000 sq ft Africa House on Kingsway.
10-Jul-2014


Crowe Clark Whitehill is to relocate its Manchester-based business advisory firm to the Lexicon office on Mount Street this autumn.
10-Jul-2014


UPG has acquired Acceptcards, the Elland-based payment processing firm with 16 staff, for undisclosed terms.
10-Jul-2014


Deloitte is looking to recruit 1,750 graduates and school leavers at 23 business advisory offices across the country.
08-Jul-2014


Sanef is to set up a £1m call centre in Leeds to process payments for the Dartford Crossing, with the creation of 300 jobs.
07-Jul-2014


HSBC is to relocate its Leeds-based mortgage division and about 700 staff to a new 54,000 sq ft office at White Rose Park.
03-Jul-2014


Retail Merchant Services is to create 35 jobs at its West Yorkshire-based payment card processing centre.
03-Jul-2014


PKF International has acquired FPM, the accountancy with 70 staff in Newry, Belfast, Dungannon and Dundalk.
03-Jul-2014


Just Costs Solicitors is to create 30 jobs at a new 4,300 sq ft law office on King Street in Manchester.
03-Jul-2014


Sound Financial Management has acquired Plymouth-based Westward Asset Management, taking its funds under management to £210m.
02-Jul-2014


Ludgate Finance, the business loans company with offices in Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton, has undergone a management buy-out from Poppleton & Appleby.
02-Jul-2014


Fairpoint Group is to acquire Foster & Partners, the Bristol-based law firm, for £0.4m.
02-Jul-2014


Prudential is to invest £4m in a new apprenticeship programme that will recruit 40 young people a year in Reading, London and Stirling.
30-Jun-2014


European Wealth has acquired Compass Financial Benefits, and will relocate the financial advice business from Surrey to London.
26-Jun-2014


Mayo Wynne Baxter is to merge with Stuckey Carr & Co, which expands its Sussex-based network of law offices to eight.
25-Jun-2014


WP Thompson is to set up a 10,500 sq ft law office at No 1 Mann Island in Liverpool.
25-Jun-2014


Sainsbury's Bank is to bring its foreign exchange business in-house and open travel money outlets in 28 more supermarkets, with the transfer of 500 staff from Travelex.
25-Jun-2014


Gaby Hardwicke is looking to recruit ten property conveyancing staff at its Hastings-based law firm this year.
24-Jun-2014


Berry & Cooper is planning to expand its Manchester-based insolvency practice into a nationwide network of five offices over the next year.
24-Jun-2014


Call Connection is planning to expand the 51-strong workforce at its Newcastle-based call centre to 100 by the end of the year.
23-Jun-2014


Lockton of the US is planning to expand its insurance operations in Scotland, including a new office in Glasgow and new jobs.
23-Jun-2014


HSBC is to create 100 new jobs at its banking security operations in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and a further 85 at its Hamilton-based call centre.
19-Jun-2014


Towergate Insurance is to create 400 jobs at a new 36,000 sq ft call centre at Hardman Square in Manchester's Spinningfields.
17-Jun-2014


Begbies Traynor has acquired the trade and assets of Ian Franses Associates, the London-based corporate insolvency firm, for an initial £0.6m.
17-Jun-2014


Brewin Dolphin is relocating its Dorset-based wealth management operations and up to 18 staff to a larger office in Bournemouth.
17-Jun-2014


Alliance Trust is relocating its Edinburgh-based investment business from George Street to a 7,700 sq ft office at Atria One.
17-Jun-2014


French Duncan has acquired Abercrombie Gemmell, the Glasgow-based accountancy with 12 staff.
17-Jun-2014


Morecrofts Solicitors is to relocate its Liverpool-based law firm to a 15,000 sq ft office at Cotton Yard this autumn.
16-Jun-2014


Callcredit Information Group is to expand its Leeds headquarters by 10,000 sq ft.
16-Jun-2014


Xafinity Consulting is to relocate its Reading-based pensions and employee benefits business to a 20,000 sq ft office at the Phoenix building.
16-Jun-2014


Hughes Insurance, the Newtownards-based insurance broker with about 300 staff, has been acquired by US-based Liberty Mutual for undisclosed terms.
16-Jun-2014


Canada Life International is to relocate its Isle of Man-based investment business and 140 staff to a new headquarters at the Ballacottier Business Park in 2015.
16-Jun-2014


Birketts, the law firm, is planning to build a new headquarters for 200 staff in Ipswich by 2016.
11-Jun-2014


PwC is to relocate its Sheffield-based accountancy office and 80 staff to St Paul's Place later this year.
11-Jun-2014


Bradbury Hamilton has acquired SBB Consulting, the Leeds-based financial adviser with funds under management of £15m.
11-Jun-2014


Danbro is planning to double the 150-strong workforce at its Fylde-based accountancy over the next five years, and will relocate to a former Land Registry office in Lytham.
10-Jun-2014


Clearwater Corporate Finance has merged its London-based advisory business with Advizer of Denmark and IMAP Lynx of Spain, and the new group will be called Clearwater International.
10-Jun-2014


Murray Donald is to merge with Thorntons and Steel Eldridge Stewart, creating a combined law firm with 400 staff in Angus, Edinburgh, Fife and Tayside.
10-Jun-2014


Pinder Cox of Dorset is to merge with Somerset-based accountancy Aspen Waite.
09-Jun-2014


Succession Group has expanded its Plymouth-based wealth management business with the £3m acquisition of Cornerstone Lifestyle Financial Planning and Hopkinson Associates.
05-Jun-2014


The Department of the Environment NI is to transfer 70 civil service posts to Coleraine, in order to lessen the impact of the loss of 300 motor tax jobs.
04-Jun-2014


HM Passport Office is to relocate its Durham office to a 65,000 sq ft development at Freeman's Reach by 2016.
04-Jun-2014


Harrison Clark Rickerbys has merged with Edgbaston-based law firm K&M Family Law.
03-Jun-2014


Withy King is to merge with Lemon & Co, the Swindon-based law firm with 40 staff.
03-Jun-2014


Lockton has acquired MIS Motorsport, the Leeds-based specialist insurance broker with ten staff.
03-Jun-2014


Arrowgrass Capital Partners is to relocate its London-based asset management office to an 18,000 sq ft unit at 10 Portman Square.
02-Jun-2014


Shipman Financial Planning has acquired Oculus Investment Managers of Guernsey.
02-Jun-2014


Ombudsman Services is to relocate its dispute resolution service to a 28,000 sq ft office at Daresbury Park in Warrington.
02-Jun-2014


Tungsten Corporation has acquired FIBI (UK), the London-based bank with 25 staff, for £30m, and will rename it Tungsten Bank.
02-Jun-2014


Lloyd's of London is reported to be considering plans to relocate its headquarters to a 36-storey tower planned on Leadenhall Street.
02-Jun-2014


EY is to create 50 jobs at a new Forensic Technology & Discovery Services operation in Manchester over the next two years.
29-May-2014


PwC is planning to recruit 1,532 graduates and 143 school leavers to its professional services business this year.
28-May-2014


Spence & Partners is to expand the 60-strong workforce at its Belfast-based financial services business with about 100 new jobs over the next five years.
28-May-2014


Squire Sanders is to merge with Patton Boggs to create a combined law firm with 1,600 lawyers at 45 offices in 21 countries.
28-May-2014


Howard Kennedy FSI is to relocate its London-based law firm to a 55,000 sq ft office at 1 London Bridge in October.
27-May-2014


Grant Thornton is planning to set up a 14,000 sq ft professional services office at 110 Queen Street in Glasgow.
27-May-2014


Google Ventures is reported to be considering plans to set up a new branch of its £800m venture capital operation in London this year.
27-May-2014


Crowdcube is planning to double the 20-strong workforce at its Exeter-based equity lending business, and a new office will open in London.
22-May-2014


Tavistock Investments is to be acquired by Derbyshire-based wealth management firm Sterling McCall, in a £7.3m reverse takeover.
21-May-2014


Citigroup is planning to announce a significant investment at its financial services operation in Belfast, with the creation of at least 100 jobs.
20-May-2014


Charles Taylor is to acquire Knowles Loss Adjusters, the Cheshire-based insurance services firm with ten offices, for £3.3m.
19-May-2014


NW Brown Group has sold its Cambridge-based insurance division to One Broker for undisclosed terms.
19-May-2014


Capita has acquired Stirling Park, the Kilmarnock-based debt collection firm with 130 staff, for undisclosed terms.
13-May-2014


Arma Partners is expected to relocate its London-based corporate finance business to a 15,000 sq ft office at the Shard.
12-May-2014


Oriel Securities, the London-based stockbroker with 100 staff, is to be acquired by US-based Stifel Financial for about £35m.
12-May-2014


Brightside Group, the Bristol-based insurance broker with 1,100 staff, is to be acquired by AnaCap Financial Partners for £127m.
12-May-2014


Fulcrum Asset Management is to relocate to a 9,000 sq ft office at Marble Arch House in London this summer.
12-May-2014


Education Personnel, the education support firm with 67 branches, has undergone a management buy-out.
12-May-2014


QBE is creating about 100 jobs at a new insurance claims handling office in Leeds.
08-May-2014


KPMG is to set up a 40,000 sq ft office at 20 Grosvenor Street in London's West End.
07-May-2014


Hurst is to create 25 jobs at its accountancy operations in Manchester and Stockport over the next years, having acquired a new 3,000 sq ft office at 82 King Street.
07-May-2014


Oval Insurance Broking has acquired the insurance business of Trotter & Reid for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of staff from two offices in Belfast and Ballymena.
06-May-2014


JP Morgan is to invest £29m in improvements to its financial services office in Bournemouth, in order to provide better technology and equipment for the 4,000 staff.
06-May-2014


Arthur J Gallagher has acquired Shilling, the Hampshire-based employee benefits consultancy.
06-May-2014


Skipton Building Society is to expand its Skipton-based call centre, with the creation of 71 jobs for mortgage advisers, analysts and customer service staff.
01-May-2014


Richard Thacker, the Manchester-based insurance firm with ten staff, has been acquired by US-based Integro for undisclosed terms.
30-Apr-2014


Towry is to acquire the assets of Baker Tilly's private client financial advice and investment management business for undisclosed terms, including the London-based Link2wealth service.
30-Apr-2014


EY is planning to create a further 486 jobs at its business consultancy operations in Belfast over the next four years.
29-Apr-2014


Hampshire Trust, the Fareham-based bank, is to be acquired by private equity firm Alchemy Partners for about £10m.
29-Apr-2014


Gordon Dadds is to acquire London-based law firm Davenport Lyons out of administration, securing the future of 80 staff and 30 partners.
29-Apr-2014


Mercer is to relocate its Liverpool-based insurance office from Exchange Station to a 22,000 sq ft unit at 4 St Paul's Square.
29-Apr-2014


Addleshaw Goddard is considering plans to relocate its Manchester-based law firm to a 55,000 sq ft office at One St Peter's Square.
28-Apr-2014


Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, the law firm, is to set up a 40,000 sq ft office at 50 Victoria Embankment in London.
28-Apr-2014


Cash America is to be required by the Financial Conduct Authority to open an office in the UK, in order to monitor its payday websites.
28-Apr-2014


Sedulo is looking to open accountancy offices in Leeds, Liverpool and London over the next few years.
24-Apr-2014


SmithDehn of the US is planning to open an entertainment law office in Londonderry, with the creation of 75 jobs over the next five years.
22-Apr-2014


Investec Asset Finance has acquired Mann Island Finance, the vehicle finance firm with 140 staff in Liverpool, Stirling, Edinburgh and Stevenage.
22-Apr-2014


Nasdaq OMX has announced the relocation of its London office and 150 staff to the Woolgate Exchange on Basinghall Street.
22-Apr-2014


Alexander Forbes Trustee Services of Nottingham has been acquired by 2020 Trustees of Manchester for undisclosed terms.
17-Apr-2014


Brooks Macdonald has acquired DPZ Capital, the Jersey-based wealth management firm, for an initial £5.7m.
15-Apr-2014


Mint Securities is to open a 6,000 sq ft safety deposit box depot at Belgrave in Leicester in June, and could then look for sites in Birmingham and nationwide.
15-Apr-2014


Avox is to create 200 new jobs at its Wrexham-based financial data services business over the next two years.
14-Apr-2014


Healds Solicitors has merged with Alker & Ball to create a combined Wigan-based law firm with seven partners and 50 staff.
14-Apr-2014


Chase Templeton has acquired Chartered Life, the Glasgow-based insurance intermediary.
14-Apr-2014


Fairpoint Group is to acquire Simpson Millar, the Leeds-based law firm with 250 staff at 13 offices, for up to £15m.
10-Apr-2014


DriveStyle Insure is to expand the 34-strong workforce at its Stamford-based insurance business with ten new jobs over the next year.
10-Apr-2014


Wilkin Chapman Grange is planning to relocate its Grimsby-based law firm to a new 24,000 sq ft office development being proposed at Cartergate.
10-Apr-2014


Clark Brookes Turner Carey is to relocate its West Bromwich-based law firm to a 7,500 sq ft office at Guardian House.
10-Apr-2014


Charter Court is to expand the 187-strong workforce at its Wolverhampton-based financial services business, having acquired a second office at Broadlands Business Park.
10-Apr-2014


Golden Tree Asset Management is planning to set up a 6,000 sq ft office at 33 Davies Street in London.
10-Apr-2014


Atom Bank is planning to launch a new online bank in 2015, employing about 120 staff at a call centre in the Newcastle area.
10-Apr-2014


Covea Insurance is to create up to 80 jobs at its new household insurance claims office in Halifax over the next 18 months.
09-Apr-2014


Maplecroft is to relocate its Bath-based management consultancy and up to 90 staff to a new headquarters on Henry Street in June.
09-Apr-2014


Winterhill Largo has acquired Audit ID, the Knutsford-based invoice discounting and research firm.
09-Apr-2014


Portfolio Recovery Associates is planning to expand the 300-strong workforce at its Kilmarnock-based debt recovery call centre with up to 400 new jobs over the next three years.
08-Apr-2014


Warranty Group, the Gloucestershire-based provider of extended warranties with 220 staff, has been acquired by US-based TPG Capital in a deal worth £1bn.
08-Apr-2014


QualitySolicitors Lockings has expanded its Hull-based law firm with the acquisition of Hessle-based Welton Harrison Solicitors.
08-Apr-2014


Chase Templeton has acquired SJS Healthcare Associates, the London-based medical insurance firm with £2m in annual premium income.
08-Apr-2014


Moore & Smalley has acquired Hollows Davies Crane, the Southport-based accountancy with nine staff, taking its network to six offices.
08-Apr-2014


Morgan Cole is considering plans to set up a 26,000 sq ft law office at the new 1 Capital Square development in Cardiff.
07-Apr-2014


Seneca Investment Managers has acquired Miton Capital Partners, the Merseyside-based investment management firm.
07-Apr-2014


Financial Conduct Authority is to relocate its London-based headquarters and 3,000 staff to a 430,000 sq ft office at the Stratford International Quarter by 2018.
03-Apr-2014


Accenture is looking to expand its management consultancy operations in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, London, Manchester and Newcastle this year, with the creation of up to 2,000 jobs.
03-Apr-2014


CIPFA is to relocate its London-based accountancy institute and more than 100 staff to Mint House near St Katherine's Dock later this year.
03-Apr-2014


Arthur J Gallagher has acquired the assets and goodwill of Oval, the Wakefield-based insurance company with 24 offices and 1,200 staff, for more than £210m.
01-Apr-2014


Jupiter Fund Management of Chelmsford is to sell its Private Client & Charities business to Rathbone Investment Management for £43m.
01-Apr-2014


CNA is to relocate the London headquarters of its insurance business to a 36,000 sq ft office at 20 Fenchurch Street.
31-Mar-2014


First State Investments is planning to relocate its London-based investment management business to a 25,000 sq ft office at Finsbury Circus House.
27-Mar-2014


Department for Education is to relocate its headquarters to the Old Admiralty Building in Whitehall in 2017.
27-Mar-2014


JustGiving is to relocate its London-based charity to a 15,000 sq ft office at the Blue Fin building on the south bank in May.
27-Mar-2014


Equiniti has acquired Pancredit Systems, the Leeds-based provider of loan administration services, for undisclosed terms.
25-Mar-2014


Standard Life is in talks to acquire Ignis Asset Management, the Glasgow-based fund management firm with 230 staff, for about £400m.
25-Mar-2014


The Consulting Consortium has secured a £10m equity investment to expand its Leeds-based financial services consultancy, which currently has 40 staff.
25-Mar-2014


CPP Group has sold its 49% stake in Home3, the Chesterfield-based emergency assistance firm, to joint venture partner Mapfre Abraxas Software for £0.3m.
25-Mar-2014


Thirty Nine Essex Street is to relocate its London-based barrister practice to a 25,000 sq ft office at 81 Chancery Lane.
24-Mar-2014


Blake Lapthorn is to merge with Cardiff-based Morgan Cole to create a combined law firm with 900 staff.
24-Mar-2014


Co-operative Bank is to relocate 300 staff from Britannia House in Leek to its site at Newton House over the next few months.
20-Mar-2014


Bellpenny has acquired Essex-based Personal & Corporate Financial Solutions, including £21m of funds under management.
18-Mar-2014


Berrymans Lace Mawer is to merge with Scottish law firm HBM Sayers, creating a combined group with 1,550 staff at 12 offices.
18-Mar-2014


Scrutton Bland is to relocate its Ipswich-based accountancy and insurance business to a 13,000 sq ft office on Crown Street later this year.
17-Mar-2014


Seneca Partners has acquired the Manchester-based corporate finance business of Acceleris.
17-Mar-2014


Assurant Solutions is to create 100 customer services jobs at its Lifestyle Services Group insurance business in Crewe.
13-Mar-2014


Ascot Lloyd is to acquire the Cambridge-based IFG Financial Services division of IFG Group for an initial £3.5m.
13-Mar-2014


Berwin Leighton Paisner is to open a new law office in Manchester this summer.
13-Mar-2014


Lloyd & Barnes is to create 111 jobs at a new insurance office in Cwmbran over the next five years.
12-Mar-2014


Avantia, the London-based insurance services firm, has undergone a £57m management buy-out backed by private equity firm ECI Partners.
11-Mar-2014


Risktec Solutions, the Warrington-based risk management firm with 230 staff, has been acquired by TUV Rheinland of Germany for undisclosed terms.
11-Mar-2014


Chase Templeton has acquired Health Assist, the Kenilworth-based private medical insurance firm, for undisclosed terms.
11-Mar-2014


Shopacheck Financial Services of Leeds has been acquired by Rcapital, and the business will be merged with MCL to create a combined loans business with 500 staff and 2,100 agents.
11-Mar-2014


Optionis has acquired Wheatley Pearce, the Dorset-based accountancy firm, for undisclosed terms.
11-Mar-2014


Eldon is to create 30 new jobs at its Newcastle-based insurance claims handling business.
10-Mar-2014


Ascent has acquired HL Interactive, the Manchester-based debt collection firm with 62 staff, for undisclosed terms.
04-Mar-2014


Hogan Lovells is planning to open a real estate legal services centre with 20 staff in Birmingham later this year.
04-Mar-2014


Mogers is to merge with Dyne Drewett, the law firm with offices in Dorset and Somerset.
03-Mar-2014


UKinsurancenet, the Darlington-based property insurance firm with 75 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Mar-2014


Old Mutual Wealth has acquired Intrinsic, the network of 3,000 financial advisers, for undisclosed terms.
03-Mar-2014


Provident Financial is to create 60 new jobs at its Vanquis Bank credit card operation in Bradford over the next 18 months.
27-Feb-2014


Baker Tilly is to relocate its Chorley-based accountancy office and up to 190 jobs to a 20,000 sq ft office in Preston.
27-Feb-2014


Harrington Brooks is to relocate its Manchester-based debt management business and about 500 staff to a 50,000 sq ft office at Jackson House in Sale over the next few months.
27-Feb-2014


Mizuho, the Japanese bank, is to relocate its London headquarters to a new 193,000 sq ft office at 2 New Ludgate.
27-Feb-2014


Helphire is to acquire New Law Legal, the Cardiff-based law firm, for an initial £24m.
27-Feb-2014


WEX Europe Services is to relocate its corporate payments business to a 7,400 sq ft office at Emperor Court on Crewe Business Park in April.
26-Feb-2014


Lloyds Bank is reported to be planning to set up a chain of mini-branches across London.
24-Feb-2014


Mazars is looking to double the size of its accountancy operations in Manchester and Liverpool over the next four years, where it currently has 110 staff.
24-Feb-2014


Uniting Ambition is setting up a professional services recruitment office at Birmingham's Trinity Park, with the creation of 40 jobs.
19-Feb-2014


Slater & Gordon has confirmed plans to consolidate its its Manchester-based law offices and about 700 staff onto a single site in 2015.
18-Feb-2014


Innovation Group has acquired LAS Claims Management, the Birmingham-based insurance services firm, from Gresham Private Equity for £35m.
18-Feb-2014


Callcredit, the Leeds-based credit reference firm, has been acquired by US-based private equity firm GTCR for undisclosed terms.
18-Feb-2014


PwC has acquired Mokum, the accounting software consultancy with 160 staff in London and Manchester, for undisclosed terms.
18-Feb-2014


University of Law is to invest £1.2m in a new 26,000 sq ft lawyer training centre at Park Row in Leeds by September.
17-Feb-2014


S&U has bought the Greenock-based home credit business of Ambassador Financial Services for £0.5m.
17-Feb-2014


Barclays is to relocate its Manchester-based call centre to a new 80,000 sq ft office at 4 Piccadilly Place.
13-Feb-2014


Addlestone Keane is to relocate its Leeds-based law firm and almost 20 staff to a larger office at Whitehall Waterfront.
13-Feb-2014


Woods Group, the Chippenham-based provider of fundraising services, has undergone a management buy-out.
13-Feb-2014


Brokerbility has acquired Fehnert, the Market Harborough-based insurance broker with 23 staff.
12-Feb-2014


ES Group has acquired the machinery and business assets team of Jones Lang LaSalle, including staff in Manchester and Nottingham.
11-Feb-2014


Cabot Credit Management is to acquire Marlin Financial, the debt recovery firm with offices in London and West Sussex, from Duke Street.
11-Feb-2014


ING is planning to relocate the London headquarters of its Dutch bank to a 130,000 sq ft office at 8-10 Moorgate.
10-Feb-2014


Willis is to create up to 400 jobs at its insurance operation in Ipswich over the next few years, with some of the staff relocating from London.
06-Feb-2014


Ogier is to sell its law services division to Electra Partners for about £180m, including offices in London, Jersey, Guernsey and the Cayman Islands.
04-Feb-2014


Cripps Harries Hall is to relocate its Tunbridge Wells-based law firm and about 300 staff to a new 38,000 sq ft office at Royal Wells Park in 2016.
03-Feb-2014


Equity Insurance is to create 12 new customer service jobs at its office in Swansea.
03-Feb-2014


Mount Street has acquired Morgan Stanley Mortgage Servicing, including staff in London and Germany.
03-Feb-2014


Succession Group is planning to expand the 30-strong workforce at its Plymouth-based wealth management business with 100 new jobs over the next two years, having sold a majority stake to Inflexion Private Equity.
29-Jan-2014


Santander Asset Management is to set up a 25,000 sq ft office at 10 Brock Street in London.
29-Jan-2014


R Fundraising is to set up a new call centre in Manchester over the next few months, with the creation of 50 jobs.
28-Jan-2014


F&C Asset Management, the London-based investment firm, is expected to be acquired by BMO Financial Group of Canada for £700m.
28-Jan-2014


PwC is looking to recruit a record 1,450 graduate trainees for its professional services consultancy this year.
27-Jan-2014


Prest Financial Services has acquired the independent financial advice team of Stockport-based Booth Ainsworth for undisclosed terms.
27-Jan-2014


Miton Group is to sell its Liverpool-based Miton Capital Partners business to Seneca Investment Managers for up to £6.4m, with the transfer of 14 staff.
27-Jan-2014


Chubb Insurance is to relocate its London headquarters to a 44,000 sq ft office at One America Square later this year.
27-Jan-2014


Clear2Pay is to create about 30 new jobs at its Dunfermline-based payments technology business, taking the workforce to 50.
23-Jan-2014


Handelsbanken is to relocate its Liverpool banking headquarters to a 3,000 sq ft office at Exchange Station.
23-Jan-2014


Vouchercloud is relocating the Bristol-based headquarters of its retail vouchers business to the Harbourside, with the creation of 20 new jobs.
23-Jan-2014


Asons is planning to open a number of new law offices in London and abroad by 2018, and has started to recruit up to 300 staff for a new £7m headquarters in Bolton.
22-Jan-2014


HM Revenue & Customs is creating 50 jobs at a new digital tax centre for its Longbenton site in North Tyneside.
22-Jan-2014


Hastings Direct is to create a further 80 jobs at its Bexhill-based insurance call centre.
22-Jan-2014


Barnetts has been sold out of administration to DC Law and SGI Legal, securing the future of 130 jobs at its Southport-based law firm.
22-Jan-2014


Autonet is looking to create 51 new sales jobs at its Stoke-based insurance business over the next few months.
21-Jan-2014


Quindell has acquired ACH Group Management, the Manchester-based personal injury law firm trading as Accident Claims Helpline, for up to £30m.
21-Jan-2014


Metro Bank has raised £387m from investors to fund the expansion of its chain of 25 branches with up to 12 new sites this year, with the creation of 500 jobs.
20-Jan-2014


AFH Financial has acquired SR Wealth Management of Stoke-on-Trent for about £0.1m.
20-Jan-2014


Equifax has acquired TDX Group, the debt placement services firm with more than 200 staff in Nottingham, from Investcorp for £200m.
20-Jan-2014


Amlin is to relocate its Chelmsford-based insurance offices to a new £13m 65,000 sq ft headquarters being built on Victoria Road.
20-Jan-2014


FIS Global is to set up a 25,000 sq ft banking technology office at the Bryant Building in London's Shoreditch.
20-Jan-2014


Macfarlanes is to expand the London headquarters of its law firm with a new 57,000 sq ft office at 98 Fetter Lane in 2017.
20-Jan-2014


Thirtyone Fundraising is planning to expand the 27-strong workforce at its Norwich-based call centre with 25 new jobs.
16-Jan-2014


M&G Investments is planning to relocate its London-based investment firm to a 300,000 sq ft office at 120 Fenchurch Street.
13-Jan-2014


Empingham is planning to expand the workforce at its new 6,000 sq ft debt collection office in Uppingham from 45 to 120.
13-Jan-2014


Burgis & Bullock has merged with Leicester-based accountancy Kemp Taylor.
13-Jan-2014


Sheridans is to open a 12,000 sq ft media law office at 76-78 Wardour Street in London this spring.
13-Jan-2014


Taylor & Emmet of Sheffield has merged with Cockertons, the Bakewell-based law firm with 17 staff.
13-Jan-2014


Hastings Direct is looking to create 44 new jobs at its insurance operation in Newmarket.
09-Jan-2014


LegalZoom of the US is planning to move into the UK market for online legal services, having secured a £122m investment from London-based private equity firm Permira.
09-Jan-2014


FE, the supplier of investment data and software, is setting up a 9,000 sq ft office at Hollywood House in Woking.
09-Jan-2014


ABR Solicitors, the Leeds-based law firm with five offices, has undergone a management buy-out.
08-Jan-2014


The Money Group is looking to recruit 100 additional staff at its USave household budgeting call centres in Plymouth and Truro.
07-Jan-2014


Allenby Capital has acquired the broking business of London-based First Columbus Investments.
07-Jan-2014


Central Insurance Services, the Aberdeen-based broker with 130 staff, has been acquired by Marsh for undisclosed terms.
07-Jan-2014