Finance as an industry has undergone huge changes in the last decade or more, with technology now playing a major role. This has changed the nature and scope of jobs in the sector, with the best jobs no longer reserved only for the traditional global financial centres. That said, finance is still a highly competitive … Read more
In November 2020 the Bank of England announced a further increase in its asset purchase programme, otherwise known as Quantitative Easing (QE). This takes the total amount of QE in 2020 to £450bn. The reason for implementing quantitative easing is to support the economy (more on this below), something the Bank of England first did … Read more
Whether you want to save money, make money or spend money it’s important to understand what money actually is. For many people it probably means the value of the banknotes and coins that you might have in your wallet or the numbers that you see when you log into your online or mobile banking. But … Read more