UK Mayors launch Innovation Exchange
Elected Mayors from across the UK have come together to launch a ‘Mayoral Innovation Exchange’ to foster collaboration, enable innovation, and share best practice between mayoral combined authorities.
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Elected Mayors from across the UK have come together to launch a ‘Mayoral Innovation Exchange’ to foster collaboration, enable innovation, and share best practice between mayoral combined authorities.
PwC has been voted the UK’s number one employer in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers survey 2024, for the second consecutive year.
PwC UK has adjusted its hybrid working approach, placing more emphasis on in-person working.
The overall UK gender pay gap has fallen 0.4% in the past year, according to PwC research.
PwC's Head of Retail, Jacqueline Windsor breaks down the figures for April 2025
The market capitalisation of UK companies listed in the US reached $2.2tn in Q1 2025, according to analysis from PwC UK
The latest PwC analysis of its insolvency statistics for April present a mixed message, potentially influenced by the timing of Easter. The data indicates that corporate failure rates in April were 2.5% higher than the corresponding period last year but 4.5% down on March 2025.
Insurance Leader Alex Bertolotti comments on FCA's plans for the insurance market.
PwC UK has appointed Duncan Cox as the new leader of its Private Equity business.
PwC has strengthened its Deals practice with the appointment of Hugh Man as a Partner in its Corporate Finance team.
PwC UK has appointed Dom Tribe as its Automotive Sector Leader, as the firm continues to invest in its support for this rapidly changing and disrupted market.
PwC's had become Data Expert Partner with PASA, underlining the firm's investment in its pensions business.
Alison Grant and Sarah O’Toole of PwC were appointed as Joint Administrators of Stephenson Hotel Limited (the “Company”) on March 28th, 2025. The Company is the owner and operator of The Crowne Plaza Newcastle - Stephenson Quarter hotel, part of the Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG), based in central Newcastle.
Adam Seres, Zelf Hussain, and Peter Dickens of PwC have been appointed as Joint Administrators of The Floor Room Limited (“the Company”).
Zelf Hussain, Rachael Wilkinson and Peter Dickens of PwC have been appointed as Joint Administrators of Carpetright Ltd., (“the Company”).
Jane Steer and Sarah O'Toole of PwC have been appointed as joint administrators of R.H. Smith & Sons (Wigmakers) Limited which trades as Smiffy’s (“the Company”).
Store closures across Northern England have steadied to their lowest rate since 2018, as PwC UK has revealed the latest statistics for chain retail stores, leisure venues and service outlets opening and closing across Great Britain for 2024.
The North East region has made marked progress in closing the gender gap in the workplace, climbing six places to rank fourth in PwC’s latest Women in Work Index. The jump was the largest of all 12 UK regions contained in the research.
The Midlands is showing small signs of improvement in PwC’s Women in Work Index, an annual report that assesses progress made towards achieving gender equality at work.
Northern Ireland has the lowest female unemployment rate and the lowest gender pay gap.
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