11th April 2023
Tees Valley businesses are increasing their headcount, thanks to a rise in revenues across the region, according to our quarterley business survey. Active held our quarterly Tees Valley Business Index…
27th March 2023
What brought you to Active? I joined Yorkshire Bank as an Independent Financial Adviser in 2005 to gain experience in corporate financial planning and it was Paul Gibson who interviewed…
20th March 2023
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, presented the Spring Budget to Parliament last week. Although it feels like we’ve had endless Budgets in recent times, this Spring Budget is…
14th March 2023
Chartered Financial Planner, Liza Pontone is as an ambassador for ‘Insuring Women’s Futures’, a programme established by the CII (Chartered Insurance Institute) in collaboration with leading insurance professionals, businesses, policy…
7th March 2023
The UK government has scrapped the requirement for firms (that provide portfolio management services) to inform investors when their portfolio has fallen by 10% or more. The rule, introduced in…
20th February 2023
After a tough year for most investment markets in 2022, it has been a brighter start to 2023. One of the key reasons is a growing expectation that key central…
14th February 2023
We are absolutely delighted to have been nominated and shortlisted by judges in The Northern Echo’s first BUSINESSiQ Awards 2023 in the category of Employee Health and Wellbeing. “The business…
13th February 2023
Do you think you may have a shortfall in National Insurance (NI) credits? A Government scheme allows you to buy credits to boost your state pension – here Anthony Long,…
13th February 2023
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a number of tax measures in his Autumn statement, aiming to create fiscal stability, control inflation and fill a hole in the public’s finances following Kwasi…
