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Business leaders from across the North West are investing their capital and expertise into start-ups from across the Cheshire and Warrington region following the launch of Cheshire Business Angels. Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington's Growth Hub has launched the network of up to 70 investors and … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has announced an investment of £42 million to facilitate the development of the North of England’s largest Premier Inn within the MIX MANCHESTER hotel district at Manchester Airport.  The announcement comes weeks after GMPF confirmed it had raised its stake … [Read more...]

Government has set out planned reforms to pension schemes that aim to unlock greater investment in infrastructure projects and deliver higher returns on savings. Proposals set to be introduced in the Pension Schemes Bill will mean all multi-employer Defined Contribution pension schemes and Local … [Read more...]

Growth capital investor, BGF, has announced a pledge to invest £400 million in North West businesses over the next five years. The regional announcement is part of a larger commitment to invest £3 billion in high-potential businesses across the UK. The announcement builds on the £596 million … [Read more...]

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has announced two new portfolios roles for the city-region leaders that make up the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). GMCA is made up of the ten Greater Manchester councils and the Mayor and Deputy Mayors of Greater Manchester. Each council … [Read more...]

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, seeks to boost investment in UK infrastructure from British pension funds in a bid to support growth. Reeves has called on UK pension funds to learn from the successes of Canadian counterparts in investing in the UK, and has met with the 'Maple 8' group … [Read more...]

Commercial and residential property investors are increasingly turning away from the capital in favour of other English regions to grow their portfolios, new research from Handelsbanken has found. The East of England, North East and Cumbria, and North West regions have all overtaken the … [Read more...]

Stockport is well and truly on the radar as a property investment target, and there’s plenty more to come, finds property investment platform, BuyAssociation. Last week saw the grand opening of the brand-new, £140 million transport interchange in the centre of Stockport, marking a huge … [Read more...]