Business Daily

Last week saw the inaugural Diversity & Inclusion Awards by PIMFA, the trade association for wealth management, investment services and the investment and financial advice industry. There were close to 100 entries for the awards, from the sector which looks after £1.65 trillion in private savings and investments and employs over 63,000 people.

The UK investment management and stockbroking firm Redmayne Bentley, who has an office in Exeter, was ‘Highly Commended’ for the ‘Best Approach to Wellbeing’ award. Other firms shortlisted in the same category included 7IM, Coutts and...

One of the South West’s leading law firms has been praised for its expertise, experience and high level of client service in the latest edition of an independent guide to the legal profession.

Employee-owned law firm, Stephens Scown LLP, has confirmed its position as a regional heavyweight with another strong performance in the Chambers & Partners’ UK 2022 guide. The firm has ranked in 16 sections of the prestigious guide, with three teams and six of the firm’s lawyers receiving the highest Band 1 ranking, and several clients citing client service as one of Stephens Scown’s...

BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor, has announced a successful exit from Lightfoot, a fast growth business that creates connected vehicle technology.

The Exeter-headquartered company has been acquired by Volpi Capital in a deal that has delivered a 3.1x MM return for BGF and an IRR of 51%.

Lightfoot’s highly differentiated AI technology has disrupted the UK fleet telematics sector. Likened to the ‘fitbit for cars and vans’, the platform provides drivers with real-time feedback on how they are driving and incentivises smooth and efficient performance with...

There is good news for all the creative people based in the southwest – applications for stands at the Exeter Craft Festival on Cathedral Green are open!

This three-day Festival, which showcases original work by craftspeople and artists living and working in the four southwestern counties, has been taking place every summer for more than forty years, and for all of that time has been run by a small committee of volunteers.

Speaking on behalf of the members of the committee, its Chair, Madeleine Millington, explained how devastated they were when the event had to be...