2021 was dominated by unpredictability and market volatility, and from our insights and data it is clear that 2022 is set to follow suit. This year we have already seen strong themes such as the Great Resignation, ESG investing and the digitalisation of financial services. With the pandemic having a significant effect on investments over the past year, the aftermath is only just beginning. 

Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:

‘’Croda International’s share price has dipped on the news that it’s selling its bio-based industrial business to US firm Cargill Velocity Holdings for £778m. Given the review of this part of the business, a sale had been on the cards, so rather than the strategic direction of the Yorkshire based company, it may have been the price tag which disappointed some investors, with expectations that it could have clinched an even higher price tag.

Introducing the Manchester BNPL business that’s taking a more industrial approach to easing payment pressures 

Offering a smarter way to complete financial transactions, PollenPay, a UK-based Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) company is delighted to announce its exciting launch plans. Led by founder and CEO, Leon Wilson, the business aims to ease pressure on purchases, while ensuring greater levels of financial responsibility amongst its users.  

• 21% of employees are planning to look for a new role in the first three months of 2022
• Three in five (59%) intend to update their CV over the festive period
• Experts predict a boost of job surges in January and beyond, based on historic data

Up to 19.2 million employees[1] are planning to use downtime over the festive period to update their CV, despite pandemic resurgence.

Vayana Network, one of India’s largest trade finance platform, and Federal Bank, a leading Private Sector Bank have been awarded the ‘Most Effective Bank-Fintech Partnership: Agile and Adaptable’ at the IBSi-Global Fintech Innovation Awards 2021. The award was conferred in recognition of Vayana Network’s partnership with Federal Bank, for automating and simplifying Supply Chain Finance.  This year, the Innovation Awards attracted global attention with over 190 participants from 48 countries.

 Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA) is pleased to announce that the firm has elected three new partners, effective 1 January 2022.

 After a year in stealth development, Anubi Digital goes live: among the first companies globally, and the first in Italy, to provide access to institutional (permissioned) DeFi, which guarantees a regulated approach to Decentralized Finance.

•                     In a market experiencing exponential expansion, Anubi Digital is the first Italian platform to provide an active custody service for main cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polkadot, Aave and the USDC and USDT stablecoins), employing them across DeFi protocols to grow their quantity day after day for their owners.

• Funds will be deployed alongside 24Haymarket’s Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund and Investor Network
• British Business Investments’ commitment, made through its Regional Angels Programme, will support early-stage businesses across the UK

24Haymarket, the London and Edinburgh-based private capital group, today announces that it has secured a £10m commitment from British Business Investments, a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, to accelerate funding of early-stage, high-growth businesses across the UK.