Banking
Banking
Education
Finance
North Wales
Principality gives finance lessons to hundreds of Welsh school children
Colleagues from Principality Building Society have gone back to school to provide financial education lessons to more than 1,500 Welsh primary school children across the country. More than 40 classes of children, including Ysgol Clawdd Offa in Prestatyn, received lessons as part of the Money Advice Service’s Talk Money Week (12-18 November), which aims to […]
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Banking
Finance
News
Swansea
Swansea based FX Company calls for NGOs to take action against weak pound
With a recent report showing non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are losing significant amounts of money as a result of the depreciation of the pound since the Brexit referendum, one foreign exchange (FX) expert is calling on NGOs to take action now or risk further losses as uncertainty surrounding Brexit continues. Aid projects focused on alleviating poverty […]
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Banking
Finance
News
South Wales
Swansea
Swansea Building Society firms up plans to open new Swansea City Centre branch
Swansea Building Society is closer to opening a new branch in Swansea City Centre, the company has confirmed. The Society has successfully negotiated planning permission for a new Swansea branch at 1-4 Portland Street, Swansea, which is due to open during the first week of January 2019. The new retail branch will complement the Society’s other […]
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Banking
Charity
Finance
Newport
Accountants get in gear for cycling challenge
Newport-based accountancy and tax experts Kilsby Williams, has entered its first all-women corporate team for one of the toughest cycling challenges in the UK – Cyclone 24. Cyclone 24 is a high-profile cycling event, known to be the only 24-hour velodrome challenge in the UK. During the event teams of six get their wheels rolling, […]
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Banking
Finance
Housing
News
Property
South Wales
Welsh property prices reach all-time high
House prices in Wales have reached an all-time peak, with the average house price across the country now £184,722. The figures have been released today from Principality Building Society’s Wales House Price Index for Q3 2018 (July-September), which shows the rise and fall of house prices in each of the 22 local authorities in Wales. […]
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Appointments
Banking
Finance
News
Principality Commercial appoints Head of Operations
Michelle Wade has been appointed as the Head of Operations for commercial lending at Principality Building Society’s Commercial team. Michelle was the Head of Principality Building Society’s 71 retail and agencies across Wales and the borders for the past three years. This followed almost two decades of experience at RBS, where she was latterly a […]
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Banking
Cardiff
Finance
News
South Wales
Tech
Welsh data science sector set to challenge London for top talent
As some of the UK’s biggest graduate employers reveal they’re now struggling to attract candidates to London, the launch of the Welsh Data Science Graduate Programme has given the country’s top talent added incentive to build their careers in the Welsh data science sector. Launched by the Welsh Contact Centre Forum, the programme has been […]
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Banking
Brexit
Finance
News
How will Brexit affect me?
Having a long-term financial plan is vital in order to “weather inevitable storms” like Brexit, according to a leading chartered financial planner. Alan Mellor, Managing Director of Cheshire-based Phillip Bates & Co Financial Services, says the question he gets asked more than any other at the moment is: How will Brexit affect me? Alan said: […]
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Banking
Cardiff
News
Sport
Bonus points for youth rugby side after kit donation
A newly established youth rugby side in Ely, Cardiff, is preparing for a season of success after receiving a donation of brand new match kits from Principality Building Society. The match kits were donated to Caerau Ely RFC’s new under 15s side, established in August of this year. The kits had their first run out […]
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Banking
Finance
Gower
Swansea
Swansea Building Society shows dedication to cancer charity with Gower Macmarathon walk
A team from has completed the recent Gower Macmarathon walk, with the Society being headline sponsors of this major fundraising event for Macmillan Cancer Support since 2015. Alun Williams, chief executive of Swansea Building Society, headed up a team for the 21st instalment of the Gower Macmarathon, which took place on Saturday 8 September 2018. […]
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