Residents across Haringey are set to benefit from better housing services after Homes for Haringey moved back under the direct control of the council.

From Wednesday 1 June, Homes for Haringey employees and services will be directly managed in-house after an overwhelming 81% of residents backed the move last year.

HSBC UK has launched a £15bn lending fund for small and medium sized businesses with £1.5bn ring-fenced to support local economies, employment opportunities and drive growth across West Midlands.

Whilst concerns about the broader market remain, HSBC’s customers are thinking about growth via investment, acquisitions and capital expenditure.

Benevity, Inc., a leading provider of global corporate purpose software, today released its second edition of The State of Corporate Purpose, a report from Benevity Impact Labs that takes a comprehensive look at proprietary data and research on the key industry trends shaping the future of corporate social responsibility (CSR); environmental, social and governance (ESG) and the future of work.

Cybersecurity training platform Hoxhunt, Finland’s fastest-growing SaaS company according to Deloitte, announced it raised $40 million in its Series B round led by New York-based Level Equity Management, along with participation by existing investor Icebreaker.vc. The new funding will aid the development of Hoxhunt’s leading-edge technology and accelerate growth in new markets, particularly North America.

XPO Logistics, Inc., a leading provider of freight transportation services, today announced that it has filed a confidential Form 10 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for the planned spin-off of its tech-enabled brokered transportation platform.

A rogue landlord that put tenants at serious risk has been fined for £4,808 for breaking housing regulations on a property in Wolverhampton.

The City of Wolverhampton Council prosecuted Maciej Piotr Zaremba, previously of Third Avenue, Wolverhampton, for breaching Management Regulations for a house of multiple occupation (HMO).