UK Sport today announced an overall increase in investment into Olympic and Paralympic sports from the London cycle. [Read more…]
Pensioners Face Retirement Tax Bill
November 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Increasing longevity adds up for pensioner households, MetLife analysis shows The average UK pensioner household faces a £111,400 tax bill in retirement as increasing longevity means pensioners are living on average up to 19 years past the age of 65, new analysis from MetLife shows. Every year in retirement adds an extra £5,864 in direct […]
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Housing Market Returns To Growth
November 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Housing Market Returns To Growth In October As Prices And Transactions Climb – Transactions increase by 24% in October compared to previous month – House prices see first monthly increase since May, rising by 0.1% David Newnes, Director of LSL Property Services plc, owner of Your Move and Reeds Rains estate agents, comments: “There were […]
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Escaping tax on gains
September 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Escaping tax on income, wealth, capital gains Although governments have become increasingly aggressive in attacking the use of international structures to reduce, avoid or evade tax, there are still ways of using global planning to this end. If you are not tied to a particular country by personal or business commitments, you may consider becoming […]
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CISI And FINRA Announce Cooperation
August 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority of the USA (FINRA) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will provide FINRA member UK-based retail investment advisers a program to meet the new UK exam standards to continue to be able to advise on securities […]
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The Profits of Oppression
August 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A greater threat to open markets than bureaucrats, union bosses or socialists are business owners who exploit regulations to prey on entrepreneurs, argues well-known commentator Luke Johnson of the UK private equity firm Risk Capital Partners. He writes: “Politicians, civil servants and their co-conspirators – lawyers – justify their existence by endlessly passing new legislation […]
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RKH Group receives funding
July 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
RK Harrison Group Ltd (RKH), a leading London-based, independent insurance broker, recently secured a new £30 million refinancing deal with Clydesdale Bank and RBS. The new revolving credit facility is a club deal with Clydesdale Bank and RBS both holding 50% of the funding and replaces RKH’s existing £23 million debt facility. RKH employs around […]
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Debt Could Simply Vanish
June 22, 2012 By 2 Comments
Much of that Debt Could Simply Vanish
Instead of selling its huge holdings of UK government bonds bought to finance fiscal deficits, which would push up interest rates and hamper economic recovery, the Bank of England could just “retire the debt” (cancel the bonds and write off the losses), suggests fund manager Jim Leaviss. [Read more…]
Sainsburys New Jobs focus
June 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Sainsbury’s To Create 6,000 New Jobs Sainsbury’s has confirmed it will create 6,000 new jobs over the forthcoming year The retailer currently recruits around 500 people every week for its network of over 1000 stores nationwide CEO Justin King to kick-start first Sunemployment Roadshow in Newcastle Sainsbury’s to create over 400 new jobs in the […]
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UK Economic Growth Forecast Cut
June 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The British Chamber of Commerce has reduced its estimate for growth in the UKs economy. in its quarterly economic forecast.The BBC has reduced its…
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