05/13/2015
What should a new tax disclosure facility look like? by Mike Down, Baker Tilly
The Government has promised to introduce a new disclosure facility which will run from 2016, so what should it look like? Our finest tax brains have been on the case…
05/13/2015
Azad Zangana, Senior European Economist, comments on today's eurzone GDP figures
05/12/2015
One of the world's most respected economists pays tribute to United’s majority American owners' business sense, but says they are lacking when it comes to running 'human side' of club
05/12/2015
A with Bob Alderman, Executive Vice President, Gold Bullion International
05/11/2015
Oil prices are one of the few things that have been going up lately – a dramatic reversal of one of this year’s major trends. Global equity and bond markets have been falling, but we think this may have more to do with profit-taking (see last
05/11/2015
Craig Botham, Emerging Markets Economist at Schroders, comments on the rate cut in China.
05/10/2015
“Funny how bonds were labelled “certificates of confiscation” back in the early 1980’s when yields were 14%. What should we call them now ?” - Bill Gross.
05/10/2015
After a truly remarkable 24 hours in UK politics, my colleagues Gary Heynes, Bill Longe, Jim Meakin and I have been thinking about what the tax regime might look like under a Conservative Government.
05/09/2015
Fears about China’s slowing economy are overblown, authors Jeffrey Towson and Jonathan Woetzel argue in this adapted excerpt from the follow-up to their The One Hour China Book.
05/07/2015
HSBC’s return Hong Kong would have a seismic impact on China’s banking sector
05/07/2015
With HMRC due to issue a new list of schemes that fall within the ‘Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes’ regime, many more people are likely to find an Accelerated Payment Notice land on the doormat.
05/07/2015
Azad Zangana, Senior European Economist, gives his views on the outlook for the eurozone economy
05/07/2015
We have heard spurious criticism of the tax treatment of Non-Doms (foreigners that are UK resident but non-domiciled) whose spending acts as a multiplier to boost business and employment.
05/07/2015
Robin Leach, a British-born journalist once said of Italians: “In Italy, they add work and life on to food and wine”.
05/06/2015
Market moves over the past week showed the dangers of following the crowd, as investors rushed to take profit on some of this year’s best-loved trades.
05/06/2015
The Italian Job By: Tom Becket
05/05/2015
Wealth effect? Why Asia’s missing the boat
Year to date, the MSCI Emerging Asia Index has risen 12.7 percent
05/05/2015
Unsafe at any price by Tim Price, PFP Wealth Management
There is one thing riskier than investing in a free market: investing in a rigged market
05/04/2015
While maturity models are useful, the reality is that large complex organizations often find it difficult to implement a single model.
05/04/2015
Trying to time the market and the fear of failure that forces selling.