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Thinking of becoming self-employed? Here are some financial considerations

Becoming self-employed comes with many potential benefits, but there are also a number of financial considerations.

London emerges as the UK’s new business hotspot amid lockdown

Worcester, Leicester and Manchester experienced marked growth in new business creation.

Guernsey: providing shelter from the storm

Managing Director of our Guernsey office, Ben Hill recaps the key discussion points from the second day of We Are Guernsey's Guernsey Funds Forum Webinar held on 5 November 2020.

Blinking hell: how to keep tired eyes healthy during a pandemic

Are you worried your vision has grown worse this year? You’re definitely not alone.

Seizing the Opportunities from Digital Finance - Speech given by Andy Haldane

With the recent positive news about vaccines, that hope is now justified. I want to discuss today the three R’s in the context of financial services.

Businesses are warned of a perfect storm brewing with Brexit further lockdowns

Businesses are advised not to bury their heads in the sand and instead seek help from professionals.

Optimism and gloom

It is yet to reveal its new strategy, although as GlobalCapitalreported last week, it is feeling more optimistic about its trade finance business.

More advisers working out of hours

The wealth manager branded 2020 as a "pivotal year" which had "fundamentally altered" the client conversation

‘Once bitten, twice shy’ as scam victims shun investing again, Quilter reveals

Quilter has called on the government to broaden the scope of their forthcoming Online Harms legislation to include financial scams.

Rising demand continues from the Middle East for French Alps properties

French resort of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville leads the Knight Frank 2020 Ski Index with annual price growth of 3.4%

The future for business investment in the age of Covid and the role of financial services - speech by Andrew Bailey

Economics can be a dismal affair as we know, and as befits that, we tend to talk in unfortunate terms about “scarring” to the economy.

Ho-ho-ho

Clients ask us whether this is the end of the Nasdaq leader-ship in stock markets.

Buying fintech? Here’s what banks must consider

It makes the ‘build or buy’ question a pressing one. And the correct answer can only be determined on a case-by-case basis; the resources, capabilities and needs of a business will shape the approach it takes.

Good data housekeeping is the first step toward reliable client reporting

A single source of truth applies to a data domain

UBS chiefs: four sectors to look for ‘the Next Big Thing’ in

‘“The Next Big Thing” probably won’t come from the top two sectors of the last decade: technology and consumer discretionary,’ they said.

Saffery Champness Business Update

We can also report on the following recent announcements that will be welcomed by many businesses:

The dash for cash and the liquidity multiplier: Lessons from March 2020 - speech by Anil Kashyap

The dash for cash and the liquidity multiplier: Lessons from March 2020

Virus speeds decline of bank branches as pensioners warm to video chat

Changing customers habits and pressure on costs are forcing even the most stubborn holdouts to rethink

Advisers work around the clock as 2020 uncertainty shifts the conversation for good

The research also found that more than seven in ten (72%) advisers predict their clients will be more active and engaging in their finances in the months ahead.

Brexit - 'No deal'? Where should my yacht or private aircraft be on New Year's Eve?

Although the return journey would involve a formal import of the yacht or aircraft in question, returned goods relief would usually be available on the return to London meaning that a person is not taxed on reimported goods into the EU, provided the condi

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