09/21/2020
Companies House powers boosted to tackle £137bn dirty money deficit
Transparency International UK research has found at least 929 UK shell companies used in 89 corruption and money laundering cases, amounting to around £137bn globally in potential economic damage.
09/21/2020
Mr Iggo said: “Sending messages about future policy reactions is enough while keeping actual operational changes in reserve.”
09/18/2020
“In many cases, it’s with the goal of investing in the future rather than just defensive moves.”
09/17/2020
Around 370,000 policyholders now have greater clarity on whether their insurance contracts should cover pandemic-related losses
09/17/2020
Similarly, 58 per cent per cent of people would think worse of a company owner if one of their businesses was perceived to have unfairly large pay differentials between entry-level employees and executives.
09/17/2020
In the European Union, PSD2 mandates that banks allow third party providers access to accounts at the customer’s request.
09/16/2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has hailed the furlough scheme a success and said millions of jobs could have been lost during the coronavirus pandemic without it.
09/16/2020
Whether it is an artificial intelligence, internet publishing, television production, media outlet or communication company, all are highly dependent on the value of the IP assets on their balance sheets.
09/16/2020
74% of senior bankers don't want to go back to the office in September. 75% of respondents don't want to go back to the office full-time at all; most suggest two or three days a week would be ideal.
09/16/2020
UK banks saw the largest single reduction of card fraud losses last year, down eight percent from 2018, according to a recent report.
09/15/2020
SCOTLAND’S private-sector economy grew in August at its fastest monthly pace for more than six years but staff numbers fell for a seventh consecutive month, albeit the employment decline was the least bad in the UK, a survey shows.
09/15/2020
Shares of Credit Suisse and UBS moved to the top of SMI stocks on Monday morning after a media report said the Swiss banks were planning a merger.
09/15/2020
The market has been further buoyed in recent weeks by a tide of manure issued by the leading tulip advocate Pol Kruygman
09/15/2020
The post-coronavirus world is a powerful opportunity for the disruptive technology asset class, says GAM Investments.
09/15/2020
The country ranks behind the UK, at 11%, France at 18%, Austria at 12%, Singapore at 17% and Taiwan and Italy at 19%.
09/14/2020
Pension scams are extremely complex
09/14/2020
When analysing recovery stocks, Clapp believes it is essential to understand what has gone wrong at that business and why, then try to assess what can be done about those problems and what impact the actions of management are likely to have.
09/14/2020
Women won’t achieve gender parity in portfolio management until the year 2215 if the current rate of progress is maintained
09/13/2020
Leading a virtual team takes a high degree of trust, and is a valuable test for leaders and managers.
09/13/2020
Superyacht sector continues to hum and wealthy still see principality as a haven