09/19/2012
At the same time, the numbers of UK buyers in the Paris region has remained stable at around 2% of all transactions, according to data from BNP Paribas, whilst for France overall, the percentage of UK buyers dropped slightly from 11% to 9%.
09/19/2012
The reaction of Treasury prices to the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) latest round of quantitative easing (QE3) shows that investors are concerned that its open-ended programme will trigger higher inflation. This has also been reflected in the rising pr
09/19/2012
There has been a downturn in confidence in the UK economy, a CISI survey shows. Of more than 320 respondents, 27% said they were more optimistic for the country’s prospects than three months ago.
09/18/2012
Ex-Adam & Co chairman Ray Entwistle is considering launching his new UK private bank with backing from a foreign institution and has said that a potential strategy to acquire investment management businesses could be put on ice.
09/18/2012
HMRC and HM Treasury (HMT) announced last week that, as a result of greater scrutiny of the tax affairs of taxpayers in HMRC’s High Net Worth Unit (HNWU) which was set up three years ago
09/18/2012
Nearly one-half (49 percent) of CFOs see sustainability as key driver of financial performance
09/17/2012
Bankers and businessmen leave their sense of right and wrong at home when they go to work, according to the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales.
09/17/2012
Bowing to media pressure at the last Budget, the Government, out of the blue, increased SDLT to 15% from the previous 5%, for companies buying residential property over £2m.
09/16/2012
The survey also looked at working hours
09/16/2012
The new head of the bankers’ association, Anthony Browne, tells The Sunday Telegraph of his plans for change .
09/16/2012
London risks being eclipsed by New York as the capital is hit by “banker bashing” and badly thought-out property tax rises, according to the man behind One Hyde Park, the UK’s most expensive residential development.
09/16/2012
Earlier this year I was writing about the mutter from the gutter concerning the possible linking up of the London Stock Exchange and the Singapore Stock Exchange, and now it seems mercurially as though something is about to happen.
09/16/2012
“A BOOK advising married women to have affairs has sparked renewed interest in really bad advice. Experts say Catherine Hakim’s The New Rules of Marriage, which claims that having affairs makes relationships stronger, shows a demand for self-h
09/16/2012
Manipulation of the LIBOR rate believed to be pervasive across the banking industry
09/16/2012
In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses, firstly, the dilemma faced by the Chancellor if his fiscal targets are missed and, secondly, the latest developments in the EU and the US.
09/16/2012
For many investors, an investment fund is their gateway to financial markets.
09/13/2012
Interest in the continent from UK and global firms set to continue with Nigeria tipped as growth hot spot
09/13/2012
The heightened risk of Israel acting unilaterally against the threat of Iranian nuclear weapons has driven the oil price higher.
09/12/2012
Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced cuts to health and safety regulations which will affect thousands of businesses across the United Kingdom. While tax legislation does not fall within Mr Cable’s Cabinet remit, we asked our clients what t
09/12/2012
Progress on this front is increasingly critical as recent data suggested another 5% of deposits left Spain in July. Indeed, to encourage such progress, the EC president announced a three-part framework for moving towards pan-European banking supervision.