In January UK banks approved the highest number of mortgages for almost 2 years according to the British Bankers’ Association. It is speculated that the rising request for loans could be due to new tax regulations coming into force: from April, buy-to-let and second home buyers will have to pay an additional 3% charge on […]
Based on a global survey of 125 respondents including C-suite automotive executives and senior EY partners, the report reveals the top five C-suite priorities for the next 18 months. These are: Navigating volatility: Volatility is expected to continue, with emerging market demand and political instability topping the list of concerns. Sixty-three percent of respondents are facing […]
Royal Bank of Scotland shares dropped like a stone in early morning trading, as the bank posted a £2 billion loss and postponed paying its dividend. The UK government however will get a £1.2 billion dividend in the next few months, due to the special nature of the shares it bought in the bank as […]
It’s been a landmark year for mergers & acquisitions (M&A) across the power and renewables sector, according to PwC’s latest annual Power and Renewables Deals report. Following a strong performance in 2014, worldwide M&A activity in renewable energy has almost doubled, reaching a record high of US$55.3bn (2014: US$28.3bn). Despite global economic headwinds, PwC expects power and […]
Lloyds Bank posted a strong set of results this morning, including a 5% rise in profits to £8.1 billion and a full year dividend to shareholders of 2.75p. Shares rose 10% in early morning trading. The bank also increased the money set aside for PPI claims by £2.1 billion, to £4 billion. This bank anticipates […]
One in three U.S. board members and executives are “very concerned” that the climate of uncertainty and volatility may pose a significant threat to their corporate strategy, and more than three in four worry that management tends to use outdated assumptions in setting strategy, according to a survey by the Board Leadership Center of KPMG […]
In the year ahead, Investment Management executives will be eyeing mergers and acquisitions to grow their customer base and expand geographic reach, according to KPMG LLP’s annual M&A survey: “U.S. Executives on M&A: Full Speed Ahead in 2016.” 79% of Investment Management executives polled say they intend to initiate at least one acquisition in 2016, up […]
UK businesses saw a rise of 6% in total payments from Europe during 2015 compared to 2014, while of the top ten export destinations for UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), four fifths were in Europe. This is according to the new Barclays’ Business Abroad Index, which tracked overseas payments made to its business […]
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a Call for Input on the review of retained provisions of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA). The review will consider whether particular CCA provisions remain appropriate or should be modified, updated, or replaced by FCA rules or guidance in order to maintain the right degree of consumer […]
From April 2016, UK companies will be required to maintain a publicly available register of people who have “significant control” over them. Sam Pearse, Partner, and Megan McNutt, Associate at Pillsbury talk us through the consequences. The new rules will apply to all public and private companies incorporated in the UK, other than those already […]
On 16th January 2016 the International Atomic Energy Agency verified that Iran had implemented its agreed nuclear-related commitments contained in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. This landmark event not only represented the end of six years of EU and US financial and economic sanctions against the country, but has been accompanied by a host […]
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