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Autumn Budget 2017: Expert Analysis

23rd November 2017
Yesterday saw Chancellor Phillip Hammond deliver his second budget.  While the abolition of Stamp Duty, several tax revisions, freezes on several duties, increased investment in AI and Technology and a £3 billion investment into the NHS all came as welcome additions they could not prevent a sharp drop in the UK Growth Forecast following the […]
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The Top 5 Challenges Facing Financial Services in 2018

23rd November 2017
Against the backdrop of transformative technologies and the latest regulations, Graham Lloyd, Director and Industry Principal of Financial Services at Pegasystems, identifies for Finance Monthly what types of challenges financial services will have to navigate in their journey through 2018. Successful social media – The growing discrediting of social media content and its practices comes […]
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Estonia: 2017 e-Residency Applications Exceed Domestic Birthrate

23rd November 2017
Statistics released by the Republic of Estonia show that the number of e-Residency applications now exceeds the yearly number of births in the country. According to official data, the total number of 2017 births to November was 10,269, compared with 11,096 e-Residency applications for the same period. “With over 27,000 e-Residency applications to date, we’ve […]
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Mortgage Rates Plummet, Refinancing Requests Skyrocket

22nd November 2017
While the last few weeks have seen mortgage applications in decline, this week there has been a surprising boom in applications — and refinancers are to thank. In total, application volume increased over 3.3 percent, and the refinance index rose an astounding 6 percent. This is a marked movement by refinancers, who have been quiet […]
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Paradise Papers: People Can’t Ask for Change if They Don’t Know What It Looks Like

22nd November 2017
There’s nothing so gratifying about the way democracies are run as when national politics influences public policy because of an outburst of public anger. Here Julian Dixon, CEO of Fortytwo Data, expresses his thoughts on the challenges of confronting issues of clarity in the reporting of events such as the Paradise Papers leak. So it is […]
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Drop in Spending Expected This Christmas, Time to Change Strategy?

22nd November 2017
According to recent figures recorded by HIS Markit for Visa, the UK is to expect a 0.1% dip in spending this Christmas period, during the key shopping months of November and December. Physical store spending is expected to drop 2.1% on the high streets, while in contrast, online sales are expected to rise 3.6%. Online […]
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Your Thoughts: The UK Autumn Budget and the Nation’s Expectations

21st November 2017
From diesel tax penalties and calls to rule out a further rise in insurance premium tax, to housing ambitions and planning laws, UK Chancellor Philip Hammond has faced a lot of pressure this week, ahead of the announcement due tomorrow. Below Finance Monthly has heard from a number of source in the industry on what […]
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The Impact of Online Retailing on Commercial Property

21st November 2017
Here Charu Lahiri, Investment Manager at Heartwood Investment Management, discusses the current challenges at the heart of online retailing and the overall effect click to click has had on commercial property markets. Online retailing is an evolving landscape that is leading to structural shifts in the commercial property market across the globe. Here in the […]
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Bitcoin Breaks $8,000 First Time Record

20th November 2017
According to data supplied by industry website CoinDesk, last Sunday around 8pm London time, the bitcoin hit a record high of $8,101.91, surpassing nay previously recorded price on the prime cryptocoin. This was a surprising turn of events, though expected in such a volatile market, as on Sunday November 12th the bitcoin had fallen back […]
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Autumn Budget: Is HMRC Set to Tackle the VAT Cliff Edge?

20th November 2017
Below David McDonnell, VAT Director at MHA MacIntyre Hudson provides insight into the question, Is HMRC set to tackle the VAT cliff edge? HMRC could be on the verge of making far reaching changes to the VAT system. The UK has far and away the highest VAT registration threshold of all EU Member States at […]
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How Brexit Could Make Food Prices Skyrocket

20th November 2017
British farmers are being hit by a shortage of migrant workers and are warning a dysfunctional Brexit will have a devastating impact on their industry. They are calling on the government to provide direction and answers on the future of British farming after the UK leaves the European Union. Bloomberg’s Angus Bennett travelled to Kent, […]
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Tesla Launches New Supercar And Super-lorry

17th November 2017
Car manufacturer Tesla held a special event on Thursday evening in Los Angeles where they released 2 new electric vehicles to the market. Images of the new Tesla Roadster can be seen here. As expected, the first of these vehicles was their new articulated lorry.  The second however was the more surprising given that there […]
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