Breaking up is hard to do, so why not put a ring on audit? November 23, 2018 Never have there been more eyes on audit. Sir John Kingman is examining the Financial Reporting Council and how audit can best be regulated. The Competition and Markets Authority is investigating competition and choice in the listed audit market. The BEIS Select Committee announced last week that it too will scrutinise audit, and the Audit [...]
Taxing vaping would be like extending the sugar tax to sugar-free squash | City A.M. August 8, 2018 As a non-smoker and a non-vaper, many people might wonder what my interest is in vaping. The answer is simple. I know from personal experience how beneficial vaping is for smokers who want to quit. My husband, a lifelong smoker, switched from smoking to vaping two years ago, mainly for his health. He hasn’t had [...]
Tesco share price falls despite taking the fight to supermarket rivals with rising revenues October 3, 2018 Tesco aimed to cement its status as the UK’s largest supermarket today with rising revenue and operating margins as it fights off competition from merging rivals and cheaper competitors. However, shares fell more than seven per cent in morning trading as the retailer missed a key profit metric. The figures The retail giant posted a 13 [...]
We are living longer – perhaps we should all be working longer too June 19, 2018 By the year 2030, it is estimated that there will be just 2.3 working age adults in the EU for every person over 65. The demographics of the developed world are changing, and policy is struggling to keep up. British people are living longer – and this is surely to be celebrated. But as life [...]
UK retailers suffer worst footfall and spending for half a decade February 12, 2018 Britain’s retailers have been dealt another blow at the start of 2018, suffering the worst January for sales and footfall in half a decade. Figures released today by retail experts Springboard show footfall dropped by 1.6 per cent last month, the worst result for January since 2013, with customer numbers on high streets falling by [...]
Britain can’t escape a global trade war – so we have to stop it September 20, 2018 The first casualty of war, it is said, is truth. The first casualty of the current US-China trade war was Mid-Continent Nail – America’s largest nail producer – which is in a state (Missouri) that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump, and has already had to lay off a third of its workforce. The problem is [...]
Britain can’t escape a global trade war – so we have to stop it September 20, 2018 The first casualty of war, it is said, is truth. The first casualty of the current US-China trade war was Mid-Continent Nail – America’s largest nail producer – which is in a state (Missouri) that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump, and has already had to lay off a third of its workforce. The problem is [...]
This bull market has relied on technology shares July 4, 2018 This has been a long and unusually hesitant and worried bull market. Indeed, there have been a substantial number of sectors that have lived through their own bear markets whilst the overall indices push on to new highs. The US has outperformed the other advanced country equity markets and China easily over the twelve months, [...]
Your financial wellbeing is more than just the money in your bank account and the number on your paycheque July 18, 2018 How healthy are you? The answer might make you cringe, but chances are you’ve probably got an answer. “Relatively fit” or “could do with losing a few pounds” will probably sound familiar. But what if you were asked how financially well you are instead? You might be earning a good salary, but still find yourself [...]
Starting your career? Switzerland offers the highest entry-level salaries in Europe April 26, 2018 British millennials entering the labour market who are chasing the most cash possible might be best advised to up sticks and move to Switzerland, according to data to be published today. The median salary for entry-level professional jobs in Switzerland, at £68,959, is almost three times the size of the equivalent in the UK, at [...]