Real Estate: COVID-19 may permanently quarantine inflexible leases May 5, 2020 Real estate leases have long represented a point of disagreement between accountants and financial analysts. This disagreement was the primary reason why the London-headquartered International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) went separate ways in finalising lease accounting standards. Figure 1. Lease Accounting Survey Report (October 2013) For a [...]
Apple TV Plus gives Netflix chills as it undercuts streaming rival September 11, 2019 Apple has turned up the heat on incumbent streaming firm Netflix, revealing its new Apple TV Plus service will launch with a price tag of just £4.99 per month. The Silicon Valley tech giant last night confirmed its eagerly-anticipated streaming platform will launch in 100 countries, including the UK, on 1 November. Read more: Apple [...]
‘A day in the life’ of a Chief Investment Officer- Jeff Dorman- Arca TALKS exclusively to BEQUANT July 20, 2020 Jeff Dorman, CFA is a Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer at Arca–an innovative digital asset investment company that combines traditional finance with blockchain technology to offer SEC-registered, 40-Act and hedge fund investment products to institutional and retail investors. Jeff spoke exclusively to BEQUANT, discussing a day in his life post covid-19, how a typical day at [...]
Watch out high street banks – Apple has a credit card and is out to steal your supper March 29, 2019 Every day, new competitors are coming out of the woodwork and vying for a piece of the high street banks’ pie. This has forced the big banks – some kicking and screaming – to evolve, and at a pace that they’ve never before experienced. Change is not a new concept for consumers when it comes [...]
HMRC collects £4.4bn from SMEs through investigation of underpaid VAT September 9, 2019 The taxman collected an extra £4.4bn from small and mid-sized businesses through investigations into the underpayment of VAT last year, up 18 per cent from £3.8bn collected in 2017-18. Over £1.7bn was collected from VAT investigations into small businesses alone last year, according to tax investigation insurance firm PFP. PFP said the growth in the [...]
Two thirds of adults fear AI will take jobs August 2, 2019 The public is concerned about the impact of artificial intelligence on their jobs and personal data, while some fear the technology could ultimately be responsible for the end of humankind, a new survey has revealed. 67 per cent of UK adults worry that AI will result in machines taking peoples’ jobs, according to a study [...]
Netflix gets €57,000 tax rebate in the UK as binge-watching boosts profit October 3, 2019 Netflix has received a €57,000 (£51,000) tax rebate from the UK government last year, even as the success of hit shows such as The Crown and Stranger Things drove a rise in profit. The tax credit, granted as an incentive to produce films and TV shows in the UK, follows a rebate of €199,000 in [...]
Coronavirus and sport: A guide to filling the void left by the cancellation of live fixtures March 16, 2020 You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. For many, sport is a steady, reassuring constant – something around which life revolves. Plans are made to accommodate it, socialising takes place alongside it, vast amounts of money is spent facilitating it, almost every hobby is connected to it, weekends are often entirely consumed by [...]
City moves for 3 October – Who’s switching jobs at Montagu Evans, Kapten and Hambro Perks October 2, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Montagu Evans, Kapten and Hambro Perks Montagu Evans Planning and development consultancy Montagu Evans has appointed Jenny Rydon as its new head of healthcare. Jenny joins from built asset design and consultancy firm Arcadis, where she was director and sector leader for healthcare. Before that, Jenny undertook a number of roles [...]
Amazon Prime Day July 2018: When does it start, how long does it last and what deals are on offer July 3, 2018 Amazon’s own version of Black Friday will be on 16 July, so here’s a roundup of everything you need to know before the shopping frenzy begins. What is Prime Day? Amazon Prime Day is a limited-time-only online shopping event, exclusive to those who are members of its premium subscription service Amazon Prime. This year will [...]