City Moves | Who’s switching Jobs September 25, 2012 Kleinwort Benson The private bank has appointed Jason Turner to the position of executive private banker in its private wealth management team. He joins from UBS Wealth Management, where he was a client adviser. Turner has over 14 years’ experience in the industry, and has also worked as a financial adviser with Bank of Scotland [...]
HMRC accused of recruiting a child tax army August 16, 2012 OFFICIALLY, the aim of the HM Revenue and Customs “tax matters” campaign is to make children grow into better citizens, teaching them the basics of the tax system and the purpose behind it, as well as a greater sense of civic responsibility. It even covers the basics of how to pay tax and national insurance [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 25, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES EU plan to rewrite budgets The European Union would gain far-reaching powers to rewrite national budgets for Eurozone countries that breach debt and deficit rules under proposals likely to be discussed at a summit this week, according to a draft report seen by the Financial Times. State-backed cyber attack cost UK company £800m, [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS June 5, 2012 VAT Consultancy The VAT and customs duty advice firm has appointed Julie Park (right) as its new managing director, responsible for the daily running of the business and corporate expansion. Park is a former director at Deloitte and will work alongside VAT director Steve McIntyre. RSM Tenon Tim Ingram has been appointed as chairman at [...]
WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS June 25, 2012 Edison Investment Research The investment research firm has made three appointments to its London team. Tom Carless joins as finance and operations director from 7city, a specialist financial training firm. He spent five years as finance director at Ovum. Additionally, Will Forbes and Zsolt Mester join Edison’s team of analysts, from Arc Asset Management and [...]
Greggs lifted by government rethink on VAT May 29, 2012 SHARES in the UK’s biggest bakery chain Greggs leapt eight per cent yesterday as businesses welcomed the government’s U-turn on its controversial changes to the so-called pasty tax. Plans in the Budget would have seen foods charged 20 per cent VAT if they were sold at “above ambient temperature”, hitting shops such as bakers, which [...]
Greggs lifted by government rethink on VAT May 29, 2012 SHARES in the UK’s biggest bakery chain Greggs leapt eight per cent yesterday as businesses welcomed the government’s U-turn on its controversial changes to the so-called pasty tax. Plans in the Budget would have seen foods charged 20 per cent VAT if they were sold at “above ambient temperature”, hitting shops such as bakers, which [...]
CHARITY RAID SET TO COST BILLIONS April 12, 2012 GEORGE Osborne’s plan to cap tax relief on charitable donations will cost good causes billions of pounds, the City warned last night, as a series of senior MPs fed a growing political revolt. Investment manager Brewin Dolphin and accounting firm Baker Tilly spoke out against the proposal while business secretary Vince Cable said he was [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS April 4, 2012 Universal Music The music company has promoted Laurence Hulin to vice president, emerging markets, effective immediately. Hulin will report to Olivier Robert-Murphy, global head of new business in the Universal Music Group. Hulin joined Universal Music in 2005, and for the past two years has served as vice president, business development. He has more than [...]
London calling as French set to flee tax attack May 7, 2012 LONDON is set to be a winner from the predicted exodus of high earners from France, after socialist Francois Hollande swept to power. Experts have said Britain is best-placed to benefit while mayor Boris Johnson has urged French finance workers to come here if President-elect Hollande goes through with his plan to set a tax [...]