Unions ready for return to 1970s strikes January 16, 2011 UNIONS are preparing to plunge Britain into a period of 1970s-style industrial unrest with a spring general strike. The general secretaries of Britain’s unions will attend a Trade Union Congress (TUC) meeting on 28 January to discuss the possibility and mechanics of bringing Britain to a halt through coordinated industrial action. The unions hope to [...]
Filtrona to name new chief exec January 12, 2011 Speciality plastic and fibre products supplier Filtrona is set to unveil high profile accountant Colin Day as its new chief executive today. The FTSE 250-listed company will announce the appointment of Day, currently finance director at Reckitt Benckiser, alongside its trading update, according to Sky News. Reckitt announced last October that Day would be leaving [...]
Filtrona to name new chief exec January 12, 2011 Speciality plastic and fibre products supplier Filtrona is set to unveil high profile accountant Colin Day as its new chief executive today. The FTSE 250-listed company will announce the appointment of Day, currently finance director at Reckitt Benckiser, alongside its trading update, according to Sky News. Reckitt announced last October that Day would be leaving [...]
Sorrell: mobile is the future January 9, 2011 ADVERTISING boss Martin Sorrell has told the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that mobile advertising has become the most important trend in the industry. The WPP chief executive said traditional advertising such as TV had fared well this year as brands increase their spending in the wake of the recession. However he pointed to [...]
ENRC advised by PwC on UK tax move January 6, 2011 ENRC, the mining group partly-owned by the Kazakh government and listed on the FTSE, has been advised that by relocating to Switzerland it could save itself £20m a year in tax. According to SkyNews, the group was given the advice by its auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers several months ago but the matter has not been considered at [...]
Flybe listing to take off in December November 30, 2010 REGIONAL airline Flybe yesterday announced plans to list in London in December in a bid to raise £60m. The initial public offering (IPO) would value the budget carrier, Europe’s largest regional airline, at about £240m and marks another stride in its ambitious growth strategy. “We are delighted to bring Flybe to the market. The company [...]
Flybe listing to take off in December November 30, 2010 REGIONAL airline Flybe yesterday announced plans to list in London in December in a bid to raise £60m. The initial public offering (IPO) would value the budget carrier, Europe’s largest regional airline, at about £240m and marks another stride in its ambitious growth strategy. “We are delighted to bring Flybe to the market. The company [...]
WPP not planning UK return November 29, 2010 LEADING marketing agency WPP is unlikely to return its tax base to the UK even if the Treasury reforms the corporate tax regime, it emerged yesterday. Sources close to the company said it would not be bounced into a “knee-jerk” reaction over the reform of controlled foreign company tax (CFC). WPP moved its tax base [...]
WPP not planning UK return November 29, 2010 LEADING marketing agency WPP is unlikely to return its tax base to the UK even if the Treasury reforms the corporate tax regime, it emerged yesterday. Sources close to the company said it would not be bounced into a “knee-jerk” reaction over the reform of controlled foreign company tax (CFC). WPP moved its tax base [...]
WPP backs a new start for Lord Mandelson November 29, 2010 SIR Martin Sorrell’s WPP has solved one of the big questions remaining from the Labour Party’s defeat at the last election. The giant advertising-to-marketing group is taking a minority stake in a new consultancy firm set up by the self-proclaimed Prince of Darkness, giving the ever energetic Lord Mandelson a new reason to get up [...]