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Reading Time | < 1 min 27 Mar 2014

Optimism grows for Scottish economy

Reading Time • < 1 minThe Scottish economy continued to strengthen in the first two months of 2014, according to the latest Business Monitor from the Bank of Scotland. Out of the 401 surveyed firms, 41 per cent increased turnover and 23 per cent saw a decrease i...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 27 Mar 2014

Government to cap pension charges at 0.75% from April 2015

Reading Time • < 1 minPensions minister Steve Webb has today announced that the Government will cap pension charges at 0.75% from April 2015. The...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 26 Mar 2014

Women hold fifth of FTSE100 board positions

Reading Time • < 1 minWomen now hold more than a fifth of all board positions in FTSE100 companies, according to the latest figures. The annual progress report into women on boards, the third since Lord Davies's 2011 review, found that 20.7 per cent of board pos...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 24 Mar 2014

Call for age diverse workforces

Reading Time • < 1 minEmployers need to do more to take full advantage of 'age diverse' workforces, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). A study of almost 3,000 employees and more than 900 employers found that m...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 21 Mar 2014

Three quarters not feeling benefits of recovery

Reading Time • 2 mins74 per cent of consumers say they have not yet felt the benefits of the fledgling economic recovery, according to a survey by uSwitch.com. Despite economic growth of 1.8 per cent in 2013, the research found that 54 per cent of UK households...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 20 Mar 2014

Budget 2014 and new powers for HMRC

Reading Time • 2 minsBudget 2014 also announced some significant additional powers for HMRC to use when tackling tax avoidance and some will see these as very controversial.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 20 Mar 2014

Confidence in economic recovery continues

Reading Time • < 1 minThe latest Household Finance Index (HFI) reached a near record-high in March 2014, signalling sustained optimism about the economic recovery, according to research firm Markit. The HFI measures financial morale in the UK economy and anticip...
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Reading Time | 6 mins 19 Mar 2014

Taxbreaks – Budget 2014 Special

Reading Time • 6 minsWelcome to Taxbreaks, your regular update on topical developments and opportunities in the world of tax. The theme of this...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 14 Mar 2014

SMEs need consumer-level protection

Reading Time • < 1 minSmall and micro businesses need the same level of protection as consumers when buying utilities, according to a report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The FSB argues that many small businesses are disadvantaged when choosing en...
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