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Retirement Savers to Consider Property Investing
Pension Regulation Changes Cause a Third of Retirement Savers to Consider Investing in Buy-to-Let Property New analysis by Direct Line for Business (DL4B), the small business insurer, reveals that a third (32 per cent) of people aged 45 – 64 with a pension would...
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Tough Times Ahead say Business School
With London Business School experts saying don’t expect returns of more than 3 or 4 per cent a year from equities over the next decade, and negative returns from bonds, savers should keep about half their capital in cash or near-cash securities, says Money Management...
The Great Tax System Shambles
This excellent report about the UK tax system by my friend Robin Mitchinson was originally published in his blog whydonttheylistentous. He does not live in the UK, but on the Isle of Man, a British tax haven. Regime in the UK The tax regime in the UK is a complete...
ENVIRONMENT
ENTREPRENEURS
The Profits of Oppression
A greater threat to open markets than bureaucrats, union bosses or socialists are business owners who exploit regulations to prey on entrepreneurs, argues well-known commentator Luke Johnson of the UK private equity firm Risk Capital Partners. He writes: “Politicians,...
EMPLOYMENT
Cut In Fuel Duty Will Boost Economy
The campaign group FairFuelUK, supported by leading fuelcard reseller The Fuelcard Company, has welcomed the initial findings of a major report to be published this week by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) which shows that a cut of 2.5p per litre...
FINANCE
Bank of England no Game Changer
Thursday's announcement by the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) is not a game changer, it is an insurance policy. Mortgage affordability stress testing (3% above loan rate) and capping the proportion of high (4.5 times and above) mortgages at 15% of...
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Tim Campbell joins Humaniq Advisory Board
Former winner of Lord Alan Sugar's BBC TV Show The Apprentice joins the advisory board of new tech startup Humaniq, which has already raised $4M in two weeks Tim Campbell on Humaniq's Advisory Board Campbell's designation to Humaniq's advisory board will see him work...
Queen’s Awards For Enterprise
More than 100 UK businesses have won Queen's Awards for their international trade alongside companies winning for sustainable development and innovation. The businesses are recognised as part of this year's prestigious awards that reward growth and enterprise. The...
Tim Campbell joins Humaniq Advisory Board
Former winner of Lord Alan Sugar's BBC TV Show The Apprentice joins the advisory board of new tech startup Humaniq, which has already raised $4M in two weeks Tim Campbell on Humaniq's Advisory Board Campbell's designation to Humaniq's advisory board will see him work...
Tim Campbell joins Humaniq Advisory Board
Former winner of Lord Alan Sugar's BBC TV Show The Apprentice joins the advisory board of new tech startup Humaniq, which has already raised $4M in two weeks Tim Campbell on Humaniq's Advisory Board Campbell's designation to Humaniq's advisory board will see him work...