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Future Fifty: Another Initiative from the LSE

by David Petrie on 26.04.2013 13:11 0 comments 357 views
Categories: Economy, Corporate Finance, Social Media, General
I've just returned from the launch of yet another very worthy initiative by the UKTI and the Stock Exchange aimed at encouraging more companies to list in London. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, was keen to talk about a modest impro...
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Venture capital: are we missing out on a big opportunity?

by Shaun Beaney on 23.04.2013 13:43 1 comment 678 views
Categories: Strategy, Economy, Corporate Finance
Tags: technology, venture capital, innovation, investment, corporate finance, europe, equity, crowdfunding
EVCA has just published an important overview – Smart choice: the case for investing in European venture capital.

It makes some very good arguments in favour of backing early-stage technology ventures in Europe (including the UK).

But i...
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Economics as an enabler of sustainability

by Claire Jones on 16.04.2013 10:51 0 comments 258 views
Categories: Sustainability, Staff and volunteers, Economy
Tags: sustainability, environment, economy, society, systems thinking
Every few months, we have a lunchtime get-together for ICAEW staff to explore sustainability issues and their relevance to their own and ICAEW’s work. The latest meeting included a discussion about the role of economics in sustainability.

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British Business Bank: Update

by David Petrie on 10.04.2013 13:19 1 comment 468 views
Categories: Sustainability, Policies and procedures, Strategy, Economy, Corporate Finance, Regions, General
Specific details of the first wave of funding by the British Business Bank have been published today and can be found via the link below. The faculty is in close dialogue with BIS on this initiative and we pleased to see that £300m is to be ma...
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Corporate Finance Faculty - Budget Commentary 2013

by David Petrie on 20.03.2013 16:33 0 comments 439 views
Categories: Policies and procedures, Taxation, Strategy, Economy, Corporate Finance, Social Media, General

From the detail of the Chancellor’s Budget earlier today there are some measures which caught my eye and may be of interest to members of the Corporate Finance Faculty.

SEIS - There are some useful changes to the Seed Enterprise Investment s...

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The new normal

by Nigel Hastilow on 18.03.2013 09:59 0 comments 339 views
Categories: Economy, Regions, General
Tags: tax, regions, south west, economy, banks, london, lending, wales, south east, north west, rti, hmtrc, midlands, east of england, yorkshire and humbershide
THE NEW NORMAL - THE ECONOMY IN AN ERA OF AUSTERITY

 Businesses are a little more optimistic than they have been but they are resigned to a period of ICAEW’s latest quarterly snapshot of business opinion suggests businesses have stabilised....
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Bank of England takes a long, hard look at private equity. But is this more than due care and attention?

by Shaun Beaney on 14.03.2013 13:52 1 comment 543 views
Categories: Technical news, Economy, Corporate Finance
Tags: bank of england, banks, mbo, corporate finance, debt, private equity, leverage, buyouts

The Bank of England's latest Quarterly Bulletin, published today, includes a report 'Private Equity & Financial Stability' by David Gregory of its Risk Assessment Division.

That's led to headlines this morning about how a 'private equity ...

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ICAEW extends its “Economics of Sustainability” work

by Claire Jones on 07.02.2013 14:42 5 comments 697 views
Categories: Sustainability, Economy
Tags: sustainability, environment, economy, society, thought leadership

I’ve recently joined the ICAEW’s sustainability team to extend its thought leadership work on the “economics of sustainability”, with particular emphasis on its relevance to accountants and finance professionals. This raises ...

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Paradise postponed

by Nigel Hastilow on 02.11.2012 15:42 1 comment 519 views
Categories: Economy, Regions
Tags: hmrc, regions, economy, banks, confidence, exports, eurozone, cash-flow

THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY, AUTUMN 2012

“We have been in some deep dark places but that seems to be changing.”

Introduction

The latest ICAEW economic snapshot illustrates the mixed messages on the economy coming from British businesses....

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David Davis: growth speech at Chartered Accountants' Hall, 3 Sep 2012

by Lucia Graves on 03.09.2012 16:56 1 comment 512 views
Categories: Taxation, Economy
Tags: growth, david davis
David Davis came to speak at Chartered Accountants' Hall today (3 Sep 2012), at a Centre for Policy Studies event about growth.

His speech, which was about his strategy for achieving economic growth, centred on deregulation and tax cuts. 

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