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Economics

  • Greek debt crisis: Creditors come under fire for tough stance on Greece

    June 29, 2015

    US President Barack Obama yesterday urged German leader Angela Merkel to find a solution to Greece’s economic crisis as bailout talks broke down and the country said it would put its latest offer from creditors to a referendum next weekend.    The referendum question will be “Do you accept the institutions’ proposal as it was [...]

  • The Banker’s top 1,000 world banks 2015: UK lenders slide down rankings as Chinese institutions move up

    June 29, 2015

    UK banks continue to lose their global position as Chinese banks power ahead, according to The Banker’s latest ranking of the Top 1,000 banks.   HSBC fell from fifth place to ninth, Barclays from 12th to 13th and Royal Bank of Scotland from 15th to 18th as they restructured and slimmed down in the wake [...]

  • Richard Branson: UK would be better off in Eurozone

    June 28, 2015

    Britain would be better off in the Eurozone, billionaire investor Sir Richard Branson has said. “I think that if we were part of the euro right now, our currency would be a lot cheaper,” the Virgin founder said in an interview with the BBC yesterday, adding: “Great Britain would be doing that much better in [...]

  • Local authorities cracking down on those who don’t pay council tax

    June 28, 2015

    Local authorities across England are cracking down on people who do not pay their council tax, as the national council tax debt rises to more than £2.5bn, according to research out today.   A new report from the accountancy firm Moore Stephens found that 32 per cent of local authorities in Great Britain used bankruptcy [...]

  • HMRC looks to shut down thousands of businesses due to unpaid tax bills

    June 28, 2015

    HMRC applied to shut down 3,000 businesses last year to meet unpaid tax bills, according to research released today by online finance market Funding Options. The tax authority was successful in gaining court orders to wind up 1,887 businesses over their tax debts, a four per cent rise from 2013’s 1,816. Once a business is [...]

  • CBI: Regulation costs are top concern in City

    June 28, 2015

    Financial services firms overwhelmingly want the government to cut the cost of regulatory compliance, according to a new survey out today. The latest CBI/PwC financial services survey found firms’ number-one concern was reducing the cost of complying with regulations. Tax stability was another popular concern, especially among general insurers and investment managers, according to the [...]

  • Professional salaries jump amid scramble for the brightest talent

    June 28, 2015

    Demand for professional staff climbed strongly in May, with sharp growth in both job vacancies and average salaries. Professional recruitment firms had 13 per cent more jobs on their books than in May 2014, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (Apsco) said today. Opportunities were up the most across IT, engineering and finance with year-on-year [...]

  • July Budget 2015: Small business group wants tax reform

    June 28, 2015

    British small businesses are calling on chancellor George Osborne to reform and simplify the tax system in next week’s emergency budget. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has asked the government to “widen the scope of reform to radically simplify the tax system and improve incentives to encourage investment”. The small business group praised the [...]

  • Greece debt crisis: Here’s what the analysts say about the plan to close all Greek banks

    June 28, 2015

    Today, the European Central Bank announced it will not increase emergency loans for Greek banks after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for a surprise referendum on a reform deal.   Huge sums of cash were withdrawn from ATMs across the country yesterday, and this has prompted Greece to close all its banks on Monday while [...]

  • Greek debt crisis: Banks will be closed on Monday as capital controls are imposed

    June 28, 2015

    Greek banks will be closed tomorrow, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said, while capital controls are put in place,   Read more: Take enough cash to Greece, Government advises British tourists   He would not confirm the length of time they will remain closed for, but said Greek deposits were safe. The decision follows the European [...]

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