Landlords are switching to corporate tax status ahead of stamp duty hike and the upcoming cuts in buy to let tax reliefs March 7, 2016 NULL
London occupies all top 10 spots on list of best UK visitor attractions led by British Museum, according to Association of Leading Visitor Attractions March 7, 2016 The appeal of the British Museum, National Gallery and the Natural History Museum ensured London sites topped a list of the most popular visitor attractions in the UK in 2015. London attractions occupied all top 10 spots on the list, according to figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions released today. In another prolific [...]
Anatomy of a sector: UK finance and professional services support 2.2m jobs, contributing 11 per cent of tax receipts and generating a £72bn trade surplus March 7, 2016 You already knew it, but here's definitive proof: supporting 2.2m jobs and contributing 11 per cent of tax receipts, finance and professional services is one of the most important sectors in the UK, according to new research. A major report by City lobby group TheCityUK shows not only that the sector is a leading employer, accounting for almost [...]
Modern life is probably killing you by middle age – but the government’s new “One You” public health campaign wants to change that March 7, 2016 Modern life is probably killing you. That's what the government thinks, anyway, blaming too much drinking, unhealthy eating and lack of exercise among the middle-aged for an £11bn a year bill footed by the NHS. Now, in an effort to improve the health of the nation and those aged between 40 and 60 in particular, a £6m campaign [...]
EU referendum: Remain may be in better position than polls suggest as they will almost definitely change before EU referendum March 7, 2016 Recent polling has put the Remain camp slightly ahead of the Leave camp, after having struggled in late February when voters didn't appear to respond well to Prime Minister David Cameron's EU demands. Recent polling by YouGov now puts Remain on 40 per cent of the vote, compared to 37 per cent who want to [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Bernie Sanders beats Hillary Clinton in Maine as the race comes closer March 7, 2016 Senator Bernie Sanders has overcome Hillary Clinton in the Maine caucuses, as the race between the two candidates becomes tighter. In the latest contest for the Democrat nomination, with 91 per cent of the vote counted, Sanders looks to have won 64 per cent of the vote to Clinton's 36 per cent. The victory comes after Sanders won [...]
EU migrant crisis: EU and Turkish leaders meet in Brussels for summit to tackle migrant crisis as Prime Minister David Cameron announces UK military will join Nato in Aegean Sea March 7, 2016 Turkish and European Union leaders have met in Brussels in an attempt to tackle the migrant crisis. Last year, more than a million entered the EU by boat, mostly travelling from Turkey to Greece, with 13,000 people currently stuck on Greece's border with Macedonia. The EU has pledged €3bn (£2.3bn) to Turkey in return for housing [...]
City Moves for 7 March 2016 | Who’s switching jobs March 7, 2016 Oliver Wyman Oliver Wyman, the international management consulting firm, has appointed Dr Rebecca Emerson as its UK head. Reporting directly into the head of Europe, Davide Taliente, she will provide leadership to the entire set of the firm’s UK industry practices and capabilities. Rebecca has advised banks and market infrastructure players on wholesale risk management [...]
As culture secretary John Whittingdale enters the ad blocking debate, will regulation help? March 7, 2016 Last week, culture secretary John Whittingdale branded ad blocking companies as a “modern day protection racket”, recognising the existential threat which the tech poses to the music and publishing industries. Whitelisting, which sees ad blocking firms approve the advertising of those willing to pay them for the privilege, came in for particular criticism. “My natural political [...]
Facing the muzak: Imagesound’s Derek Mapp talks jazz, Aim and Black Sabbath March 7, 2016 Lift music, or muzak, has got a bad name. But since the 60s, studies have found that in-store background music directly affects customer shopping behaviour and the amount they spend. With the high street relying more and more on a better shopping experience, ambience is everything. In 1998, angel investor Derek Mapp helped to found Muzak [...]