Female accountants beware: Women in the profession take home on average £17,000 less a year than their male counterparts, but the gap is getting narrower February 29, 2016 Female accountants might want to check the numbers in their pay packets, after a survey released today pegged the gender pay gap in the profession at around £17,000. According to a study by accountancy and financial recruiter Marks Sattin based on 2015 earning figures, women working in accountancy take home £67,680 a year on average, while [...]
WH Ireland Group share price up despite wealth management company falling into a loss-making position for its year ended November 2015 after FCA levies £1.2m fine February 29, 2016 Share price in WH Ireland Group rose today despite the company tumbling into a loss after accounting for a regulatory fine. The wealth management company reported a loss before tax of £346,000 for its year ended November 2015, down from a profit of £456,000 the year before, after finding itself subject to a £1.2m fine [...]
Icahn Enterprises share price rises despite widening losses and falling revenues for the full year ended December 2015 February 29, 2016 Share price in Icahn Enterprises rose today despite the company revealing that its revenues had fallen and its losses widen. The conglomerate company announced net losses attributable of $1.2bn (£860m) for the year ended December 2015, down from a loss of $373m the year before. Meanwhile, the company, which has investments across numerous sectors such [...]
Hiscox share price down as insurance company slashes special dividend after profits fall for the year ended December 2015 February 29, 2016 Share price in Hiscox fell today as the insurance company revealed a drop in its profits before tax and announced that it would be reducing its special dividend. The insurer reported profits before tax of £216.1m for its year ended December 2015, down 6.5 per cent compared with £231.1m the year before, while gross premiums written grew [...]
Pub chain J D Wetherspoon to scrap traditional Sunday roast dinners when it brings in its new menu in a couple of weeks February 27, 2016 Sundays are about to get tricky – you might have to find a new haunt to grab your roast dinner at, as popular pub chain J D Wetherspoon is scrapping the traditional Sunday offering. If you need to get your Yorkshire pudding fix, you better be quick, because last roasts will be served on Mother's Day, 6 [...]
The best quotes from Warren Buffet’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders throughout the years February 27, 2016 NULL
Honeywell and United Technologies timeline: What you need to know about last night’s rejected bid and what brought the two companies to this point February 27, 2016 Late last night, United Technologies' chief executive and president Greg Hayes issued a note revealing that the company had thrown out a takeover bid from rival Honeywell, slamming the offer for being "grossly" undervalued and stating that it would be "irresponsible to move forward with the proposed combination". As Honeywell is left to tend to [...]
Warren Buffett annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders 2015: US presidential candidates have it all wrong – those being born today are the luckiest generation February 27, 2016 Kids these days are the luckiest of all, according to Warren Buffett's annual letter to the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway released today. Commenting on the impending US elections, Buffett scoffed at the "negative drumbeat" of the presidential candidates, who seemed to be making a habit of pointing out all of the country's problems, despite GDP per capita having [...]
UK weather: This winter has been one of the warmest but wettest on record, thanks to Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank February 27, 2016 Anybody wanting to flaunt an expensive winter coat or chunky jumper this winter has been out of luck, because it's shaping up to be one of the warmest on record. According the early statistics from the Met Office, the average temperature in the UK this winter was 5.6c, making it the third warmest year since 1910 and [...]
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg tops poll of favourite technology chief executives, and Apple’s phone unlocking row with FBI has not dented view on Tim Cook either February 27, 2016 It may be almost a teenager, but we're still fans of Facebook, or the people behind it at the very least. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has topped a poll run by intelligence company Morning Consult as the technology chief executive the greatest number of people have a favourable opinion of, with 48 per cent saying they [...]
