July Budget 2015: Shares dive for green energy firms as Osborne scraps tax exemption July 8, 2015 In today's Budget, chancellor George Osborne announced that the government is scrapping a green tax exemption enjoyed by renewable energy companies since 2001. Read more: George Osborne cuts corporation tax and bank levy as he tells firms "Britain is open for business" Currently, tax is not paid on renewable electricity supplied to businesses under renewable [...]
July Budget 2015: From a new living wage to cutting the bank levy, the key policies that will affect UK businesses July 8, 2015 Today was Britain's first Conservative-only Budget in almost 20 years, and in it chancellor George Osborne revealed a series of policy changes that will affect UK companies Here are the key announcements he made in the business-friendly budget, and what they mean for the UK's companies. Cut to corporation tax The amount of corporation [...]
A Grexit could wipe almost £1 trillion from global M&A activity July 8, 2015 Greece's exit from the euro would strike a severe blow to global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity if not managed carefully, according to a report by legal firm Baker & McKenzie. Read more: Here's what we can learn from the 10 biggest deals in pharmaceutical history Using financial modelling, it predicts that over the [...]
July Budget 2015: Five ways your pension could change after today’s budget July 8, 2015 Substantial changes to the UK's pension rules are expected to be introduced in today's Budget. Read more: Pension changes April 2015: The five things you need to know The government has generally been loath to take away retirement perks in previous years, but this is about to change as chancellor George Osborne moves forward [...]
Are entrepreneurs born rather than made? This study hints risk-taking behaviour is beyond our control July 8, 2015 Some stray enough to the edge to create a successful business – while others fall off the edge. But whatever you think of risk-takers, it turns out taking a less-than-cautious approach to life may actually be genetic. Read more: Cultivating London's next generation of tech entrepreneurs Risk-taking, one of the most widely recognised qualities [...]
Will Greece be able to stop capital controls? Here are its options July 7, 2015 After voting against accepting proposals put forward by creditors in Sunday's referendum, Greeks are now facing capital controls – ATM withdrawals are limited to €60 (£43) a day. Meanwhile, suppliers are demanding businesses pay cash up front, making normal commerce impossible. Soon, the country could completely run out of cash altogether – analysts [...]
Why do women live longer than men? Lower risk of heart disease is the number one reason July 7, 2015 Across the world, women consistently live longer than men. In the UK, the most recent figures place their average life expectancies at 82.5 and 79.5, respectively. Read more: The UK's average age has reached an all-time high as population grows at an above-average rate The reason for the difference is not fully understood, but [...]
Got a weak handshake? You might be ageing faster than you realise July 7, 2015 If you're surprised by how much older some of your school peers look every time you see them, while others tend to look exactly the same, your eyes probably aren't failing you. A new study from Duke University shows how people born within one year of each other age at phenomenally different rates, with [...]
A healthy office space is fundamental for success July 7, 2015 Over one million people in the UK suffer from work-related illnesses every year, according to a recent study from the Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and the resulting cost to the economy is huge. Read more: London’s new crisis: A shortage of offices will do immense damage While the influence of office [...]
