The top 10 most popular cars in June July 6, 2015 The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today announced record performance in car registrations in the UK. The figures showed that new car registrations grew by seven per cent in the first half of 2015, which is the highest six month total on record. Mike Hawes, chief executive of SMMT said: It is still [...]
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 [...]
Women build bridges across gender divide June 23, 2015 WOMEN make up only six per cent of UK engineers – but that hasn’t stopped these London engineers from joining a male-dominated workforce, building everything from the Shard to Crossrail. Yesterday marked the second-ever National Women in Engineering Day, to highlight the lack of female engineers. This is bad news for business, according to a [...]
National Women in Engineering Day: Stereotypes are creating a huge skills gap in the UK’s engineering sector June 23, 2015 National Women in Engineering Day isn’t just a celebration. It’s a landmark opportunity to draw attention to a critical economic factor that can no longer be ignored: women need to fill an ever-growing engineering skills gap. Quite simply, the UK economy will not do well without engineers. Without skilled workers it is hard for [...]
Film review: Melissa McCarthy is hampered by her co-stars in Spy June 5, 2015 Cert 15 | ★★☆☆☆ Bounteous as Melissa McCarthy’s comedic gifts no doubt are, do they justify a resuscitation of the spy-spoof genre? In a word: no. In Spy she plays a desk-bound CIA operative working in partnership with field agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law) with whom she is not-so-secretly in love. Despite finishing top [...]
City Moves for 5 June 2015 | Who’s switching jobs June 4, 2015 AIG The insurer has announced the appointment of Angus Marshall as mergers & acquisitions (M&A) manager for the UK. He joined AIG in 2013 as an M&A underwriter. Marshall has also held positions in PwC’s international tax and M&A practice and in Norton Rose Fulbright’s private M&A division. Edmond de Rothschild Philippe Jouard has been [...]
Cipriani eyes England spot after Baa-Baas rout May 31, 2015 FLY-HALF Danny Cipriani has refused to relinquish his World Cup dream despite facing fierce competition for the No10 jersey within England head coach Stuart Lancaster’s World Cup training squad. Cipriani is competing with two formidable opponents in the shape of George Ford and Owen Farrell for a starting berth, but racked up 33 points in [...]
Attacking intent set to reward Bath with Premiership glory May 28, 2015 AFTER two epic semi-finals, albeit of contrasting score lines, the action-packed rugby season reaches its peak tomorrow as Bath and Saracens do battle in the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham. Saracens became the fifth away side from 21 play-off semi-finals to progress to HQ after triumphing 29-24 over reigning champions Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens. [...]
Keydata owner pledges to fight FCA after £75m fine May 26, 2015 The bitter wrangle between the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Keydata reached boiling point yesterday as both sides promised legal action to decide the long-running dispute. The financial regulator announced it is seeking record fines against three former managers of the investment service, claiming the company mis-sold complex products known as “death bonds” to consumers. [...]
FCA seeks record £75m fine from Keydata boss Stewart Ford over misselling claims, Ford to hit back with £650m high court claim May 26, 2015 The FCA is seeking record fines against three former managers of Keydata Investment Services, claiming the company missold complex products to consumers. The watchdog has fined former chief executive Stewart Ford £75m, former sales director Mark Owen £4m and former compliance officer Peter Johnson £200,000, and wants to ban them from working in regulated [...]