Mar
2009
Articles from 17th Mar 2009
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Grant and project support firm celebrates launch under new owner
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
A Leamington firm that helps businesses in gaining grants and funding as well as managing and evaluating projects has celebrated its official launch under a new owner. Read
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Healthcare group calls on Coventry accountants
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
A leading national healthcare group has called on a Coventry firm of accountants to take it through a significant restructuring. Read
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Department or boutique ... it's a tough choice
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
My wife and I are shopping for furniture at the moment - it is a buyer’s market after all. Read
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Wealth expert Stefan Wissenbach wins top title
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
Berkswell wealth specialist Stefan Wissenbach has beaten competition from national wealth management specialists to become St James’s Place Partner of the Year. Read
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Pension Protection Fund alert for West Midlands firms
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
Local businesses are being warned of a significant increase in the levy they pay to the Pension Protection Fund Read
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Smethwick online chemist wins £3m investment from Atomico
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
A Smethwick-based online chemist has received a multi-million funding deal from one of the internet’s top entrepreneurs. Read
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UK banks front of queue for AIG bail-out cash
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
US insurer AIG stoked further controversy yesterday after revealing UK banks were among the beneficiaries of its massive state bail-out amid anger over bonus payouts. Read
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Forth Ports post underlying profits of £37 million
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
Forth Ports today reported a 34 per cent hike in annual underlying profits after the best ever year for its ports division. Read
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Co-op Bank set to run City Council's financial services for extra year
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
The Co-operative Bank will be granted a further year running Birmingham City Council’s financial services after insisting it can ride out the recession. Read
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Barclays in fund management sale talks
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
The bank added that it was in discussion with the Treasury over whether to participate in the Government’s scheme to insure “toxic” assets. Read
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Councils hire Cherie Blair to take on Fred Goodwin and RBS
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
Pension funds have taken on Cherie Blair as legal adviser in an attempt to recover hundreds of millions of pounds from Sir Fred Goodwin and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Read
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Allied Irish Bank in funding for Aldridge building firm Rossway Dowd
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
The North Birmingham branch of Allied Irish Bank (GB) has set up a funding package of £2 million for Aldridge-based construction company Rossway Dowd. Read
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Else law firm has new head of debt recovery division
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
A Stoke-on-Trent lawyer specialising in dispute resolution has joined Else Commercial Solicitors as head of its debt recovery division. Read
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Tipton and Coseley Building Society raps failed banks levy
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
The Tipton and Coseley Building Society saw profits halved last year thanks to an “unfair and disproportionate” levy which forces building societies to pay for the mistakes of failed banks. Read
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Chance for firms to reclaim VAT for in-house client catering
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
Major Midland companies are being urged to “bite back” in a bid to recover VAT on in-house catering for business clients. Read
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Birmingham financial management team takes top award
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
RSM Bentley Jennison Financial Management – which has its Birmingham office in the Gun Quarter – has been named IFA of the Year in the MoneyMarketing Financial Services Awards held in London. Read
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Midlands vision of new regional partner at Yorkshire Bank
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
Mario Paparelli has been appointed regional deposit partner for Yorkshire Bank in the Midlands, in a move the bank says will cover customers in its Financial Solutions Centres in Birmingham and Coventry. Read
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Clement Keys accountant Elizabeth Cain's audit with a difference
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
Accountant Elizabeth Cain has taken on an international project, travelling to Ethiopia to audit a series of aid projects funded by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office. Read
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Too few initiatives for UK women in boardroom - Grant Thornton
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
The UK is lagging behind Asia in terms of equality in the boardroom, according to research by Grant Thornton. Read
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Firm sales set to bring M&A boom
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
Mergers and acquisitions are set to bounce back as the fallout from the recession sees more and more struggling firms put up for sale, a Midland finance partner has said. Read
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Birmingham spotlight on how to ride the recession
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
The Institute of Directors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants will be holding a “Riding out the recession” seminar next Wednesday. The event is for directors of SMEs whose businesses have growth potential but need to get through the next 12 months. It is being held at 5pm at the Financial Solution Centre on Temple Row next Wednesday. Contact linda.conway@icaew.com. Read
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Birmingham insurer chosen by heavy transportation firm
Mar 17 2009 | Financial
Heavy transportation firm Abnormal Load Engineering (ALE) has appointed Birmingham International Airport insurers Aon to manage its insurance programme and provide strategic advice on risk matters. Read
