Mar
2009
Articles from 25th Mar 2009
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Interactive Telecoms still growing in difficult times
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
A go-ahead Midland telecoms company is fighting back hard against the downturn with a major expansion programme. Read
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HydraPower takes dynamic approach to seeking new business
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
A drive into the original equipment market has been launched by the hi-tech hydraPower dynamics group - with the launch of a new company. Read
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Hammonds in Birmingham acts for Kelly Services in sell-off
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
A corporate team from Hammonds in Birmingham led by partner Peter McLintock, has acted for Kelly Services, one of the world’s top workforce management services and human resources firms, on the sale of 31 of Kelly’s commercial staffing branches across England to Interaction Staffing Solutions for an undisclosed sum. Read
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Good credit insurance could mean business survival
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
As liquidity levels plummet, credit insurance is becoming a hot topic. Peter Castle looks at how the recession is hitting the insurance market – and what companies need to do about it Read
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Millionaires face more stringent tax scrunity
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
Millionaire investors are facing a major new anti-evasion crackdown, a tax expert has warned. Read
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RSM Bentley Jennison have appointed Midlands partners
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
Professional services firm RSM Bentley Jennison have recently appointed three partners based in the Midlands. Read
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Warning to Midlands car market of green tax rules
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
The struggling new car market in the Midlands could be set for a blow if companies do not take advantage of a tax regime due to end in April, according to specialists at business adviser Grant Thornton. Read
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Absolute or target returns approach holds appeal
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
Last month’s column highlighted the possibility of quantitative easing being implemented; today it has become a reality. Read
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PricewaterhouseCoopers in 'cash rich' plea
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
Managers need to start focusing on making their firms cash rich, rather than just looking at profit, experts at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Midlands have said. Read
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Firms urged to change structures before it's too late
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
Business owners need to act now by changing their company structure in order to protect themselves from the continuing economic downturn, a Birmingham owner-managed business advisor has said. Read
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Midlands management buy-outs plummet in 2008
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
Management buy-outs in the West Midlands dropped sharply in both number and value over the last year, figures from The Centre for Management Buy-Out Research have revealed. Read
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Gloucestershire firm wins £150,000 to help turn black cabs green
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
A team at RBS in Birmingham is funding an environmental engineering firm which converts diesel engines to liquid petroleum gas. Read
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Barclays slashes executives’ salaries in ‘pay for performance’ review
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
Barclays pledged a new era of “pay for performance” yesterday as part of an overhaul of salary and bonuses after last year’s plunging annual profits and multi-billion-pound writedowns. Read
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Bank governor warns against give-away Budget
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, warned the Government against a give-away “stimulus” Budget yesterday after official numbers astonished economists by showing that inflation rose in January, confounding widespread expectations that it would continue to fall. Read
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How zero inflation could affect your financial products
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
One of the key measures of inflation fell to zero during February and it looks set to slide into negative territory during the coming months. Read
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Lloyd’s of London benefits from market profit of £1.9 billion
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
Lloyd’s of London said it remained in good shape after the insurance market achieved a profit of £1.9 billion for 2008. Read
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Tipton and Coseley customers to vote online at AGM
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
The Tipton and Coseley Building Society is taking its meetings on to the web, with members able to cast their votes at the upcoming AGM online for the first time in the society’s history. Read
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Law firm reports rise in Midlands personal bankruptcies
Mar 25 2009 | Financial
The number of people declaring themselves bankrupt in the Midlands is on the rise as the economic downturn continues to worsen, a leading Black Country law firm has claimed. Read
