Jul
2009
Articles from 15th Jul 2009
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Huge payouts to Goldman Sachs' staff
Jul 15 2009 | Financial
Staff at investment banking giant Goldman Sachs earned a mammoth £4.1 billion in pay and bonuses during a bumper second quarter for the group. Read
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Melrose cuts debt by £127m
Jul 15 2009 | Financial
Shares in industrial investor Melrose rose more than nine per cent yesterday after revealing it had cut its debts by £127 million. Read
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Arden Partners pushed into the red, but say future is bright
Jul 15 2009 | Financial
Birmingham stockbroker Arden Partners has said the tide is starting to turn in the market, even though it was pushed into the red in the first half of the year. Read
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Kendall Wadley says the right words to pick up Aurix as new client
Jul 15 2009 | Financial
Midlands chartered accountancy firm Kendall Wadley has secured a new client – phonetic speech search company, Aurix. Read
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Pre-packs the best solution to collapse, research says
Jul 15 2009 | Financial
Controversial pre-pack administrations offer the best chance to save jobs, according to research among its members by the insolvency trade body R3. Read
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Keep it simple when recovering debt, firms told
Jul 15 2009 | Financial
Businesses across the region are being urged to take one of three simple actions when recovering debt – or risk throwing good money after bad. Read
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Private equity to strike back over the next year
Jul 15 2009 | Financial
The volume of private equity investments in the UK will pick up in the next 12 months, according to 57 per cent of respondents to a Grant Thornton survey. Read
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Lichfield pub reopened thanks to bank cash injection
Jul 15 2009 | Financial
A popular Lichfield pub has been reopened after an injection of cash from NatWest. Read
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Suspected ‘missing trader’ fraud activity up by half in first quarter, Challinors says
Jul 15 2009 | Financial
Fraud and Asset Recovery lawyers from Midlands law firm Challinors said, at a specialist VAT Fraud event in Birmingham, that suspected VAT ‘missing trader’ fraud activity rose by half in the first quarter of 2009. Read
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'Injured feelings' costing firms dear at employment tribunals
Jul 15 2009 | Financial
Employment tribunals are raising the bar on payouts for “injured feelings”, a Midland expert has warned. Read
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Martineau works with Prism Medical on double mobility deal
Jul 15 2009 | Financial
The corporate division of Birmingham law firm Martineau has acted for a Canadian medical firm in the acquisition of two domestic mobility companies. Read
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Inflation falls below the target
Jul 15 2009 | Financial
Inflation fell below the Bank of England’s two per cent target for the first time in almost two years in June. Read
