Oct
2009
Articles from 14th Oct 2009
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Law firm Weightmans brings two GP practices together to form 'super partnership'
Oct 14 2009 | Financial
Law firm Weightmans has recently been at the heart of a transaction which sees the first ever merger of its type between two GP practices. Read
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Defined benefit pensions improve funding position in September
Oct 14 2009 | Financial
The funding position of defined benefit pensions improved during September on the back of stock market gains. Read
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Surprise fall in UK inflation puts pressure on pound
Oct 14 2009 | Financial
Official figures show inflation fell faster than expected to hit a five-year low last month. Read
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Your Move owner LSL in talks over potential takeover of Halifax Estate Agencies
Oct 14 2009 | Financial
The owner of the Your Move sales and lettings business has said it is in talks over the potential takeover of Halifax Estate Agencies. Read
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Cheer up - recovery is on the way
Oct 14 2009 | Financial
The outlook has been bleak for investors recently, but Jim Wood-Smith says the Midlands would be a significant winner from the recovery – and advises people to take a leaf out of Mr Spock’s book when it comes to the economy Read
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Mike Yiannis: Invest to be ready for the upturn
Oct 14 2009 | Financial
I’m writing this month’s column sitting by a hotel poolside in Cyprus (OK, I forgot to do this before I left!), thinking of a topic, looking around me, and then eureka! Read
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Irwin Mitchell expert predicts more businesses offering equity to lenders
Oct 14 2009 | Financial
More firms could take the option of offering equity of their businesses to banks and lenders to stop the company collapsing, according to an insolvency expert working in the legal sector. Read
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Birmingham leading the way on Sharia finance
Oct 14 2009 | Financial
Birmingham has broken the London monopoly on providing professional services to support Islamic finance, an advisor at UK Trade and Investment has said. Read
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Clement Keys wins national contract from Learning and Skills Council
Oct 14 2009 | Financial
Chartered accountants Clement Keys is celebrating after winning a national contract to provide funding audits to the Learning and Skills Council. Staff from the firm’s Birmingham office will be responsible for jointly auditing more than £400 million of education spend allocated to 21 colleges primarily in London and the South of England. Clement Keys director of internal audit, Lee Glover, said: “This win represents a significant success for us and it reinforces our position as a leading provider of audit to the whole of the public sector and not just education.” Pictured from left are Richard Newton, Simon Atkins, Manjinder Kalwal, Bhavini Patel, Simon Atkins and Sharon Keeley, all of Clement Keys. Read
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DLA Piper rising to the challenge of a 'scary time' in banking industry
Oct 14 2009 | Financial
The last year has been a “scary time” for everyone in the banking industry, according to a top Birmingham-based finance lawyer. Read
