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FTSE 100 breaks 7,000 level

20th March 2015
London’s FTSE 100 broke through the 7,000 level for the first time in its history on March 20, 2015. A small increase in the price of oil, signs of a solution to the Greek debt crisis and investor hopes that interest rates in the UK and US will remain low, helped propel the market on […]
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Budget Vs Business

12th March 2015
David Postings, CEO of Bibby Financial Services, considers the risk of forgetting SMEs in this year’s UK Budget and looks at how the Small Business Bill’s accession into law later this year could affect funding for SMEs and their general operating environment At the start of last year, 99% of all private sector businesses in […]
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How to Choose the Best Auto dialer for your Business?

9th March 2015
For most of the small- and large-scale businesses, choosing the best services and products is a challenging task which can be accomplished after a lot of hard work and concentration. However, in a call center landscape, things get a little easier. Because there are only a few of the software that can help increase productivity […]
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Editor's letter - March 2015

6th March 2015
It’s been something of a monumental month for the team here at Finance Monthly. I was fortunate to meet with the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alan Yarrow, for an in-depth interview on the past, present and future state of the UK’s finance industry, at the start of February. This month we also […]
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FCA unveils new Senior Managers Regime

24th February 2015
Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) with specific responsibilities, such as Chairman, will come under the new Senior Managers Regime (SMR), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have confirmed. Following a detailed consultation across industry and with stakeholders it was also decided the regime would not apply to those NEDs who do not perform […]
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HSBC blames profit slump on ‘challenging year’

23rd February 2015
HSBC’s Group Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver blamed a ‘challenging year’ for the banking group’s 17% drop in profit before tax (PBT), as the financial giant posted its full year 2014 results today. The results follow allegations earlier this month that HSBC’s Swiss unit has assisted people to avoid and evade tax using hidden accounts in […]
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Argentina most complex place to do business

11th February 2015
For the second year running, Argentina has been ranked as the most complex country for multinational enterprises to do business in, according to TMF Group’s Global Benchmark Complexity Index. The far-reaching annual study by TMF Group has ranked 81 jurisdictions across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas according to how complex they […]
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Legal & General to enter lifetime mortgage market

11th February 2015
Legal & General Group has announced its intention to acquire 100% of New Life Home Finance Limited for a consideration of £5 million (€6.7 million). Newlife is a privately owned UK-based provider of lifetime mortgage products. The acquisition by Legal & General's Retirement division is expected to complete during H1 2015, subject to FCA approval. […]
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Salary increase for finance jobs

10th February 2015
New layers of regulation are forcing banks and other top financial institutions to raise salaries for specialist professionals in the UK, a new survey reveals, despite pressure to cut costs. According to the Robert Walters Salary Survey, professionals across regulatory reporting, product control and internal audit sectors have been securing double digit pay rises in […]
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Chinese deal making in Europe surges

9th February 2015
Chinese investors are doing a far higher value and volume of M&A deals in Europe than European investors in China, according to data from Deloitte. In 2014 Chinese companies and financial investors announced 79 deals in Europe, compared to 54 European deals in China. In terms of value, in 2014 the average disclosed deal size […]
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