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RBS pays Treasury to re-attain control of dividends

23rd March 2016
In an attempt to restart its dividend payments, the Royal Bank of Scotland has paid £1.2 billion to the UK Treasury to end an arrangement concerned with the government’s full control on the bank’s dividends. The payment to the Treasury will end the Dividend Access Scheme (DAS) which was adopted in 2009 when RBS bailed out […]
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The ISA family grows to 6 members - but which one is best?

18th March 2016
From April 2017 there will be 6 different ISAs available to savers and investors, so here is a brief overview of what each one will do and who they are suitable for. Of course, with the end of the tax year looming, the most immediate action for investors to take is to make sure they […]
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UK Growth Forecasts Cut for the Next 5 Years

17th March 2016
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) had previously forecast that the economy would grow 2.4% this year, but is now predicting a rate of 2.0%. The amount the government is expected to have to borrow this year has fallen, but it has gone up for the next three. MP John McDonnell notes that the cuts […]
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UK Budget 2016 is announced

16th March 2016
With three months to go before the UK votes on its EU membership, the government is campaigning to remain in the EU, and George Osborne aimed not to antagonise either side with his 2016 Budget announcement that was made today (16/3). New UK unemployment figures show falls by 28,000 to 1.68 million between November and […]
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Tech CEOs are bullish about growth prospects

14th March 2016
As technology’s tentacles increasingly affect every business, technology CEOs around the globe are notably more optimistic about growth prospects than CEOs from other industries. According to PwC's 19th Annual Global CEO Survey​:  90% of tech CEOs expect to increase company sales this year, while 94% of tech respondents anticipate that revenues will rise in the next three […]
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European Central Bank cutting its benchmark interest to 0%

11th March 2016
As a part of its plan to revitalise the slow Eurozone economy, The European Central Bank has revealed that it is surprisingly cutting its benchmark interest rate from 0.5% to 0%. In addition, the bank has also come to the decision to increase its quantitative easing programme to €80 billion (up by €20 billion) a […]
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Google advises Lloyds Banking Group on new digital analytics innovation team

10th March 2016
Lloyds Banking Group has partnered with ASI (Advanced Skills Institute) and Google to test Google’s big data platform technologies and analytics on non-personal behavioural data using a “secure” Lloyds account on Google Cloud Platform. Lloyd’s digital analytics team – an in-house team – has been trained by Google on how to use the product and […]
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Global tech IPOs close 2015 on a high note

10th March 2016
Overall, 2015 was the second-best year for global technology IPOs in five years, with 92 IPOs that raised US$27.1 billion in proceeds, according to PwC’s Global Technology IPO Review. This marked a decline of 22% in terms of listings and 47% in proceeds compared with 2014. However, total proceeds declined just 8% if we exclude […]
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Over two-thirds of insurance CEOs see technology as both an opportunity and a threat

9th March 2016
Results from PwC’s 19th Annual Global Survey of more than 1,400 CEOs, which includes responses from 101 CEOs in the insurance sector in 43 countries, reveal more than 70% of insurance CEOs are making significant changes to the way they use technology to assess and meet customer expectations. 79% cite data and analytics and 76% […]
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Facebook to pay millions of pounds in tax to the British Government

8th March 2016
Following the approval of fundamental changes to its corporation structure, the world’s largest social network is now set to pay millions of pounds more in UK tax. As of April, the social media giant is will change its policy regarding the revenue generated from some of its largest advertisers which is planned to be routed […]
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CEOs failing to advocate employee engagement, new report reveals

8th March 2016
According to a survey of over 500 Internal Communications professionals, CEOs and MDs are failing to effectively advocate employee engagement within their businesses. The fifth annual Internal Communications market survey – carried out by the global recruitment specialist for corporate and marketing communications, VMA Group – revealed that many leaders are paying lip service to […]
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Bulge bracket banks increased their M&A advisory market share during 2015

7th March 2016
The largest investment banks notched a 20% gain in market share of the US M&A advisory market during last-year’s record-breaking technology M&A spree, according to a new report by 451 Research. Thanks in large part to a surge in multi-billion-dollar deals, the nine ‘bulge bracket’ investment banks saw their share of the advised M&A market increase […]
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