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Making the switch - Implementing energy efficient lighting with Energy Finance from Siemens Financial Services Limited

21st September 2016
In commercial buildings, lighting currently accounts for up to 40% of energy costs,[1] equalling over 50TWh per year of electricity consumption and resulting in over 5 million tonnes of carbon emissions.[2] It is estimated that around 30% to 50% of this could be saved by using more efficient lighting equipment such as LED lamps or […]
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Larry Augustin, SugarCRM CEO: The Age of the Empowered Customer

21st September 2016
It’s been almost a year since the announcement of two significant pieces of legislation which seek to empower customers in the UK. In September 2015, the Open Banking Standard working group was set up at the request of HM Treasury to explore how data could be used to help people transact, save, borrow, lend and […]
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Open data represents the biggest challenge to banks in a generation

21st September 2016
We all know the old adage that you’re more likely to divorce than change your bank account. But that’s all about to change as the banking sector faces its biggest challenge for over thirty years with the introduction of the Competition and Markets Authority’s “Open Banking programme” which will require banks to share their customer data […]
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Spanish Law specialist David Fuster offers advice on all things property

21st September 2016
Spanish Law specialist David Fuster offers advice on all things property  The Spanish property market is enjoying yet another successful month after eight consecutive quarters of price growth. This is an indisputable positive trend and one which is making property in Spain an attractive investment once again. With an increasing number of buyers returning to […]
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District Heat users advised on how to avoid falling foul of new laws

21st September 2016
Biomass specialist, re:heat, has joined forces with leading law firms Ward Hadaway and Harper Macleod LLP and the Energy Saving Trust, to host a series of technical seminars throughout the North and Scotland to advise operators and owners of biomass district heating schemes on the government’s new Heat Network Regulations. Neil Harrison, re:heat director and […]
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First class premises for former cricketer’s fitness centre

21st September 2016
Harworth Estates has welcomed its latest new tenant onto Lynefields Park – the site of the former Alcan smelter in Northumberland. Former Durham and Kent cricketer Ben Harmison has taken a five year lease on a 3,200 sq ft unit and open storage land at the entrance to the site to develop his Harmison Personal […]
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AVID Technology and Caterpillar join forces to drive fuel efficiency standards

21st September 2016
North East based automotive cleantech firm AVID Technology has secured a key position in a three year collaborative programme to develop more efficient vehicle powertrains with global OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Caterpillar. In a project co-funded by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, Caterpillar UK Engines Company Ltd, AVID Technology Ltd, Denso Marston and Imperial […]
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The bank of me – why banks need to be totally customer-centric

20th September 2016
By Mark Roper, Commercial Director – Collinson Group It wasn’t all that long ago that a bank manager was more than a person who ran a branch. They were financial advisors, mortgage brokers and trusted confidants. They held a personal relationship with their customers – they would be consulted by customers on many important life […]
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Brexit changes to EU VAT will substantially affect businesses

16th September 2016
Tax professionals already anticipate an expected onslaught of VAT changes resulting from the United Kingdom’s exiting the European Union, according to a recent poll by Avalara EMEA, a leading provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation for businesses of all sizes.  51 percent project increased complexity in VAT compliance, and paying more in VAT and customs […]
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Service & The CFO: Why Context Is Worth 80 IQ Points

14th September 2016
By Rick Gustafson, Chief Financial Officer of ServiceMax How the ability to measure field service is turning it from cost overhead to profit centre Renowned MIT professor and serial inventor Alan Kay once said, “Context is worth 80 IQ points.” These famous words are particularly relevant for CFOs today, especially if his or her organisation carries […]
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‘Naming and Shaming Multinationals is Not the Answer’

14th September 2016
“The recent amendment to the UK Finance Bill 2016 to include enabling legislation that would require companies to publish a ‘country-by-country report’ (CbCR), showing where they paid their taxes and earned their revenues, is nothing more than an ineffectual naming and shaming exercise,” says Miles Dean, Managing Partner, Milestone International Tax. “If countries do adopt […]
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Are you Really Prepared for Retirement? 85% of People Admit that they don't Understand what a Pension is

14th September 2016
  New research has found that 85% of people don’t understand what a pension is – leaving them vulnerable to financial hardships when they retire. Pensions advice specialist, Portafina, conducted the research to find out the extent of knowledge and understanding of pensions across the UK, and discover just how financially prepared we really are […]
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