Proposals are afoot to merge the Financial Services Authority with the Financial Reporting Council. A paper published today proposes the two ‘quangos’ which are responsible for the regulating the accounting profession (FRC) and the UK listing authority (FSA). The Treasury is looking to reform the financial regulations in the UK. The paper released by [...]
Did you know that according to Google there are over 2m website pages optimised for the search term ‘Business Planning Consultant‘? What does this tell us? Firstly I believe it is an indication of how big the business start up industry is. Secondly, it says something about the internet, and how important it is for the [...]
On January 1st the VAT rate will go back to its normal 17.5% against 15% over the last year, for most businesses they believe it made no difference at all, 2.5% reduction on a price just isn’t that attractive in a world where 50% off is more the norm. There is an arguement that international [...]
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If the current opposition party wins the right to govern the UK at the next election, they will have an almost impossible challenge. The present incumbents (presently on the Government benches of the house), will ‘hound’ every move by any Minister who advocates spending cuts. Obviously, the very best solution is not to spend it [...]
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Julian Rowe, Business Correspondent, Business Service Finder, reflects upon analysis by economist, Dan Ariely, in his interview with the BBC World Service concerning Predictable irrationality (regarding money). Regarding money, Ariely suggests we make repeatable, predictable mistakes – the recording of his interview is still available on the BBC World Service website. Ariely is a behavioural [...]