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7 Apr 2016 Regulations and Law

Spreading Rumours About Stocks

The Financial Times reported today on the curious case of Iraj Pavazi, a stock market trader currently on trial at Southwark Crown Court. In his defence testimony he…

Regulations and Law

5 Apr 2016 Regulations and Law

Prime Minister Resigns

PM resigns over disclosures from Panamian lawyers. Ah but that’s not our David Cameron, but Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson after previously denying in a televised interview that…

Regulations and Law

20 Mar 2016 Regulations and Law

FAMR and Advice Services

Just before the Budget was announced, the Final Report of the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR) was published. That Review was the latest examination of the financial advice…

Taxation

16 Mar 2016 Taxation

Budget Spring 2016 – You Won’t Need Sugar to Sweeten this Pill

The Chancellor appeared to be in a buoyant mood delivering his budget speech today even though he noted that the global economy is weak and financial markets are…

ShareSoc

13 Mar 2016

The Financial Times, religion and Brexit

Has the FT developed an interest in religious affairs? On Friday (11/3/2016), they reported on two matters. First was the revelation that to become a saint, you need…

Regulations and Law

11 Mar 2016 Regulations and Law

CMA, Ofgem and Data Protection Rules

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have been tackling the lack of competition in the market for household utility supplies for some time. They are concerned that many…

Company News

26 Feb 2016 Company News

London Stock Exchange – Deutsche Börse Merger, and Brexit

More details were announced this morning of the proposed merger between the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Deutsche Börse. Is this really a “merger of equals”, as it…

Corporate Governance

21 Feb 2016 Corporate Governance

The Non-Financial Reporting Directive

While the debate over the EU and its bureaucracy is so topical, it’s worth taking a look at the latest public consultation on an EU Directive that needs to…

ShareSoc

18 Feb 2016

Commercial Property and Brexit

In a previous article I discussed what might be spooking the commercial property market. Share prices of companies such as British Land and Land Securities are down by…

Taxation

13 Feb 2016 Taxation

What’s Spooking the Commercial Property Market?

There was an interesting article in the Financial Times yesterday (12/2/2016) by Vanessa Houlder on the possibility that deduction of interest costs against profits will be disallowed by…

ShareSoc

11 Feb 2016