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Gateley staff get ready to walk on fire for Acorns
Professional Services
Members of the retail team at the Birmingham office of city law firm Gateley are among those getting ready to walk on fire in a bid to raise money for Acorns Children’s Hospice.
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Smith & Williamson Tax relocates
Banking & Finance
Finance firm Smith & Williamson Tax – which previously traded as BTG Tax – has relocated to the heart of Birmingham’s business district.
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AWD Chase de Vere appoints Declan Callan to Birmingham office
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National financial advice firm AWD Chase de Vere has appointed Declan Callan as senior manager of its Birmingham office.
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Lighthouse Management Advisers oversees inaugural deal
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Newly-formed financial advice firm Lighthouse Management Advisers has overseen its first deal – and pledged there would be more to come.
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MFG Solicitors appoints tax specialist
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MFG Solicitors has appointed a new tax and trust manager.
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Pinsent Masons advises on toy developer deal
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Pinsent Masons has advised Business Growth Fund on a £4.8 million investment in Wolverhampton based toy developer.
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Shakespeares advises on automotive sale
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A Shakespeares legal team at has advised a world leader in the automotive parts and remanufacturing industry on the sale of its European activities in Belgium and the Ƶ.
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Trio of promotions at Wragge & Co
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A city law firm has strengthened three core areas: corporate, dispute resolution and pensions, with a trio of promotions.
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Three Birmingham barristers appointed QCs
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Three members of Birmingham barristers’ chambers are to be appointed Queen’s Counsel later this month.
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Shares soar 50pc at Secure Trust Bank
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A Midland bank which listed on the London Stock Exchange in November last year has seen its share price rise by 50 per cent in just three months.
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Budget 2012: Osborne scraps 50p tax rate claiming it is good for Ƶ business
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It may position him for a political battering but George Osborne scrapped the 50p tax rate for top earners – and drew praise from the Midlands professional community.
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Budget 2012: Charities fear drop in donations after new cap on tax breaks
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Charities have warned a cap on tax breaks will hit donations by millions of pounds a year.
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Budget 2102: Osborne accused of 'stealth tax' on pensioners
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The Government stood accused of an “outrageous stealth tax” after it emerged that more than four million pensioners will be worse off following changes to simplify the tax system unveiled in the Budget.
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Budget 2012 reaction: Rise in pension age concerns young couples
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The rise in fuel duty could force a young Midland couple to restrict the number of times they visit sick relatives.
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Budget 2012: Tax relief for film and video game industry
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The Chancellor pledged to keep Wallace & Gromit exactly where they are as he unveiled a film industry-style tax break to encourage development in the animation and video game sectors.
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Budget 2012: Less pressure on public finance than first feared
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Pressure on the public finances will be less severe than previously thought, according to the independent tax and spending watchdog, as the Ƶ narrowly dodges another recession this year.
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Budget 2012: New child benefit threshold announced
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The news that some 750,000 parents will hold on to some or all of their child benefit was a welcome relief to many – but business leaders have warned the move means more red tape.
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Budget 2012: Corporation tax cut to 24%
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Corporation tax will fall by 1% after the Chancellor said he wanted to make the Ƶ's tax system more competitive for business than in any major economy across the world.
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Businesses 'facing a £190bn funding gap'
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Businesses will face a £190 billion funding gap in five years unless more is done to stimulate alternative forms of lending to banks, a Government-backed taskforce has warned.
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Lending volumes rise by half at Secure Trust Bank
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Lending volumes rose by more than half at Midland-based Secure Trust Bank last year, the firm has revealed in its first annual accounts posted to the stock exchange.
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City law firm advises on flooring firm sale
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Coventry-based luxury vinyl flooring firm Amtico International has been bought by US floor designer and manufacturer, Mannington Mills.
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Pension changes 'won't only affect the mega-rich'
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Pension savers have been warned to check whether they will be hit by a major tax change after an expert said the changes will not only affect the mega-rich.
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Disgraced adviser Gary Hexley faces £300k High Court claim
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A collapsed finance firm closely linked to disgraced Midland adviser Gary Hexley is at the centre of a new £300,000 High Court claim following a £1.3 million investment.
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Bank of Scotland 'guilty of serious misconduct'
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Bank of Scotland was guilty of “very serious misconduct” which contributed to the taxpayer bailout of its parent company HBOS, the City watchdog has said.
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