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Investbx holds first public share auction
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West Midlands “stock exchange†Investbx has seen its first retail share purchase.
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Private equity market at lowest level in º£½ÇÊÓƵ since 1995
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The º£½ÇÊÓƵ private equity market dropped to its lowest level for over thirteen years in the fourth quarter of 2008 according to data from the Midlands-based Centre for Management Buy-out Research (CMBOR).
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KPMG staff to make tough decision over pay
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About 1,000 staff at the Birmingham office of KPMG will be facing a tough decision after the company asked them to consider shorter hours or sabbaticals on reduced pay.
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NHS contracts pay off for Alsters Kelley
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Regional law firm Alsters Kelley is on the acquisition trail after finding success in the commercial property market.
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Fears grow over sterling crisis
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Something looking increasingly like an old-style sterling crisis loomed yesterday to add to the impact of the year-old banking crisis on the wider economy.
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Birmingham accountant warns of hard line on tax
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The amount of extra tax the Government took from enquiries and interventions rose 13 per cent in 2007/08 to £12.9 billion, according to calculations by UHY Hacker Young, the Birmingham accountancy firm.
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Rising pension deficits could see trustees demanding more cash
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Soaring pension deficits may lead to pension trustees demanding more cash, KPMG has said.
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Shopkeepers blamed for inflation figures
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Shopkeepers who bolstered margins last month by not passing on chancellor Alistair Darling’s VAT cut were blamed yesterday for a smaller drop in inflation than many economists expected.
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Birmingham lawyer warns of rise in business fraud cases
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The economic downturn has seen a big rise in the number of suspected business frauds coming to light, a Birmingham litigator has said.
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Odyssey's bold move in troubled times
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As the economy continues to reach new lows, a group of bold investors are backing a new corporate finance and advisory firm launched in Birmingham.
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Scheme could save £12m in tax penalties for local firms
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An estimated £12 million in tax penalties could be saved by Midlands businesses through the government’s new business support scheme, according to accountancy and tax firm Rabjohns.
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Tax holiday 'loophole' sees construction firms hit again
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A firm of Birmingham accountants says it has uncovered a loophole in a government business support scheme that could end up costing stressed construction firms extra cash.
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The art of knowing where to invest your money
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With so many businesses succumbing to the financial downturn, it’s difficult to see a gap in the market that isn’t economically woeful – how does one even prepare for the ‘biggest slump since 1946?
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Web-site to make choosing lawyers easy
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A comparison web-site for solicitors is set to be launched in Warwickshire, before the site is rolled out nationally.
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Risk experts watching Jonathan Ross to see if there is such thing as bad publicity
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The return of Jonathan Ross to his late-night TV chat show will be studied with interest by media buffs and brand experts keen to gauge public reaction to the prodigal’s homecoming, as reputation management specialist Darren Smith explains.
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Law firm invests £250k in IT
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A regional law firm has put a quarter of a million pounds towards a new software system to support growth.
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Law firm DLA Piper expands commercial practice in Birmingham
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The Birmingham office of law firm DLA Piper – the biggest firm to have a presence in the city – has appointed two new partners as it expands its commercial law department.
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George Green handles sale of forging firm to Brockhouse group
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Black Country law firm George Green has arranged a deal to buy a forging business that had gone into administration for an engineering firm.
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Brown accused ex-bank chief of irresponsible behaviour
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Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland plummeted yesterday after the beleaguered lender revealed it was on course for a record º£½ÇÊÓƵ annual loss.
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Graduates still keen on careers in accountancy
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Accountancy remains an attractive career choice for new graduates despite job losses in the financial sector.
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KPMG workers offered four-day week
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Financial services giant KPMG is to offer staff a four-day working week or sabbatical breaks in an attempt to stave off redundancies.
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One hundred years of pensions
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First things first. Happy birthday to the state pension. One hundred years ago this month, the first pensioners went to the Post Office to collect a state pension of five shillings (25p) a week while a married man received seven shillings and six pence (38p).
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Quarter of all savings accounts withdrawn by banks
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The independent price comparison website says that in the past 12 months the number of instant access savings accounts has fallen by 342 from 1,478 accounts in January last year to just 1,136 accounts now – a 23 per cent drop.
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Financial Ombudsman braced for boom in disputes
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The Financial Ombudsman is gearing up to cope with a predicted 44 per cent rise in the number of disputes in the 2009-10 financial year.
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