Who should advise on Research and Development (R&D) tax claims? November 12, 2021 | City Talk In the Budget on 27 October, the Chancellor outlined his desire for greater investment in innovation and research. To do this, further government funding will be made available by way of the existing R&D tax reliefs. As stated in the ‘red book’, ‘The UK tax system provides very generous support to encourage companies to conduct [...]
What analysing language tells us about inflation November 10, 2021 | City Talk With the headline consumer price index (CPI) rate at a 13-year high in the US, it is not surprising that companies are talking more about inflation. It’s not just business surveys that show us this. You can also see it by looking at the transcripts of what the management teams of publicly-listed companies have talked [...]
Don’t make climate promises you can’t keep November 9, 2021 | City Talk Company CEOs and governments have rushed recently to make “net-zero by 2050” promises. This is a very admirable sentiment but in reality, how many of those CEOs and leaders of government will be in their current positions in 2050? Likely zero. Promises are easy to make when making them is an easy way to carry [...]
Why every individual has a personal responsibility to act ethically November 8, 2021 | City Talk All individuals must take personal responsibility for the important role they have to play in business and society. Individuals have personal values, guided by various factors throughout their lifetime; but, corporate entities also purport to have values defining the culture of the organisation. An individual’s personal values and behaviour will be influenced by peers and [...]
Global IPO bonanza: Market listings raise record $346bn in 2021 so far November 5, 2021 The global IPO market is booming, according to new data from Refinitiv ahead of the likely listing of Amazon-backed EV maker Rivian next week. IPOs have raised more than $346bn so far this year, with technology the unsurprising star sector. All up, 1,793 initial public offerings have been recorded globally so far during 2021, two-thirds [...]
Chancellor unveils £5 coin to commemorate Gandhi November 4, 2021 The Chancellor has unveiled a commemorative £5 coin that pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. The coin is part of the Royal Mint’s wider collection focused on the Hidnu festival of Diwali. It depicts India’s national flower the lotus and goes on sale today (Thursday November 4). The special collectors’ coin was designed by Heena Glover [...]
Investing with impact November 2, 2021 | Sponsored Green catastrophe bonds aim to reinvent the world of impact investment by delivering a return for both the planet and investors. As delegates gather for this week’s Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow, here’s why professional services firm Aon are hoping green cat-bonds signal a new dawn for innovative finance… “Bond will save the world!” is [...]
Keeping an eye on gender lens investing and women in leadership November 2, 2021 | City Talk Gender lens equity investing developed from a substantive body of research demonstrating the financial, risk management, decision-making and other corporate benefits of higher levels of women in leadership. In our coverage universe at Parallelle Finance, 27 gender lens global and regional equity funds are available to individual investors. Their assets under management (AUM) totalled $3.47 [...]
Treasury makes £1.5bn from pandemic stock market frenzy October 28, 2021 Next year, the Treasury is expected to make £1.5bn from stamp duty taxes on shares, as a result of the pandemic stock market frenzy, which saw many first-time investors put money into the market, the Evening Standard reported. While this year duty taxes on shares were £800m higher than £3.4bn that was initially forecast by [...]
Arden Partners share price soars after Ince takeover declared October 26, 2021 Stock broker Arden Partners has announced a £10m ($13.8m) all-share takeover by professional-services firm Ince. The deal is based on a premium of 40.5 per cent to Arden’s closing share price of 22 pence on the Latest Practicable Date “This deal is an important strategic development as it secures Arden’s position as an attractive adviser [...]