Archive for the 'investment' Category
Earlier this month, Business Secretary Vince Cable warned that the UK’s car industry will not receive any further funding from the Government but said it would consider investing in measures which would reduce emissions from cars and to help transform the UK into a low carbon economy.
As a result, the Government has today unveiled it [...]
July 28th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Economy News, Government, VAT, Vince Cable, climate change, drivers, electric car, grant, investment, low carbon, motor industry, scheme, support | No Comments
A £3m fund designed to help social enterprises expand has closed after making only one investment in two years.
Triodos, the bank operating the fund, said most social enterprises are not yet ready for large capital injections.
“The recession is having an impact,” said Charles Middleton, Triodos UK managing direction.
“But our experience was mainly not finding the [...]
July 26th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Finance Blog, Investment News, Triodos, ethical finance, investment, social enterprise | No Comments
A £3m fund designed to help social enterprises expand has closed after making only one investment in two years.
Triodos, the bank operating the fund, said most social enterprises are not yet ready for large capital injections.
“The recession is having an impact,” said Charles Middleton, Triodos UK managing direction.
“But our experience was mainly not finding the [...]
July 26th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Finance Blog, Investment News, Triodos, ethical finance, investment, social enterprise | No Comments
As expected, Chancellor George Osborne has today revealed plans to simplify the UK tax system, in a bid to encourage investment and stimulate economic growth.
The Chancellor said the “spaghetti bowl” of UK tax law will be simplified and said: “The previous government took a complex tax system and made it even worse. A decade of [...]
July 20th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Chancellor George Osborne, Economy News, Office for Tax Simplification, UK, encourage, growth, investment, measures, overhaul, tax system, welcomed | No Comments
Chancellor George Osborne will today reveal plans to simplify the UK tax system, in a bid to encourage investment and drive economic growth.
Since coming to power, the coalition Government has argued that the UK tax system is too complicated and has been proposing to make it simpler.
Mr Osborne is set to announce that the [...]
July 20th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Chancellor, Economy News, George Osborne, encourage, investment, plans, reform, simpler, tax system, unveil | No Comments
Wall Street banking giant JPMorgan has kicked off the banking reporting season today with better-than-expected second quarter profits – due to better credit conditions.
The bank reported net income of $4.8 billion (£3.1 billion) – a 75% increase on the $2.7 billion reported in the same period a year ago.
Today’s figures from JP Morgan will no [...]
July 15th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Banking News, JP Morgan Chase, bank, exeed, expectations, investment, optimistic, quarter two | No Comments