Cutting the cost of your wedding day
Jasmina
Your wedding day is supposed to be one of the most magical days of your life. However funding your big day is another thing. Many rely upon their parents or…
Executive office layouts: leadership through design
Take a look around your office. What does it say about your business? Is it giving employees, clients and visitors the right impression? Are the furnishings, décor and design sending…
Auto Enrolment Responsibilities – What to Know
Wage earners, low and high-income brackets, are given the chance to save more when they retire. The new mandate, across the region, postulates that employers have an auto-enrolment scheme for…
How to manage your business finances
Running a business is challenging. Whatever expertise you may have in your specific field, operating a business that delivers services or goods within this field requires a completely different set…
Eco friendly, wallet friendly: green home design ideas
We save because the future is unpredictable and we can’t plan meticulously in advance for all eventualities. We need an emergency fund for things such as roof repairs, domestic appliance…
Untangling the jargon: the world of investments explained
With interest rates remaining at record lows, savers are having to consider more hands-on ways of ensuring they achieve maximum returns, whether as a means of generating day-to-day income or…
Boomerang Children: The UK’s Problem No. 1?
The idea of "boomerang children" is something very familiar to our neighbors across the pond, but not so much in the UK. We get a lot of letters about the…
The Volcker Rule Explained
The Volcker Rule, part of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, was one of a number of measures taken in 2010to build more risk protection into…
Tax guidance for your home business
Home-based business owners have more to think about, document and manage than do employees when it comes to their tax affairs. Understanding the correct tax information surrounding your business circumstances…
Access to Finance in the Automobile Industry
The recent ABN AMRO Commercial Finance automotive roundtable in Birmingham early this year focused on the 3,000 companies involved in the UK’s automotive sector, the largest of the country, and…