Inflation: How financial speculation is making global food price crisis worse
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Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement is a poisoned chalice for whoever wins the next election
By Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has produced a highly political…
Pay attention to VAT penalty changes or pay the price
The new VAT penalty regime introduced by HMRC poses challenges, however, there are solutions to help organisations simplify and decrease risk…
Why businesses and banks need more women in executive roles
By Alper Kara, Professor and Head of Department – Accounting, Finance and Economics, University of Huddersfield Only nine in the UK’s top…
Why the City isn’t fair and diversity doesn’t work
By Dr Louise Ashley, below, Associate Professor, Queen Mary’s business school Today saw the inaugural report from the City of London…
A smarter way to cut SG&A
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NatWest Sustainability PMI: Low carbon energy is top priority for large UK businesses in 2023
NatWest Sustainability PMI* shows UK businesses prioritising searching for low carbon energy solutions in response to rising fuel bills In…
Visibility over cash key to surviving economic storm
A global survey of C-suite executives and finance and accounting (F&A) professionals commissioned by BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL) has revealed a…
How financial directors can reduce business energy costs
By Richard Fletcher, below, director at IES Whilst the government has announced a £25bn support package for UK businesses to…
Financial sector seeing unprecedented job cuts
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