Coronavirus fears force FTSE 100 to new low
The FTSE 100 fell below 7,100 points for the first time since last October as fears intensified over a coronavirus pandemic….
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Accountants unite to fight climate change
The world’s accountants must put their skills to use to help businesses fight climate change, the UK’s top accounting bodies have…
Receipt monitoring goes real-time
A machine that lets users upload an image of a receipt and automatically match it to a transaction in real time…
Finance ‘one of the strongest sectors’ for 2020
The accountancy and finance sector continued to grow last year, with healthy salary increases reported across a variety of job roles,…
HMRC fraudsters target 100,000
Fraudsters are carrying out sophisticated phone scams threatening victims with immediate arrest if they don’t pay the taxman thousands on the…
Payroll ‘must have a place in the Boardroom’
Payroll is unrepresented at board level in almost two thirds of UK businesses according to new research from the Access Group….
Businesses face £8.7bn ‘inertia penalty’
SMEs are, on average, overpaying £1,508 a year for business energy, insurance and telecoms – a combined bill of £8.7bn. And…
Late payments are ‘crippling’ many businesses
SMEs are currently chasing £50 billion in late payments, according to new research from the digital banking platform Tide. That amounts…
Raising funds: debt v equity
By Dominic Buch, co-founder and managing partner, the growth credit specialists Caple How best to raise capital can be one of…
Pool Re announce terror cover changes
Pool Re, Britain’s leading terrorism reinsurer, has begun the New Year by confirming a number of significant steps to help reduce…