EIS crackdown ‘would spell disaster’ The Treasury is looking to crackdown on Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS), likely to be announced in the next Budget on November 22. The scheme allows people to invest in start-ups, either directly or through funds, and

Markets Round-Up 30th October 2017. Stock Markets The US stock markets hit new peaks on Friday after forecast-beating results from the technology companies including Google’s parent company Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft (The Nasdaq jumped 144.49 points or ⇑2.2% to 6,701.26,

May urges firms to publish pay gaps 30/10/2017. More companies should publish details of their gender pay gap in a renewed effort to improve equality in the workplace, Theresa May has said. The deadline for large companies to publish pay

UK still most attractive for business A report by Colliers International indicates the UK is still the most attractive European country for employers and staff, despite Brexit-related uncertainty. London ranks first in the league table of 50 European cities, with

Britain’s fourth industrial revolution must be digital The findings have been announced from a business-led industrial digitalisation review, which has been branded as “Made Smarter UK”. It took eight months and brought together executives from companies such as Rolls Royce,