8% tax cut for Residential Property Funds Following UK Budget

8% tax cut for Residential Property Funds Following UK Budget

As has been well reported, yesterday’s annual Budget established that all corporate investors and individual buy to let landlords will now face a 3% Stamp Duty increase on additional properties purchased from April.

March 17, 2016
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Response to the UK Budget by EQ Investors

Response to the UK Budget by EQ Investors

John Spiers, Chief Executive Officer of EQ Investors, the boutique wealth manager, provides his thoughts in response to the Chancellor’s Budget announced today.

March 16, 2016
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How Property Crowdfunding Could help Address the Homeownership Crisis

How Property Crowdfunding Could help Address the Homeownership Crisis

Nigel Keohane, Research Director, Social Market Foundation co-author of the report, Locked Out: How property crowdfunding explains how this could help the next generation of homeowners.

March 07, 2016
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CEO of the Month Ermanno Santilli

MagneGas Corporation is a highly innovative technology company that counts among its inventions, a patented process that converts liquid waste into hydrogen based fuels. We spoke to Ermanno Santilli, CEO of MagneGas, to find out more about his company and learn more about the truly game-changing technology they have created.

March 03, 2016
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Infrastructure Fund Manager of the Year 2015 – Germany

Founded in 2005, Deutsche Finance Group is based in Munich with offices in Zurich and Paris.We spoke to Symon Hardy Godl, Manging Director of the firm, to find out more about their practice and how their fund of funds consistently achieves results.

March 03, 2016
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Infrastructure Fund Manager of the Year - 2015

Golding Capital Partners is one of Europe’s leading independent investment managers and advisors for investments in private equity, private debt and infrastructure. We spoke to Jeremy Golding, Founder and Managing Director of Golding Capital Partners, to find out more about the company and how they orchestrated the largest diversified infrastructure fund of funds ever raised in the German-speaking area.

March 02, 2016
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City of Bellevue, Nebraska - Opportunities for all

The City of Bellevue is a city of the First Class located in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. We invited Larry Burks, Bellevue’s Assistant City Administrator and economic development point of contact, to provide us with an insight into this growing city and the developments which are making it an increasingly attractive investment opportunity.

March 02, 2016
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Asset Manager of the Year - France

Eiffel Investment Group is an independent group, owned by the team alongside former Louis Dreyfus group Chairman & CEO Jacques Veyrat (the company started end 2008 as an asset management division of the Louis Dreyfus group and spun-off mid-2011).

March 02, 2016
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Cyber Security Risks to Fund Managers

LookingGlass can assist by providing intelligence across the fund and its portfolio companies to provide proper guidance on risks and threats that may be impacting the business or future portfolio companies.

March 02, 2016
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Fraud Investigator 2015 Spain

With 225,000 employees worldwide, Deloitte is a leading professional services provider on a Spanish and international scale. Deloitte’s wide range of services include audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management as well as tax and legal services.

March 02, 2016
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Fraud Investigator of the year 2015 (USA)

Sage Investigations provides fraud investigative services to six distinct markets: Tax Attorneys, Business and Corporate Attorneys, Estate and Probate Attorneys, CPAs, and Individuals.

March 01, 2016
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CEO of the Month USA

Norwegian American Hospital is a 200 bed mission-driven safety net hospital. Their patient population is primarily Latino with about 75% of revenue coming from Medicaid. Their patients are mainly minorities facing various health issues like diabetes, cancer and substance abuse. The challenge is to keep the population healthy, and we have focused on creating programs that reflect the needs of the community.

March 01, 2016
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Brexit Could See UK House Prices Drop By 5%

With an EU referendum in the UK still looking probable despite Prime Minister David Cameron’s best efforts this week, leading online estate agent eMoov.co.uk, has predicted an EU exit could see UK house prices drop by 5%.

February 19, 2016
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Signs of a Balanced Housing Market in Northern Ireland

Finance Minister Mervyn Storey MLA welcomed an encouraging period in Northern Ireland’s housing market with steady price growth combined with continuing affordability.

February 17, 2016
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International Forum Gathers Powerhouses from the Global Islamic Finance Industry

Islamic banking leaders and dignitaries from across Africa and the Middle East gathered today at the 2nd annual International Forum on Islamic Finance (IFIF 2016). Held under the patronage of the Government of the Republic of the Sudan, the Central Bank of Sudan and the Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning – and in strategic partnership with the Bank of Khartoum - IFIF 2016 hosted 200 dignitaries, central bank representatives, Ministers, C-level bankers, thought leaders and experts who gathered at the Al Salam Rotana Hotel in Khartoum to deliberate on strategies to enable Islamic finance gain prominence and spur economic growth across Africa.

February 09, 2016
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Scottish Retail Sales Grow 0.6%

Statistics announced today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician in the latest Retail Sales Index for Scotland release, covering the period October to December 2015, show that the volume of Retail Sales in Scotland increased by 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2015 and grew by 2.2% annually.

February 03, 2016
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£1.1 Billion Investment by UK MOD in Future Military Flying Training

More than a billion pounds is to be invested by the Ministry of Defence to continue the modernisation of military flying training in the UK.

February 02, 2016
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CEO of the Month

Atlantic Subsea is a premier marine infrastructure firm

January 27, 2016
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CEO of the Month- Paul Kehoe

Birmingham Airport is an international transport hub in the centre of the UK

January 27, 2016
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Neutral Investor Sentiment Dominant in Emerging Markets

Emerging Global Advisors' survey finds neutral investor sentiment dominant in emerging markets.

January 22, 2016
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New Finance Minister for Northern Ireland

Mervyn Storey MLA has been appointed as the new Finance and Personnel Minister. Mr Storey was previously Minister for Social Development from September 2014 to January 2016 and also served as Chair of the Education Committee.

January 13, 2016
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