Finance

  • Optimism grows for future investment landscape

    Optimism grows for future investment landscape

    Global tech investors continue to put their faith in London, with latest end-of-year VC investment figures from Dealroom and London & Partners showing that the UK capital’s tech rms raised an impressive $19.8bn last year. Despite…

  • Passion project represents a new style of investment

    Passion project represents a new style of investment

    Rami Cassis is an international hands-on private equity investor who founded Parabellum Investments in 2012. He often operates as a bridge between UK and US markets and has a strong track record of positioning businesses…

  • Making your family’s inheritance as certain as it can be

    Making your family’s inheritance as certain as it can be

    In a letter in 1789, Benjamin Franklin used the famous phrase ‘In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes’. We accept the likes of income tax and capital gains…

  • Preparing the groundwork for the exit you want

    Preparing the groundwork for the exit you want

    You’ve successfully grown and developed your business and may have reached the decision to either partially or fully exit. This could perhaps be because the next generation of your family are not interested in taking…

  • Leading the way in ensuring a fair wage for all

    Leading the way in ensuring a fair wage for all

    A firm of chartered certified accountants has announced that it has become a Living Wage employer. The firm is one of only five businesses in the London Borough of Woodford to have made this commitment…

  • Investing –  property vs stock markets

    Investing – property vs stock markets

    When choosing to deploy a large sum of money, it is only right to question where is best to invest it. There seems to be a never-ending list of financial opportunities, from hot stocks to…

  • Automated process maximises chances of funding success

    Automated process maximises chances of funding success

    Capital Pilot Advisory has announced the launch of Boost Fund 1, which will invest in high-growth UK start-ups using a unique automated selection and completion process. Boost Fund 1 is the first automated high-volume investment…

  • An important tool in the investor’s kit

    An important tool in the investor’s kit

    Since 1994, Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) have been an important tool in the investors’ kit, but many potential investors worry that EIS-eligible businesses are too high risk. Craig Harman, a tax specialist at Perrys Chartered…

  • Plenty of space for client relationships to grow

    Plenty of space for client relationships to grow

    A pleasant working environment is crucial, which is part of the reason J Sweeney Accountants has swapped one rural address for another – moving to offices overlooking Pitsford Reservoir as part of its expansion plans.…