Tuesday, February 19, 2013 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Economy
| Tags: Top Track 250,
interviews,
CEOs
Where is UK growth coming from? How have some businesses managed to beat the market and thrive in the downturn? We asked four successful CEOs and MDs from Top Track 250 companies for their insights.
Tuesday, February 05, 2013 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Economy
| Tags: business,
entrepreneurs,
Grant Thornton,
economy,
growth,
UK,
CEO,
insight,
video,
Top Track 250,
interviews
The movies may have proved economically resilient during previous recessions but this one feels a little different, says Tim Richards, founder and CEO of Vue Entertainment.
Friday, February 01, 2013 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Economy
| Tags: business,
recession,
entrepreneur,
economy,
report,
ICAEW,
Scott Barnes,
Michael Izza,
BCM,
Business Confidence Monitor,
Recovery
While others have warned of a triple-dip recession, the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows business confidence has increased to its highest point since Q2 2011, with a number of other positive indicators for the UK economy.
Monday, November 26, 2012 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories:
Economy,
Tax
| Tags: business,
Francesca Lagerberg,
GAAR,
patent box,
competitiveness,
Anti-avoidance
“Autumn is likely to be more about patent boxes and high-end property tax changes than pasties,” says Francesca Lagerberg, Head of Tax, who outlines her predictions for next week’s Autumn Statement…
Monday, October 15, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: statistics,
report,
insight,
mid-market,
UK economy,
David Maxwell,
MSB,
mid-sized businesses,
MSBs,
CEBR
There is secret success story going on in the UK economy at present that tells of high productivity, rising turnover and head count, and faster export growth – so why don’t we know more about it? The Telegraph commissioned Grant Thornton to explore exactly what is happening in the UK mid-sized businesses (MSB) sector, where a significant number are managing to beat the market…
Wednesday, August 01, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy
| Tags: business,
recession,
economy,
ICAEW,
Scott Barnes,
Michael Izza,
BCM,
Business confidence monitor,
economic indicator
A fragile economy, flatlining GDP and the prospect of a sustained period of low economic growth has knocked UK business confidence in the third quarter of 2012, according to the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) out this week. Here are the key findings…
Tuesday, May 08, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Economy
| Tags: business,
tax,
recession,
investment,
economy,
growth,
CEO,
budget,
Scott Barnes,
recovery,
Michael Izza,
economic growth,
BCM,
Business confidence monitor
A notable improvement in UK business confidence in the last three months suggests that the economy will come out of recession and return to growth in Q2 2012, according to the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) out today.
Friday, March 23, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Economy,
Tax,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: budget,
budget2012,
summary,
tax, links
Get a fuller picture of Budget 2012 – or just cut to the relevant news affecting you – with our quick links.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories:
Economy,
Tax
| Tags: business,
tax,
investment,
tax planning,
Francesca Lagerberg,
UK,
budget,
tax avoidance,
GAAR,
predictions,
CFC,
patent box,
UK economy,
competitive,
budget2012,
non-doms
What will Chancellor George Osborne’s 21 March Budget hold for large corporates, privately held businesses (PHBs) and entrepreneurs? “A whole raft of measures around competitive UK,” says Francesca Lagerberg, Head of Tax at Grant Thornton. Here are five Budget predictions on how companies are likely to be affected.
Tuesday, December 06, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Tax
| Tags: business,
tax,
finance,
Francesca Lagerberg,
UK,
budget,
analysis,
legislation,
tax policy,
Finance Bill,
Finance Bill 2012,
draft,
Legislation Day
More than 1100 pages make up the draft legislation for the next Finance Bill, which was published today. Here are some of the highlights for UK large corporates, small businesses and individuals from our Budget team at Grant Thornton.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy
| Tags: business,
Grant Thornton,
economy,
Twitter,
budget,
George Osborne,
reaction,
news,
budget deficit,
Autumn Statement,
Autumn Statement 2011
Grant Thornton UK is covering today’s Autumn Statement over on our dedicated budget pages. But what was the reaction as Chancellor George Osborne delivered his speech to the house? And what did industry groups think of the statement? We caught some of the social media reaction as the news came through…
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 | Posted by: Graham Brearley
Categories:
Business advice,
Economy,
Tax
| Tags: HMRC,
VAT,
Graham Brearley,
exemptions,
EU,
cash flow,
VAT accounting,
cash,
VAT advice,
zero-rated,
returns,
VAT reclaim
Being a prudent Yorkshireman, I was reviewing my personal finances the other day and noticed the considerable hike in energy prices. After deciding to make sure that the Brearley household is sufficiently insulated and draught-proofed, I got to thinking about why businesses don’t apply some similar financial safeguarding to ensure their hard-earned cash doesn’t escape through the cracks. For example…
Monday, October 17, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Economy,
Financing
| Tags: business,
Grant Thornton,
economy,
list,
financing,
sponsor,
Top Track 250,
Sunday Times,
league table,
Fast Track,
midmarket
Find out which mid-market companies are leading the UK out of recession, with the release of the Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250 list, sponsored by Grant Thornton.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
economy,
video,
ICAEW,
Scott Barnes,
confidence,
business news,
BCM,
Business confidence monitor,
index,
monitor,
Q3 2011,
Robin Fieth
Scott Barnes, CEO of Grant Thornton, and Robin Fieth, Executive Director, Finance & Operations, ICAEW, give their thoughts on the recent ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM). The video report lasts three minutes – or jump to the relevant question via the links below.
Monday, August 22, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
economy,
ICAEW,
Scott Barnes,
Michael Izza,
confidence,
business news,
BCM,
Business confidence monitor,
index,
monitor,
Q3 2011
The latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows a decline in confidence this quarter – read on to find out why.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Economy
| Tags: Pension scheme buy-out,
Pension scheme buy-in,
Defined Benefit pension scheme de-risking,
Longevity swap,
LDI,
Index-based swaps,
Liability Driven investment,
Longevity hedging,
Indemnity-based swaps
Kelvin Wilson, Associate Director in Grant Thornton’s Pension Advisory team sat down with Emanuel Eftimiu, the head of research at Unquote.com.
They discuss some of the options currently available to firms looking to de-risk their defined benefit pension schemes, and in particular some of the issues facing private equity owners with portfolio companies with DB schemes with significant liabilities.
Thursday, March 24, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Economy,
Tax
| Tags: Budget,
Foreign profits reform,
Entrepreneurs Relief fund,
Anti Avoidance measures,
Budget insights,
Corporation Tax reduction,
National Insurance changes,
Non domiciled reform,
Revenue neutral budget,
Enterprise investment scheme
Francesca Lagerberg, Head of Tax and Rob Langston, Corporate Tax Director discuss the implications of yesterday’s budget, which is described as a ‘mixed bag’ with some tough times ahead for some individuals and businesses.
Watch the footage here .....
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Tax
| Tags: business,
links,
Grant Thornton,
budget,
social media,
analysis,
George Osborne,
reaction,
comment,
news,
budget2011
And now for something a little different. Instead of posting the usual Budget reaction, we’ve created and curated a lively mix of news, social media, videos, graphics and more – plus Grant Thornton’s own Budget comment – all in one quick and easy-to-scan poster site.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy
| Tags: business,
recession,
finance,
economy,
UK,
retail,
GDP,
inflation,
recovery,
Private Equity,
BCM,
PE Barometer,
double dip,
Business Confidence Monitor
Today is the first anniversary of the UK economy emerging from recession. But while preliminary data for Q4 2010 estimated a 0.1% rise in GDP, yesterday’s figures showed a surprise contraction – is it a blip caused by bad weather or a sign of the economy stalling amid recent austerity measures?
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Economy,
Financing
| Tags: business,
media,
investment,
finance,
technology,
UK,
M&A,
debt,
financing,
Private Equity,
PE Barometer,
refinancing,
privately held businesses,
Healthcare,
valuation
So says Grant Thornton’s latest Private Equity Barometer. Read on for the key stats from our quarterly survey of more than 100 private equity executives in the UK…
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