International and Emerging Markets Blog
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 | Posted by: Barry Knight
Categories:
China
| Tags: China,
growth,
UK,
retail,
wealth,
opportunities,
commercial property,
intellectual capital,
China diary,
Shanghai,
retailers,
retail space,
fake goods,
counterfeit,
luxury brands,
Intellectual Property
In our fourth post from China, Barry Knight, Head of Retail, profiles the retail landscape of Shanghai and finds that the UK has been slow to capitalise on this fast-growing consumer market.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: tax,
offshore,
tax planning,
domicile,
Paula Fraser,
overseas,
residence,
income,
non-domicile,
UK resident,
residency,
remittance basis,
foreign income,
nominated accounts,
Anna McBride,
RBC,
gains
Many of our readers are resident in the UK but domiciled elsewhere. If you’ve been a UK resident for tax purposes for at least seven out of the previous nine tax years, do you know that your domicile status affects your income tax as a UK-resident individual? Paula Fraser, Director of Private Client tax at Grant Thornton, and Anna McBride, Senior Tax Manager, review the income tax position for non-domiciled individuals (non-doms).
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Thursday, May 24, 2012 | Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China
| Tags: China,
growth,
UK,
confidence,
exports,
optimism,
China diary,
Shanghai,
UK business
Two of our team leads have been blogging their visit to China and reviewing the growth opportunities in the region. Here, Nick Farr, Head of China Britain Services Group, highlights how confidence in the region could benefit UK business.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: report,
research,
survey,
IBR,
International business report,
renewable energy,
automotive,
green,
company car,
alternative fuel,
fleets,
research, survey, report, automotive, alternative fuel, IBR, business, International Business Report, green, company car, fleets, renewable energy
The high price of oil is leading one in four business leaders to introduce, or consider introducing, alternative-fuel vehicles. Find out more about global business attitudes to ‘greening’ their fleets in Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report (IBR).
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | Posted by: Barry Knight
Categories:
China
| Tags: China,
growth,
UK,
retail,
wealth,
luxury,
opportunities,
Hong Kong,
commercial property,
brands,
China diary,
retailers,
retail space,
: Hong Kong, China, China diary, UK, commercial property, growth, opportunities, wealth, retail space, retailers, luxury brands, retail
Ever wondered what it would be like having a business in Hong Kong? In my first post – our second from China – I highlight the differences between Hong Kong, China and the UK retail markets for the benefit of our UK clients looking at ways to take advantage of the growth opportunities in China…
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 | Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China
| Tags: business,
China,
growth,
UK,
M&A,
retail,
acquisitions,
Hong Kong,
brands,
2012,
UK trade with China,
China diary,
Gieves & Hawkes,
Aquascutum,
consumer goods
Welcome to our first diary post from China. Head of retail Barry Knight and I are currently travelling in China, visiting clients and evaluating the opportunities for UK businesses, especially in the retail consumer goods sector. We’re both planning to write a number of posts that capture our views and experiences during the trip. If any readers have been to China or Hong Kong, please do share your experiences, too.
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Wednesday, May 09, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
M&A,
survey,
IBR,
mergers,
acquisitions,
International business report,
cross-border,
mergers and acquisitions,
Cross border M&A,
optimism
Dynamic businesses seeking growth have retained their appetite for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2012 despite the ongoing economic challenges, according to our latest global survey of 12,000 business leaders in 40 economies.
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
report,
research,
survey,
IBR,
sustainability,
International Business Report,
optimism,
2012,
Nathan Goode,
green,
cleantech
The main drivers in demand for cleantech products are increasingly commercial, according to Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report (IBR) on the global cleantech industry. Get more information and a copy of the 20-page sector report below…
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