China’s Growing EV Market Driving Explosion of Investment in Lithium-ion Batteries

The cost of home insurance in general is quite high in the United Kingdom, especially if you live in one of the major cities like London, Oxford or Winchester among others. There is, of course, a direct correlation between the average cost of home insurance and that of the local real estate in any area, so we are not likely to see home insurance costs coming down significantly anytime soon. If anything, all trends point towards both home and health insurance becoming even more expensive in 2021.

The European Central Bank (ECB) voted to leave rates unchanged today, as expected. The main borrowing rate remains at 0.05%, while the deposit rate stands at -0.2% and the marginal lending facility at 0.3%. ECB President Mario Draghi also gave details of the asset-backed securities purchase programme announced last month, saying that it could include Greek and Cypriot securities but refusing to give an estimate of its planned size.

Public procurement of goods and services in 12 key emerging markets will almost triple to £452 billion by 2030 - but the UK will only capture £11 billion of this growth, if its market share stays the same.

With retail, hospitality and leisure businesses opening again, and demand for suppliers, manufacturing and construction greater than ever, it is important that companies have the facilities to expand, grow and invest in the future. With cash flow becoming one of the main concerns for SMEs in the last year, it’s important to get the balance right, and with mainstream lenders come long waiting times, increased scrutiny and endless criteria, more business are seeing their applications for loans, finance and leasing being rejected than ever before. This level of scepticism has a significant impact on businesses and their operations.

By Charlotte Filsell – Head of Client Relationship Management at Sandaire. In many industries no two clients are the same. In Family Offices this is particularly evident. Every family, and every individual within that family, is entirely unique and is continually growing, evolving and shifting their needs and priorities. This is a fascinating and complex […]

UK businesses are not planning how to manage and deploy human capital, according to a poll conducted by Corporate Research Forum, in conjunction with KPMG. Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) includes taking actions to acquire, retain, develop, motivate and deploy human capital. Increasingly since the financial crisis, SWP has been utilised by businesses looking to improve performance and manage future challenges. However, this research indicates that there is substantial room for improvement.

The German company REALOGIS Real Estate GmbH acquired a logistics property in the city of Bielefeld for its investment fund REALOGIS Real Estate Logistics Fund-Germany.

With the rising cost of living in the UK, many consumers are keeping regular tabs on their spending and looking for ways to cut costs when taking care of and maintaining their homes.

So much of wealth and finance is about knowing how to best invest the money you do have to make more of it. Sadly, many people don’t know what they are doing when they are buying and selling an item.

Significant changes are on the horizon for IR35, set to take effect on April 6th. This new policy, known as ‘IR35 offset’, aims to prevent double taxation by empowering HMRC to offset tax and NI contributions already paid by contractors, fostering fairer sharing of tax liabilities throughout the supply chain.