Wealth & Finance April 2014 - Wealth & Finance International

How to Implement Finance Transformation for Your Growing Company

In today’s commercial world, there’s a shift happening. This has seen the role of finance teams change from dealing only with accounts and spreadsheets to being involved in business strategy and decision-making too. The term “finance transformation” i

Tips on Reducing Costs When Managing a Business

Cost-cutting is essential to a business's profitability and long-term viability. Businesses may boost profits, improve competitiveness, and guarantee long-term financial stability by managing expenses. Cutting costs enables companies to deploy resources more e

Financial Midlife Crisis

Over-50s are facing a financial midlife crisis with poor financial health hitting their work life and retirement plansNearly one in three 50 to 55-year-olds admit their financial health is poor and more say they are unhappy compared to those who say they are h

How to Spot a Great Deal on a House (and Three Red Flags to Be Aware of)

Are you looking to move home? If so, you’ll want to check out the following tips on how to spot a great deal and the red flags that you need to be aware of. First, Figure Out Your Budget Before you can begin searching for houses and find a great deal, you sh

How Credit Unions Use CRM To Accelerate Business Processes?

When it comes to accelerating business processes, credit unions can't afford to miss out on the power of CRM. As a cornerstone of the financial industry, credit union CRM software provides invaluable insights and support for credit unions that are looking to t

5 Budget-Friendly Marketing Strategies to Maximize ROI for Your E-commerce Business

Global e-commerce sales are expected to hit $6.3 trillion in 2023 and will reach about $7.5 trillion over the next two years by 2025. This shows that the industry is growing steadily without indicating a slowing down. The popularity and use of online e-commerc

How to Implement Finance Transformation for Your Growing Company

Five Key Trends In Payment Cards for 2023

Economic and societal changes, plus technological innovation, are driving global uptake of payment cards and services. The global digital payments market is now estimated to be worth more than the car manufacturing sector, and is expected to reach USD$20 trill

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iwocaPay Becomes the First Invoice Checkout Integration with Buy Now, Pay Later Option for Businesses that Integrate with QuickBooks

New integration between iwoca’s B2B payment solution – iwocaPay – and leading accounting software package – QuickBooks – will provide hundreds of thousands of businesses with the option to offer buy now, pay later to their business customers Having p

Investing in Cybersecurity Provider Datadog

Maxim Manturov, Head of Investment Research at Freedom Finance Europe, assesses the viability of cybersecurity company Datadog as a lucrative investment within a growing sectorThe cybersecurity sector is expanding to match the digitalisation of companies acr

Retail Digital Transformation: 4 Paths to Embark on in 2023

Digital transformation in retail, enhancing customer experience, is the primary ecommerce market growth factor. In 2022, global retail sales reached $27.34 trillion, among which $5.76 trillion accounted for ecommerce retail sales.According to ResearchAndMarket

Going Digital: The Pros and Cons of Digital Wallets for Enterprises

By Richard Conn - Senior Director, Demand Generation, 8x8If you run your own business, the upsurge in the popularity of digital wallets and mobile wallets won’t have escaped your attention. If you’re thinking about starting to offer it as a payment method

Applying For Personal Loans

By RICHARD CONARD When it comes to financing personal expenses, personal loans can be a viable option. Jackson and Marlboro are two cities that offer personal loans, and in this article, we will explore the process of applying for a personal loan in these loca

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Where to Invest: Top 3 Investments to Protect Yourself Against Inflation

As we’re preparing to deal with an 11.1% inflation as of October 2022, people are looking for ways to secure their money and capitalise on their assets. Cryptocurrency, NFTs, and stocks have become popular forms of investment in recent years, but they might

Revealed: Top 3 Types Of Businesses To Start In The UK – The 2nd Country With The Most Bankruptcies Worldwide

Gareth Smythe, the CEO and founder of Hilton Smythe – one of the foremost business brokering companies in the UK; has highlighted three types of businesses for serial entrepreneurs to start in the UK. According to Statista, a record 22,305 businesses will go

How to Implement Finance Transformation for Your Growing Company

Financial Midlife Crisis

Applying For Personal Loans

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As Working Women Shoulder the Burden of a Looming Recession, Salary Transparency Identified as Key Solution in Research by Talent.com

New data from Talent.com demonstrates that the UK workforce is growing uncertain, with 50% believing that the looming economic recession is a threat to their security, and the same number (50%) considering changing industry should their present industry be imp

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Equities: Can the Rebound Continue?

Following a 15% rebound in global equity markets since last autumn, Christopher Lewis, Head of Investment Strategy at Cazenove Capital, shared his thoughts on the outlook: “In our view, recent support for risk assets has come from an improvement in investor

Growing Wealth During the Cost of Living Crisis

By John Castro, CEO of Investment Mastery Growing wealth during a cost-of-living crisis can be challenging with soaring electricity and gas bills, increasing rentals and food prices, and stagnant salaries. But with the right attitude, sustainable budgeti

Globant’s Be Kind Tech Fund Invests in Web3-Based Platform Polemix to Facilitate Discussion on Hot-Button Issues

The Be Kind Tech Fund's investment will support Polemix in its goal to build and scale the first Web3-based platform facilitating discussion of important causesThe Be Kind Tech Fund also announced that Spanish venture capital firm Seaya and London-based entre

Best Private Equity Investment Group – East Asia

AEI Capital is passionate about dealing with the capitalization of corporate vision. It knows that anything is possible with the correct strategy alongside a smart capitalization model and a knowledgeable blueprint for the most effective, essential parts of th

Inheritance Tax Receipts Reach £4.1Billion in the Months from April to October 2022

Figures out from HMRC this morning show that the Treasury raked in another £4.1billion in inheritance tax receipts in the months between April and October 2022. This is £500 million more than in the same period a year earlier, continuing the upward trend. Th

Buyer Beware: The Hidden Costs of Changing Your Accounting Software and How to Avoid Them

By Paul Sparkes, Commercial Director at award-winning accounting software developer, iplicit.Sometimes, if you get a decision wrong, you’re stuck with the consequences for quite a while. You’ve spent substantial money to get where you are and, for the time

Equities: Can the Rebound Continue?

Top Five Stocks for February

Maxim Manturov, Head of Investment Research at Freedom Finance Europe, gives investors insight into the top-performing stocks for February 2023The market experienced serious losses in 2022, but the tide is turning in 2023. Last month, investors were given a g

The Pros & Cons of Buying a Property Through a Limited Company

In a recent survey from Paragon Bank suggested that the number of landlords planning to set up limited companies to purchase buy-to-let properties had increased by 50% from the first quarter of 2022 to the second. That’s the highest number of landlords in th

Where to Invest: Top 3 Investments to Protect Yourself Against Inflation

Which Stocks Should Investors Watch Out for in 2023?

Maxim Manturov, Head of Investment Research at Freedom Finance Europe, sheds light on what he believes are the most exciting stocks investors should monitor over the coming yearWhen looking for which stocks would be most enticing as we begin a new year, Maxim

Worse for ‘Ware: Don’t Let Hackers Worm Their Way In This Christmas

For millions of Brits, Christmas and the new year is a time to relax alongside friends and family and enjoy a break from the stresses of work. Yet it can also be one of the most lucrative times of the year for cyber criminals, as they benefit from people letti

Applying For Personal Loans

International Women’s Day 2023: Pension Pots of Women Just Over Half the Size of Men at 60-65 Years Old

Latest data from Aviva (January 2023) has again found the gender pension gap begins to widen significantly from the age of thirty-five, and there are still significant gaps between how much women pay into their pension compared to men.Based on the workplace pe

Growing Wealth During the Cost of Living Crisis

Wealth & Finance Magazine Reveals the Winners of the 2022 Global Tax Awards

United Kingdom, 2023 – Wealth & Finance magazine announces the winners of the Global Tax Awards 2022.The tax industry is competitive, complex, and extremely vital to society. It is absolutely essential for not only the corporate landscape, but for indivi

Winning Customers for Life – How Your Debt Strategy Must Work Harder for Gen Z

Ian Haddon, COO at ContactEngineChastising younger generations isn’t exactly a new tactic for attracting eyeballs employed by certain sections of the UK and US media. Moral panics against the youth are almost as old as the press itself. However, there is an

Four Tax Reliefs to Make the Most of Before the Financial Year Ends

With the end of the 2022/2023 financial year on 5 April nearly upon us, the experts at Perrys Chartered Accountants have put together a checklist of tax reliefs to make the most of before it’s too late. Pension contributionsIf you are paying into a pension

Best Tax Incentive & Innovation Management Advisers – UK

One of the UK’s leading tax incentive and innovation management advisers, RDI Solutions’ (RDI) industry specialists manage over £120 million of tax incentives annually for a broad range of UK-based clients, including some of the world’s biggest brands.

Give the Gift of Tax Relief

Love, romance and … taxes. It’s not the first thing that springs to mind when considering the perfect Valentine’s gift for your partner, but if you’re married, in a civil partnership, or even planning to get down on one knee, then there’s a range of

Four Tips for Ensuring Your Business Stays Tax Efficient

Forthcoming tax increases, rising interest rates and the cost of living crisis mean many business owners are feeling the pressure on their profits. Here, Donna McCreadie at Perrys Chartered Accountants provides her top tips for making sure your business is run

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