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FT News - Markets

Harbinger bid hopes fade
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:45:24 +0000

A revival of takeover speculation helped the FTSE 100 hit an 18-month high, but Inmarsat was left behind

Allen takes over helm at EMI Music
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:08:03 +0000

The former chief executive of ITV is to take over as executive chairman as the music group, owned by private equity house Terra Firma, seeks to raise£120m in new funds

Airlines offer concessions to secure alliance
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:33:27 +0000

The planned global alliance between British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia moves closer to securing regulatory approval as European officials begin testing the concessions offered by the airlines

Barclays eyes large US bank deal
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:15:25 +0000

The UK banking group is looking at buying a large US retail bank as it tries to rebalance its business away from a booming investment banking franchise

Car repairs drive Lookers into black
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:49:24 +0000

The motor dealership moves to a profit on the back of a good performance from its parts and servicing division as consumers opted to refurbish old cars rather than buying new

News & Articles

The Insider March 2010

Amid all the recent discussion about possibly abolishing the default pension age, support for the move comes from a surprising quarter – SMEs! read more

A perspective on 2010

This year sees a General Election. If the Conservatives regain power, we are told they will introduce a ‘Budget for Growth.’ The reality, as most commentators see it, is that in 2010 there will be one and maybe two serious Budgets. read more

Pre-Budget Report 2009

In his final Pre-Budget Report before the next General Election, Alistair Darling faced the twin dilemmas of a soaring public finance deficit and a recession-driven reduction in Government income. read more

VAT increase to 17.5%

HMRC have issued guidance for businesses dealing with the increase in the standard rate of VAT from 15% to 17.5%. read more

Corporation Tax Changes Reminders

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is in the process of contacting some half a million companies, advising them of important changes to the way that corporation tax is to be filed in the future. read more

Redundancy pay

The weekly maximum pay which can be taken into account when calculating statutory redundancy pay is set to increase from 1 October 2009. read more

New Disclosure Opportunity

HMRC have provided more details of the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO) which is due to take place from 1 September 2009 to 12 March 2010. read more

Pension changes ahead

Under provisions contained in the Pensions Act 2008 employee pension enrolment and employer contributions are to be made compulsory. read more

Budget 2009 - Key points for small businesses

Here are some of the key points from the Chancellor's Budget speech - this page will be updated throughout the day. read more

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