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  1. Barclays and Guinness - Déjá vu?

    John Taylor
    6 min read

    What have Barclays Bank and Guinness PLC got in common? Not a lot, it would seem. However, there is a connection...

  2. The B-Word

    Patrick Macdonald
    3 min read

    What would be the impact of Brexit on the business? After going around the issues for a few minutes, the answer emerged: none. While the business...

  3. Not A Good Week for Bankers or Was it Directors?

    John Burbidge-King
    4 min read

    Four ex-top-level executives of Barclays have been charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and a former European Bank for Reconstruction and...

  4. No Over-reaction to Inflation Figures

    Alan Nelson
    2 min read

    It looks like inflation and it feels like inflation but is it inflation? The recent release of inflation figures by the ONS, showing a rise...

  5. Thoughts on the General Election 2017

    accountingcpd
    4 min read

    It was a result that no-one was expecting. On June 9th the UK woke to a hung parliament. Though the dust has not settled, we have gathered our...

  6. German Banks Face Tax Scandal

    Alan Nelson
    3 min read

    While the UK focuses on 2017's General Election, Germany faces a major scandal.An international group of bankers, lawyers and stockbrokers,...