Francis Barraud, a native of Liverpool and a painter, had a brother named Mark. Mark died. Francis inherited a cylinder phonograph player, recordings of Mark’s voice and Mark’s fox terrier named Nipper. When Francis played the records, the dog would run over to the phonograph and listen intently with a confused look about where the […]
The Government needs to take care to ensure that responsible buy to let landlords are not burdened with so much regulatory red tape and costs that they decide to sell up – exacerbating the shortage of decent homes to rent. This is the opinion of leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Head of property […]
Despite the pandemic and rising inflation in many economies, global financial wealth touched $530 trillion in 2021, a rise of almost 11% from 2020, the fastest rate in over a decade. Strong equity markets and a surge in demand for real estate helped propel the gains, according to Boston Consulting Group’s Global Wealth 2022 report. […]
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s desire to loosen the tax purse strings in the wake of ‘Partygate’ and the vote of no confidence is likely to be resisted by the Chancellor say leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Nimesh Shah, CEO at the firm said: “A dramatic popular move would be to have a […]
Becoming a successful business owner can be a hard slog – but getting it right may bring huge rewards. Whilst there are those who hit on a brilliant idea or develop a breakthrough new technology, most businesses offer a product or service that isn’t necessarily something totally out of the ordinary, and so there’s plenty […]
By Shanti Ekambaram In an off-cycle policy review, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a 40 basis points (bps) increase in repo rate to 4.40% on May 4, 2022, in response to the sharp and sustained increase in inflation print. The central bank had also changed its narrative to inflation control and normalising liquidity […]
Work experience contributes to almost 60% of a worker’s lifetime earnings in India where fewer people are able to avail of higher education opportunities and start work in low-wage jobs as compared with 40% to 43% in the US, the UK and Germany, a recently published McKinsey Global Institute study has found. Most workers in […]
In the mid 1960s, after a very successful season, when he became the ‘King of the Stretford End’ at Old Trafford, Denis Law walked up to then Manchester United manager Matt Busby, demanding a pay hike. Upon his return from his native Scotland, as the new season began, Law found himself among the players who […]
By Pralok Gupta The US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) is strategically important for India for four reasons. First, it will enhance India’s economic engagement in the region, which was dented after India’s withdrawal from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. India’s last-minute withdrawal from RCEP was not seen in the right spirit […]
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has struck a conciliatory note by saying that the RSS will not participate in any movement to claim disputed religious sites. Against the backdrop of the Gyanvapi mosque case, Bhagwat said the feuding communities must try to arrive at a solution through parleys, and if a case reaches […]