Commercial property lawyers warned over capital allowance changes
March 11th, 2014
Commercial property lawyers could face future action for negligence if they fail to advise clients about impending tax relief changes. From 1 April, capital allowances, which allow for tax relief for fixtures in property, must be identified and documented ...
FCA: on SME Banking Market Study
March 11th, 2014
The FCA has announced that it has been working closely with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) on the SME banking market study. The OFT has issued a market study update, which sets out a summary of the analysis ...
Cyprus central bank head who led Cyprus through bailout quits
March 11th, 2014
Cypriot Central Bank governor Panicos Demetriades, whose testy relations with the island’s government dogged a tumultuous tenure when Cyprus teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, resigned on Monday. President Nicos Anastasiades, who had been pressing for Demetriades’s departure ever ...
Carney Faces Leadership Test as Currency Scandal Snares BOE
March 10th, 2014
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney will face his toughest public testimony to date as he seeks to defend the integrity of an institution that’s become embroiled in the currency-manipulation scandal. Lawmakers will grill Carney tomorrow after the BOE ...
CySec informs on EU Council Regulation
March 10th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘the Commission’) informs, the Cyprus Investment Firms, the Management Companies and the Administrative Services Companies (‘the Regulated Entities) about the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the Council Regulation ...
Dividend Policy Ratios
March 6th, 2014
Dividend policy ratios provide insight into the dividend policy of the firm and the prospects for future growth. Dividend policy ratios measure how much a company pays out in dividends relative to its earnings and market value of its ...
Profitability Ratios
March 6th, 2014
How well is the business performing over a specific period, will the firm have the financial resources to continue serving its constituents tomorrow as well as today? Profitability ratios offer several different measures of the success of the firm ...
Liquidity Ratios
March 6th, 2014
Does your firm have enough cash on an ongoing basis to meet its operational obligations? This is an important indication of financial health. Liquidity ratios provide information about a firm’s ability to meet its short-term financial obligations. They are ...
Mutual Funds
March 6th, 2014
An open-ended fund operated by an investment company which raises money from shareholders and invests in a group of assets, in accordance with a stated set of objectives. Mutual funds raise money by selling shares of the fund to ...
Differences between Forward and Future contracts
March 6th, 2014
Forward Futures Not standardized. They offer flexibility in terms of maturity date and contract amount, but they lack liquidity because there is no standard format. Standardized. They are for standard amounts and for standard maturity dates, usually the third ...
