Search Results for: SME
South Africa’s Davis Committee Proposes Tax Reforms For SMEs
July 16th, 2014
The Davis Tax Committee (DTC), which was set up by the South African Ministry of Finance in July 2013 to make recommendations for possible tax reforms, has issued an updated report for public comment, covering issues regarding the taxation ...
Green Action plan for SMEs
July 2nd, 2014
It is time for SMEs to turn sustainability challenges into opportunities. Accountants can make both the short and the long-term case for sustainability, says global accountancy body. Despite the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the world ...
UK SMEs are neglected at the critical growth stage, says new report
April 25th, 2014
Old Street Silicon Valley-style business ‘clusters’ vital for growth. Local Enterprise Partnerships not as effective as predecessor, say SMEs Initiatives aimed at helping the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are failing at the critical growth stage of ...
Third of SMEs do not have a business plan
April 11th, 2014
A third of SMEs say they do not have a business plan despite evidence that those that do are consistently more profitable and more than twice as successful in achieving their goals, according to research from software provider Exact. ...
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 ...
Top benefits of self-paced online learning
January 26th, 2024
In modern training development, self-paced online learning is quickly becoming the trend in education. Most of the people who are working, they are busy from Monday to Friday. For those who have a family, second job or other responsibilities, ...
UAE defies fintech slowdown with a 92% jump in funding — against a global plunge of 48%
January 26th, 2024
KEY POINTS Data from industry body Innovate Finance shows that global investment in fintechs sank to $51.2 billion in 2023, down 48% from 2022. Despite that, the UAE saw total investment soar 92%, thanks in part to more fintech-friendly ...
NatWest fined £264.8 million for anti-money laundering failures
December 14th, 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator in UK for around financial services firms and financial markets, has issued an announcement to inform that National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) was fined £264,772,619.95 following convictions for three offences of ...
Basic trading emotions
December 13th, 2021
There are times when anyone invested in the stock market feels like giving up and selling everything. There may even be times when you, as an investor, feel as if this asset class is not for you. However, what ...
Data protection: Commission adopts adequacy decisions for the UK
July 13th, 2021
The Commission has today adopted two adequacy decisions for the United Kingdom – one under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the other for the Law Enforcement Directive. Personal data can now flow freely from the European ...
