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Business savings accounts a rip-off

Most business savings accounts (58 per cent) pay less than 0.5 per cent gross interest on balances of £50,000. Business News / Wednesday, 19th August 2009

What VCs are looking for

Nenad Marovac, managing partner of venture capital firm DN Capital, throws light on what makes VCs say ‘yes’, and what management teams can expect from them when they have done so. Venture Capital / Wednesday, 12th August 2009

Company valuations picking up

The price paid for companies as a multiple of earnings increased slightly in the last quarter, according to an index of merger and acquisition activity. Research News / Thursday, 6th August 2009

The pensions crisis and 2012

Changes to pension legislation in 2012 will revolutionise the balance of responsibility between company and employee. Ian Bird, principal partner at financial advisory firm Foster Denovo, explains what companies need to consider now. Financial Management / Wednesday, 5th August 2009

Innovation fund to choose managers by year end

Managers for the UK government’s venture capital fund of funds will be chosen by December, according to plans released by Capital for Enterprise. Business News / Tuesday, 4th August 2009

Close Growth Capital bought by management

Structured equity provider Close Growth Capital has been acquired from Close Brothers by its three executive directors.  IPO & City News / Monday, 3rd August 2009

Dunedin acts as own bank

Mid-market UK private equity house Dunedin has revealed it is now providing its own senior debt in order to complete buy-out transactions quicker. IPO & City News / Friday, 31st July 2009

Tax breaks for investors in AIM

Now business asset taper relief has been removed, what are the remaining tax incentives for investors in AIM? Wealth Management / Thursday, 30th July 2009

Credit crunch still battering businesses

Hopes of a recovery in bank lending to businesses have been dashed by the latest figures from the Bank of England. Business News / Thursday, 30th July 2009

The truth about bank lending

Tighter security terms. Higher borrowing costs. Personal guarantees as standard. But don’t worry, the banks are still ‘open for business’. Or are they? Debt Finance / Thursday, 30th July 2009

Hope returns for European IPO market

Four out of five European investors expect initial public offerings (IPOs) on UK and continental stock markets to pick up by the middle of 2010. IPO & City News / Tuesday, 28th July 2009

Venture capital cheer for taxman

Tax breaks given to investors in growing companies more than pay for themselves, according to research conducted by one fund manager. IPO & City News / Thursday, 23rd July 2009

Dangers of deflation... and inflation

Unpredictability in the economy is making it hard for businesses to plan ahead, as Clive Lewis, head of SME issues at accountancy body ICAEW, explains. Financial Management / Tuesday, 21st July 2009

SMEs don’t see bank managers

According to new research, it’s not just contestants on Deal or No Deal who don’t get to see the banker. Business News / Thursday, 16th July 2009

Convertible loan notes explained

Raising money in 2009 is tough, and convertible loan notes (CLNs) may offer a possible solution. Debt Finance / Wednesday, 15th July 2009

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