ArticleAre You Ready To Take The Stage?With new employer duties coming into effect soon, is your company prepared for workplace pensions reform?United KingdomEmployment and HRSmith & Williamson
ArticleAssess Your ASPSince their introduction on A-Day in 2006, the rules for ASPs have changed significantly. It may now be time to review the situation.United KingdomEmployment and HRSmith & Williamson
ArticleGroup Risk - Direct Costs for EmployersEmployers want to keep group risk premiums low; there are various ways to achieve cost savings
ArticleCash In The Attic - Equity ReleaseOlder homeowners are increasingly looking to release equity from their property to fund their retirement. But what is the best course of action?United KingdomFinance and BankingSmith & Williamson
ArticleStrengthening Capitlal StandardsWe briefly consider the FSA's policy statement on capital standards. United KingdomFinance and BankingSmith & Williamson
ArticleBankruptcy - A Game Of Cat And MousePeople often ask why anyone in their right mind would do bankruptcy work. It’s a question I often ask myself, particularly after a bad day in court. Bankruptcy is usually invasive and personal, so the challenge while seizing someone’s assets is to remain dispassionate and professional in the face of insults, threats or just plain despair.United KingdomInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringSmith & Williamson
ArticleFocusing On Non-Financial OperationsImproving non-financial operations can help you get ahead in creating space for change.United KingdomInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringSmith & Williamson
ArticleSurvey Of Barristers' Chambers - 2012/13 - Strategic Thinking Is RequiredAlmost two-thirds of chambers taking part in our survey report rising revenues in recent years, a finding consistent with figures from The Bar Council. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSmith & Williamson
ArticleOffshoring – The Challenge: You Want to Set Up an Overseas Operation, But What is the Right Structure for Your Business?This is popular for IT development and other services using India and other lower cost countries.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSmith & Williamson
ArticleContract Compliance - How Exposed Are You Maintenance Contracts To Incompetence And Fraud?The economic downturn evidenced by falling property prices and the credit crunch is putting the business plans of many housing associations under severe pressure.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionSmith & Williamson
ArticleHouse Of Cards - Commercial Property In Troubled TimesRichard Stanley of DTZ assesses the state of the commercial property market.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionSmith & Williamson
ArticleHow Big Is Your Footprint?New legislation aims to lower the carbon footprint of larger firms.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionSmith & Williamson
ArticleRisky Business Risk Profile For RPs Increases Following The Spending ReviewWe look at the issues arising from the comprehensive Spending Review which will affect the activities of RPsUnited KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionSmith & Williamson
ArticleTopical Tax Issues For RSLsTrudi Amy helps clarify the ‘grey areas’ created by the new draft guidelines for affordable housing. She also advises housing associations to undertake a review of all intra group transactions.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionSmith & Williamson
ArticleA Big Boost For Small-Scale Renewables - The DECC’s UK Low Carbon Transition PlanA low carbon economy and farming – we look at how the DECC's proposals could bolster small-scale renewable power.United KingdomStrategySmith & Williamson
ArticleA Grainy ComplexityLooking back at the last bull market could offer invaluable advice for the next few years. Coinciding with the start of harvest 2011, the grain markets staged a welcome surge. These spikes have become more common in recent years as the European market has become less managed and more open to global volatility.United KingdomStrategySmith & Williamson
ArticleAlive And Kicking - Entrepreneurs Board Survey Reveals Views On UK Entrepreneurship‘This time it’s different’ is a phrase we normally associate with asset bubbles and impending financial turmoil. United KingdomStrategySmith & Williamson
ArticleBeware The Deadline Of 5 April 2009. Safeguard Your Pension AssetsShould savers with large pension funds elect to protect their assets? Paul Garwood discusses.United KingdomStrategySmith & Williamson
ArticleBuilding A Partner Performance ModelAs part of our series on taking a balanced approach to measuring partner performance, Rachel Stone discusses the importance of internal management measures. United KingdomStrategySmith & Williamson
ArticleEquity Release - An UpdateIn recent years, lower interest and annuity rates have reduced the income of many retired homeowners and, as such, property prices have increased and many people find themselves ‘property rich and cash poor’.United KingdomStrategySmith & Williamson