Standard Life shares tumble as Aberdeen slashes stake
Aberdeen will cut its stake to around 5.2 per cent per cent through a secondary placing, which will value Standard Life’s shares at £8.39 per share and raise £436m. Standard Life’s shares fell 4.9 per cent to 828p on…
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How to do bookkeeping as a small business
With the right approach and tools, it can be incredibly useful. Little and often is the key, says Ryan Grundy Using bookkeeping and accounting interchangeably is common, but the terms have different meanings. Bookkeeping…
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Unlike Brits, America’s wealthiest have lost their sense of duty
Americans have forgotten that, writes Lewis Liu I’m dictating a big part of this while driving down Sand Hill Road, perhaps the most concentrated stretch of economic ambition in America. On either side are the venture…
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New direct train services from London to Wrexham and Rochdale rejected
The Office of Rail and Road said that there was insufficient space on the crowded west coast mainline to introduce the two new separate train services. It also vetoed plans for additional London-Blackpool train services…
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Starting early is key to less stress around Self Assessment
More than 26% of people experience anxiety when faced with a financial or tax deadline. Customers who start their Self Assessment now can avoid any last-minute stress knowing their tax affairs are sorted. The Self…
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Leeds United consider AI-powered dynamic ticket pricing
“There’s probably an opportunity to do it in a way that does increase revenue, but also makes it affordable for your most hardcore fans,” Marathe told sports industry conference Leaders Week London at Stamford Bridge.…
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How an 800-year-old date still controls modern office leases – and why flexible space sidesteps it entirely
While the roast bird had already become popular fare to mark the Christian celebration – also known as the Feast of the Archangels – her celebratory meal cemented it as tradition. “Whoever ate goose on this day would not…
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Pay General Betting, Pool Betting or Remote Gaming Duty
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Pay Insurance Premium Tax
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Jeffrey Archer (1940-2026): A writer of fiction in all senses
The Conservatives saw internal Labour division as a straw and clutched at it. Over the summer of 1999, a frenetic campaign saw novelist Jeffrer Archer and former transport minister Steve Norris battle it out, and Archer…
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