Our Business Risk Adviser, Nick Hood was interviewed live this morning on BBC World Business Report by Sally Bundock on the latest quarterly results from and the future prospects for the Chinese online retail giant, Alibaba. Click here to see the video
Following publication of research by Opus Restructuring and Company Watch which confirmed that over two thirds of business rescue attempts via the Administration insolvency procedure fail, the credit risk management media is commenting: Click here to see full CCR Magazine article Click here to see the full Credit-Connect UK article
Using the analytics function at financial evaluation experts Company Watch, Opus Restructuring has examined the outcomes of all Administration cases in England and Wales, which commenced in the past five years and confirmed that 70% of the attempted rescues failed to save the business on a long term basis. Nick Hood, Business Risk Adviser at Opus Restructuring, said: “Our research shows that, at best,
The UK retail sector is experiencing a pernicious pincer effect on its already vulnerable profitability as top line income falls and the weakness of sterling drives up the cost of the imported goods they sell. To make matters worse, a huge hike in business rates in high density city centres and shopping malls comes into effect next April. Click here to
Contractor UK website looks at the likely impact on IT contractors of pressure being applied to the Chancellor to boost the economy in his Autumn Statement next month, quoting our comments on the latest HMRC attack contractors, this time concerning disguised remuneration schemes. “Disguised remuneration / loan schemes which were being peddled by tax wizards in years gone by [were
In the first three months after the UK voted to leave the EU, the value of new construction orders dropped 18% on the previous quarter and were down 33% year-on-year. Tenders submitted fell even more dramatically; they were down 31% by number and 45% by value on the previous quarter and 62% by value year-on-year. Businesses trading in and with the
