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Charity Times - Tuesday, 6th November 2018
Posted by Claire Stradling
GOVERNMENT New charities minister appointed Mims Davies has been appointed to succeed Tracey Crouch as minister for sport and civil society, following the latter’s resignation last week. Davies is a trustee of a small military charity called Building Heroes, set up in 2016 to provide education, support and training to veterans. Charity leaders have congratulated Davies and begun raising issues ...
GOVERNMENT New charities minister appointed Mims Davies has been appointed to succeed Tracey Crouch as minister for sport and civil society, follow...
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Tax
October 2018: Tax Movers & Shakers
Posted by Dean Dugas
Practice Hardwick & Morris LLP has announced that Kevin Offer, formerly of Gabelle, has joined the practice as a Partner effective from 1st October 2018. Kevin is a tax specialist with particular interest in the taxation of high net-worth individuals, sportsmen and entertainers. He is a Chartered Tax Adviser and a Fellow of the ICAEW. White & Case LLP has promoted 41 lawyers around the world to...
Practice Hardwick & Morris LLP has announced that Kevin Offer, formerly of Gabelle, has joined the practice as a Partner effective from 1st October...
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Legal
10 Things You Didn't Know About: Michael Ruck, Partner at UK law firm TLT
Posted by Jonathan Smyth
Michael Ruck is a partner in TLT's financial services team in London. Michael previously spent four and a half years at another City law firm in the corporate crime, investigations and enforcement team and before that spent almost six years working in the FCA's Enforcement and Market Oversight Division. Michael is a highly experienced investigations lawyer. What made you want to become a lawyer...
Michael Ruck is a partner in TLT's financial services team in London. Michael previously spent four and a half years at another City law firm in th...
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Tax
Technology - the Future Partner in Your Tax Matters?
Posted by Christina Ayling
Are you a Tax Manager or Tax Director seeking to streamline and manage your tax function through the use of technology? With almost daily advancements in technology, it is an exciting time for the Taxation industry. Yet digital disruption needs to be carefully analysed, while it provides many solutions to long-standing issues it also throws many new challenges. As a Tax Recruiter, a crucial par...
Are you a Tax Manager or Tax Director seeking to streamline and manage your tax function through the use of technology? With almost daily advanceme...
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Tax
Charity Times - 30/10/18
Posted by Claire Stradling
BUDGET Charities underwhelmed by Budget Chancellor Philip Hammond's Budget speech yesterday included news of an increase from £20 to £30 in the individual donation limit under the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme and a rise in the upper limit for tax-free trading that charities can carry out. Meanwhile, charity shops using the Retail Gift Aid Scheme are to be allowed to send letters to donors ev...
BUDGET Charities underwhelmed by Budget Chancellor Philip Hammond's Budget speech yesterday included news of an increase from £20 to £30 in the ind...
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HR
What does it take to be a successful Senior HR Interim?
Posted by Stacey Kerrigan
Are you a HR Director or senior HR professional looking to make the switch from permanent to interim? Interim HR jobs may be a temporary provision of Human Resources but they are far from a stop gap for those working in HR. No, HR interim jobs are usually reserved for those HR heavyweights who have proven themselves time and again. Surviving and excelling as a successful Senior HR interim is a ...
Are you a HR Director or senior HR professional looking to make the switch from permanent to interim? Interim HR jobs may be a temporary provision ...
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Finance
10 Things You Didn't Know About: Lee T Murphy, Managing Director at The Accountancy Partnership
Posted by Callum MacRae
Lee T Murphy MAAT ICPA is the Managing Director at The Accountancy Partnership, with over 8 years’ experience in accounting and finance and 10 years’ experience in business. The Accountancy Partnership is focused on providing an affordable and quality accountancy service to business of all sizes across the UK. What three traits define you? Determined, Innovative and Forward-thinking. What’s the...
Lee T Murphy MAAT ICPA is the Managing Director at The Accountancy Partnership, with over 8 years’ experience in accounting and finance and 10 year...
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Legal
October 2018: Legal Movers & Shakers
Posted by Chris Excell
Thomas O’Connor, Finance Partner and former head of Transactional Finance at Morgan Lewis has moved to Akin Gump as part of a four Partner hire for the firm. This hire includes two heads of practice and is set to strengthen Akin Gump’s transatlantic offering across restructuring and global finance. All four Partners joining Akin Gump reunites them with their former Bingham McCutchen colleagues....
Thomas O’Connor, Finance Partner and former head of Transactional Finance at Morgan Lewis has moved to Akin Gump as part of a four Partner hire for...
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Finance
October 2018: Finance Movers & Shakers
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Chris Graves has been appointed as Partner in the Advisory Corporate Finance department of big 4 firm Deloitte. Graves joins from GP Bullhound and will be based in London, leading the M&A team that focuses on the Technology, Media & Telecommunications sector. SeniorMoves Top 100 firm Buzzacott have announced the appointment of new Managing Partner Tony Hopson. Hopson took the post effective fro...
Chris Graves has been appointed as Partner in the Advisory Corporate Finance department of big 4 firm Deloitte. Graves joins from GP Bullhound and ...
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Tax
Is Your Long Commute Really Worth It?
Posted by Jennifer Nelson
Are you a Finance, Tax, Legal or HR professional commuting over two hours every day? According to the TUC, the service sector has seen the biggest increase in travel time over the last decade, with 130% more workers travelling for two or more hours a day than in 2004. Serious disruption at Paddington, a week of strikes on South Western Railway coupled with major signal failures has spelt misery...
Are you a Finance, Tax, Legal or HR professional commuting over two hours every day? According to the TUC, the service sector has seen the biggest ...
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Tax
Never Underestimate The Influence Of Company Culture on Staff Attraction
Posted by Callum MacRae
Due to the competitive nature of the market, high-quality candidates are often presented with four or five offers of employment for their next position. As a result, clients are constantly asking my advice on how to attract and retain the best talent out there! Whilst excellent rates of pay and opportunities for progression are two of the most obvious ways to attract the right team members ther...
Due to the competitive nature of the market, high-quality candidates are often presented with four or five offers of employment for their next posi...
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HR
6 Staff Retention Tips To Improve Your Business
Posted by Stacey Kerrigan
Are you supporting a high growth business in the UK but also one who suffers from 15% or higher staff turnover rate? As recruitment specialists, we know that a key goal of yours it to keep your staff happy, so your business can flourish. According to Glassdoor, the average employer spends about £3,000 and 27.5 days to hire a new worker. We work with businesses who are working really hard to imp...
Are you supporting a high growth business in the UK but also one who suffers from 15% or higher staff turnover rate? As recruitment specialists, we...
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HR
Charity Times - Tuesday, 23rd October 2018
Posted by Claire Stradling
FUNDRAISING Charities aren't facing up to their mistakes Unicef's global head of street fundraising says charities have not “learned from mistakes” about face-to-face fundraising and a 'chugger' narrative remains damaging to charity brands. Daniel McDonnell said the strategy was burdened with negative connotations, even in emerging fundraising markets, because of oversaturation and a lack of in...
FUNDRAISING Charities aren't facing up to their mistakes Unicef's global head of street fundraising says charities have not “learned from mistakes”...
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HR
10 Things You Didn't Know About: David Woodman, Interim Director, Human Resources at Ambition School Leadership
Posted by Richard Grove
David Woodman is the Interim Director, Human Resources at Ambition School Leadership. Ambition School Leadership runs leadership development programmes in England that enable school leaders to create more impact in schools that serve disadvantaged children and their communities. What three traits define you? Responsibility, Professionalism and importantly – a sense of humour. What’s the weirdes...
David Woodman is the Interim Director, Human Resources at Ambition School Leadership. Ambition School Leadership runs leadership development progra...
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Tax
WEBINAR - How to negotiate a pay rise
Posted by Pat Keogh
We’ve all thought about it… asking for an increase in salary. Salary negotiation is a key skill which will help you throughout your career. Whether you’re a Solicitor or Accountant, a Tax Manager looking to get to Tax Partner, or just a Generalist HR professional exploring salaries in your current role, this webinar will give you some essential advice to plan and execute a strategy to help you ...
We’ve all thought about it… asking for an increase in salary. Salary negotiation is a key skill which will help you throughout your career. Whether...
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Tax
5 Scary Candidate Profiles that give us the Fright!
Posted by Rebecca English
It’s Halloween and the spookiest time of the year. However, some of these candidate profiles continue to haunt recruitment processes throughout the year leaving prospective employers howling at the moon. Below are a few examples of the phantom offenders that can keep us up at night. The Crypt The Cryptic candidate who holds back on valuable information. Whether it be parts of their salary packa...
It’s Halloween and the spookiest time of the year. However, some of these candidate profiles continue to haunt recruitment processes throughout the...
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Finance
Why I Chose a Career As a Finance Recruiter
Posted by Aaron Scott
"I made the right decision and I can’t wait to see what the future holds…" Having completed an intensive four-week training program designed to introduce new colleagues to the 360 processes of recruitment, Aaron Scott was given the task of choosing his sector specialism and ultimately his new team. Here are the reasons why he decided to choose a career in finance recruitment. After four insight...
"I made the right decision and I can’t wait to see what the future holds…" Having completed an intensive four-week training program designed to int...
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Finance
Charity Times - 16/10/18
Posted by Claire Stradling
DIGITAL Labour MP criticises Big Lottery Fund Labour’s shadow minister for civil society has criticised the Big Lottery Fund ’s new £15m digital fund for not focusing on small charities. Steve Reed said he was unhappy about the first funding strand's exclusion of “over four in five UK charities who have an income below £500,000," adding “Smaller charities are best placed to pilot new technologi...
DIGITAL Labour MP criticises Big Lottery Fund Labour’s shadow minister for civil society has criticised the Big Lottery Fund ’s new £15m digital fu...
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Tax
Making the Move From Big 4 to Mid-tier: Genevieve Moore
Posted by Will Short
I sat down with Genevieve Moore, Head of Corporate Tax at Blick Rothenberg to discuss the differences between the Big 4 and Mid-Tier Accountancy Practices. Genevieve made the move from Deloitte in 2013 and hasn’t looked back since. How does the culture at Blick Rothenberg compare to your time in the Big 4? I think size does lead to a different culture. We are about 325 people now, across two of...
I sat down with Genevieve Moore, Head of Corporate Tax at Blick Rothenberg to discuss the differences between the Big 4 and Mid-Tier Accountancy Pr...
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Tax
Charity Times - 09/10/18
Posted by Claire Stradling
GOVERNANCE Regulator reveals five-year strategy The Charity Commission has a new five-year strategy that signals a move towards more collaborative working and calls for better standards of behaviour from the sector. Baroness Stowell last week told an audience at the Royal Society of Arts that charities must do more to set a good example, and that both the sector and the regulator need to “promo...
GOVERNANCE Regulator reveals five-year strategy The Charity Commission has a new five-year strategy that signals a move towards more collaborative ...
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