View / download the latest edition of our In the Debt Markets publication Early year optimism appeared to stabilise markets but the effects of the Long Term Refinancing Operation appear to be waning as secondary asset prices fell in April. Market sentiment has taken a turn for the worse and...
On the day of the Budget, tax partner Alex Henderson chaired an interactive live discussion with a team of PwC specialists to analyse what the Budget announcements mean for business. Click the link belew to view the on demand version on our UK website: http://www.pwcplayer.co.uk/webcasts/0312_budget_means_business_live_webcast/
Our Debt Markets and Debt Brokerage businesses are regularly speaking to over 150 investors. As fragmentation continues, reach and scale will be key to accessing this investor base. In these volatile times, we urge CEOs and CFOs to plan early and develop detailed funding contingencies. View / download In the...
We’ve seen the technology sector show resilience to economic uncertainty and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity has remained active in 2011. Trade acquirers with strong balance sheets continue to be serious competition in transactions of all sizes and deals are achieving reasonable and, in some cases, high valuations. There continues...
Energy price hikes are a real issue for consumers, for the Government, for the industry and for the regulator. So the questions are: what’s causing these prices to rise? Will they continue in the future? What needs to done and who needs to do it? The Government’s new Green Deal...
There has been a further decline in the confidence of UK financial services companies. Although volumes of business are growing in some sectors, there are also warning signs for firms. These include reported growth in non-performing loans and, for some, emerging concerns over funding. View and download the latest CBI/PwC...