We ran a short survey at the end of 2012, against the backdrop of the current attention focusing on executive pay from shareholders, Government, regulators and the media, to find out what the impact of the environment was on the way you plan to reward the people leading your organisations....
Our latest treasury survey has been published following a brief survey of corporate treasurers at the ACT conference in April from a variety of industries. Key themes are a continuing focus on cash and funding. As you would expect the Euro crisis is a matter of concern for many as...
Our Tax First newsletter brings you a round-up of the past month's major tax news and issues. You’ll recall that we brought you an overview of the proposed financial transaction tax (FTT) in our February edition of Tax First. In this June edition we look at the decision by The...
A new report from PwC on the effectiveness of the public sector finance function highlights the scale of the challenge facing finance professionals in the sector, if they are to fulfill their ambitions to transform their role from scorekeeper on financial issues to a high performing business partner. Above the...
Despite facing continuing economic uncertainty and difficult debt markets, Private Equity (PE) backed companies remain focused on growth and expect to increase both turnover and profitability in 2012, according to PwC’s annual survey of management teams from 77 Private Equity backed companies: Supporting UK growth – Private Equity backed company...
The following is a flavour of what our Advisory teams have been involved with recently across Wales and the South West. We have been extremely busy so far in 2012, completing upwards of 16 deals, with a number of others in progress. Of course, we'd be happy to talk to...
Revisiting the debate This new report revisits the packaging debate and tracks the progress the industry has made towards closer collaboration between stakeholders that goes beyond the term sustainable packaging. The UK packaging industry, leading retailers, manufacturers and consumer groups we spoke to are unanimously agreed that the much used...
Below is a summary on the main measures announced in the UK Budget 2012. We provide more information on our UK site on personal tax, attracting business, residential property, anti-avoidance and other measures. You can also watch a recorded version of a live discussion of PwC specialists discussing the main...
This is the March 2012 issue of our regular UK Economic Outlook report. In addition to our usual detailed assessment of UK economic trends and prospects, set within a global context, this issue includes special features relevant to the forthcoming 2012 Budget and the longer term direction of UK economic...
In this spring 2012 issue, we update you on all the important points published in the December 2011’s draft Finance Bill legislation and look at the impact of these changes on your financial planning. Download Private-client-spring-2012 HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has been taking an increasingly tough stance on what...
