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Better protection for investors

Business Opinion

Trevor Law writes "A common feature of the financial press in recent months has been discussion of the regulator’s new guidelines about Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs)".

Insuring adequately for the true cost of raising a family

Banks must find the means to support innovation and reap the rewards

Economy

Manufacturing — Dr Steven McCabe "writes I was involved in a debate which took place as part of Birmingham Made Me Expo on what is an appropriate economic strategy for the Midlands".

Why Jaguar Land Rover keeps on rolling

Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar F type — Jaguar Land Rover continue success drive reporting a record £1.68 billion pre-tax profit for last year.

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Better protection for investors

Business Opinion

Trevor Law writes "A common feature of the financial press in recent months has been discussion of the regulator’s new guidelines about Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs)".

Banks must find the means to support innovation and reap the rewards

Economy

Dr Steven McCabe "writes I was involved in a debate which took place as part of Birmingham Made Me Expo on what is an appropriate economic strategy for the Midlands".

Why Jaguar Land Rover keeps on rolling

Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover continue success drive reporting a record £1.68 billion pre-tax profit for last year.

Twenty first century mood music from China

Apple

Last week's jitters in world stock markets were attributed to less than encouraging statistics on manufacturing activity coming out of China.

Austerity, markets and growth - attempting to read the signals

Politics

Dr Steven McCabe writes "Recent events will not provide much comfort to the coalition government which placed so much faith in austerity as the way to solve this country's economic problems".

Black Cab Restart Delay

Business Opinion

Chinese automotive manufacturing company, Geely take over Manganese Bronze with a £100m plan for the next five years.

Insuring adequately for the true cost of raising a family

Business

In a typical week a Mum will do 71 hours of unpaid work, whilst a Dad will do 53.5 hours.

Steve McCabe: Luck, leadership and the vexed question of Europe

Apple

In recent days the retirements of both Sir Alex Ferguson and his once-cherished protégé David Beckham have resulted in gushing commentaries on their ability to influence those around them.

Russell Luckock: The UK should not revolve around London

Birmingham Airport

The Parliamentary Transport Committee has turned down the idea of building a new airport to the east of London, disappointing Boris Johnson, the mayor.

James Leaper: Making the best use of your space

Business

The compression of real estate and the extension of a home working policy can give companies the opportunity to decrease their property portfolio whilst encouraging more entrepreneurialism among staff.

Martin Allsopp: Undermining the balance to justice

Business

One of the reasons the British legal system is regarded as the fairest in the world it that the scales of justice are balanced evenly for accusers and the accused.

Jim Wood-Smith: The governor gives legacy a tidy up

David Beckham

One should never let the facts get in the way of a good theory.

Jon Griffin: Motorsport Valley points future route

Business

IF you were seeking a credible blueprint for industrial growth following the worst recession in living memory, you could do a lot worse than take a look at Motorsport Valley.

Avoid the ticking time bomb of interest-only borrowing

Business

There has been much publicised of late in respect of interest only borrowing and potential short falls to repay the mortgage at the end of the mortgage term.

Benedict Gorner: Reform is on the agenda

Business

The reformist agenda of the coalition government took a major step forward last month with the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 receiving Royal Assent.

Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya: Two years to go...must do better, Dave

Conservative Party

The next General Election is about two years away so what would a school report on the Government's performance to date say?

Keith Gabriel: Don't blame the buses - blame the passengers

Birmingham Airport

I was on a stag do in York last weekend. I fair enjoyed it, despite a disappointing lack of vomit, nudity or ritual humiliation.

Jon Griffin: A considered view on the working age

Business

"What is retirement? Retirement is death." It's quite an assertion, even from a 94-year-old.

Russell Luckock: Passing the buck on UK immigration

David Cameron

David Cameron, when elected, stated that he would remove reams of red tape from small businesses, on which he depended to create jobs, thus reducing unacceptably high unemployment levels.