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02 November 2020
Market Commentary October 2020As the number of coronavirus cases mounted throughout October and fears of a second lockdown increased, the main index came under renewed pressure closing the month down nearly 5%. In terms of performance, this was the worst month for the index of the current crisis since markets fell significantly in March of this year.
02 November 2020
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extension announced on 31 October 2020On Saturday 31 October the Government announced an extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) which was due to end that day. The CJRS has now been extended and will run until at least Wednesday 2 December, which is the date on which the new England-wide lockdown is due to end.
27 October 2020
European MiFID Template Version 3 – is your investment firm ready for the December deadline?Just six weeks to go until the end of the transition period and the new European MiFID Template comes into force for all investment firms operating within the EU. With some distributors requesting the revised format already, we’re helping a large number of our clients make the switch to the new template now. Scott Holmes, Audit Partner, discusses the new requirements in this short blog.
27 October 2020
National Insurance Number delaysDue to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and local lockdown implementations, the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) previously put a halt on all face-to-face interviews for those applying for a National Insurance Number (NINo). Michael McAllister, Head of Payroll Services, discusses how this might affect you.
Senga Prior
Tax Senior Manager
27 October 2020
The latest scam emails and calls pertaining to be from HMRCOver the last couple of weeks, we’ve become aware of a new phishing scam in the guise of being a call or email from HMRC. In this blog we set out the details of the scam and steps you can take to protect yourself.
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