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10 October 2019
Johnston Carmichael are proud sponsors of this year’s World Mixed Curling Championship, having also sponsored the 2018 Scottish Curling Junior Championships and World Junior Curling Championships. In this blog, we share some insight into the wonderful world of the ‘Roaring Game’, the sport also known as ‘Chess on Ice’.
07 October 2019
Where do you want to go?When friends and family ask about my job, the most common question I get is “So what should I invest in?”… and I will always say “I think Blockbuster Video will bounce back any day now”. The truth is that “what should I invest in?” is an impossible question to answer without a clear idea of what the end-goal is.
03 October 2019
Market Commentary September 2019The main UK index recovered some ground lost during August by finishing the month of September up 2.79%. Steady gains made by oil & gas producers and industrial goods & services towards the end of the month were positive contributors.
02 October 2019
Jockeying for positionThe phrase to ‘jockey for position’ is commonly used to refer to manoeuvring or competing to gain an advantageous position. This article explores competition and how firms are responding to increased competition in the banking and financial services sector, both from their own kind (interspecific) and perhaps more challengingly from non-traditional businesses (intraspecific).
25 September 2019
Are you aware of the Capital Gains Tax changes coming into effect 6 April 2020?The current tax rules for non-UK residents selling UK property that require a non-resident capital gains tax (CGT) return to be completed are to be extended from 6 April 2020 to include the sale of UK residential property by UK residents.
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