Finance

Last chance to enter prestigious South West Fairtrade Business Awards 2016

January 29, 2016
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Last chance to enter prestigious South West Fairtrade Business Awards 2016

Applications for the coveted South West Fairtrade Business Awards close this weekend and Bath firms that support fair and ethical business practices are being urged to enter before Sunday’s deadline. The unique awards – now in their fourth year – champion firms that put ethical responsibilities at the heart of their business. Bath businesses...

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New R3 regional chair takes up role

January 27, 2016
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New R3 regional chair takes up role

Alan Bennett, a partner at West of England law firm Ashfords, has become the new for the South West & Wales chair of R3, the insolvency trade body. In his new role Alan, pictured, a partner in Ashfords’ restructuring and insolvency team, will provide support to R3 members in the region, helping them promote...

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Firms that make a difference urged to enter Business in the Community awards

January 22, 2016
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Firms that make a difference urged to enter Business in the Community awards

Business in the Community (BITC) is calling on Bath firms to showcase how they are taking practical action to address pressing issues as the deadline for entries to the 2016 Responsible Business Awards looms. The awards, now in their 19th year, celebrate inspiring examples of businesses that make a difference by creating stronger communities,...

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Inaugural Bath Investment Management Conference to be staged next week

January 15, 2016
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Inaugural Bath Investment Management Conference to be staged next week

Bath’s first investment management conference to promote the sector and provide expert advice for investors takes place next Friday. City firms operating in the sector have teamed up to stage the inaugural event at Assembly Rooms on January 22. The event will also provide a unique networking forum for city-based industry figures and investors....

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New venue for Business Showcase South West as successful event returns for third year

January 15, 2016
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Business Showcase South West, the region’s largest free business event, returns for a third year in May following its huge success in 2014 and 2015. After two years at Bristol’s Colston Hall, this year’s Business Showcase (BSSW) will take place at the newly redeveloped Ashton Gate Stadium in South Bristol on May 17. A...

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Epoch crowned South West’s top financial adviser for second time

January 14, 2016
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Epoch crowned South West’s top financial adviser for second time

Bath-based Epoch Wealth Management has once again been named Adviser of the Year for the South West region by influential industry journal New Model Adviser. The firm beat five other regional finalists to win the prestigious accolade at an awards ceremony in London.  The New Model Adviser awards recognise the best financial planning firms...

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Warning over new fake email scam after firms are conned out of tens of thousands of pounds

January 14, 2016
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Warning over new fake email scam after firms are conned out of tens of thousands of pounds

Bath businesses are being urged to guard against sophisticated new cyber scams that use fake emails to trick finance staff into transferring funds into the criminals’ bank accounts. The warning has come from specialist support firm Priority IT, which has had two of its clients targeted by online fraudsters in this way recently. The...

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Senior accounts manager and trainee join Richardson Swift

January 13, 2016
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Senior accounts manager and trainee join Richardson Swift

Bath accountancy firm Richardson Swift has strengthened its growing team of tax and business advisers with two new appointments. Rachael Rackham joins the business as a senior accounts manager from Haines Watts in Bristol, where she worked in a senior role advising owner-managed businesses. Rachael qualified as a chartered certified accountant in 2004 having...

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Bath’s first investment management conference to be staged by city firms

January 8, 2016
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Bath’s first investment management conference to be staged by city firms

A range of Bath firms have teamed up to stage the city’s first investment management conference to promote the sector and provide expert advice for investors. The inaugural Bath Investment Management Conference, which takes place at Assembly Rooms on Friday January 22, will also provide a unique networking forum for city-based industry figures and...

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More Old Mill staff become equity holders as it looks to break with sector tradition

January 7, 2016
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More Old Mill staff become equity holders as it looks to break with sector tradition

West Country accountancy and financial planning firm Old Mill has more than doubled the number of staff owning an equity stake in the business – with almost a fifth of its 250-strong workforce now shareholders. Some 23 additional staff members became shareholders on January 1 – taking the total number of shareholders up to 44...

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