By vanko on December 3, 2011
Getting a job in banking can be a drawn out process as recruitment cycles often take up to 6 months and the top banks may look at hundreds of candidates for a single post and go through 2 or more interviewing stages often in addition to a competency assessment. If you already work in banking [...]
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By vanko on December 1, 2011
Pensions are plans that offer steady income to a person after they have retired. Pensions are essentially a deferred compensation that offers tax advantages to the employer and employee. Pensions can be in the form of an annuity, or a cash balance that is drawn from after retirement. Whichever the case may be pension plans [...]
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By vanko on November 28, 2011
The time has come for you to buy a house, but for a first time buyer, the housing market can be frightening and confusing. Unethical lenders may try to ensnare you with high interest rates and a loan that will have you paying for years. Many houses are priced out of the range [...]
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By vanko on September 11, 2011
When a private limited company is incorporated companies house advise the company of the accounting reference date and a set of financial accounts are required to be made up and submitted from the day of incorporation to this accounting reference date. The accounting reference date is set by companies house as the last day of [...]
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By vanko on August 23, 2011
A dormant company in the UK is defined as a company that has had no significant accounting transactions during its financial year. It is not sufficient that the company may not have traded if the company has had any accounting transactions at all with the exception of three specific transactions that are allowed.
Transactions regarded as [...]
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By vanko on February 1, 2010
There are some regulations that you have to meet if you want to apply for a secured loan in the UK. Some are very straight forward for example, you have to be a UK citizen and you have to own your own home. However some might not be as straight forward as you think.
Most people [...]
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