Taylor & Taylor Associates Ltd

Wednesday April 25th must have been the morning David Cameron felt like phoning in sick. The Office of National Statistics officially confirmed that a shock 0.2% contraction in growth had pushed the UK into its first double dip recession since the 1970s. Meanwhile the Levenson Inquiry rumbled on with Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt facing calls to resign; Labour opened an eight point lead in the...

If a week is a long time in politics, then in March a month was an eternity for the British economy. It began with the FTSE within sight of the 6,000 level and Nissan announcing plans to create 400 new jobs with a compact car plant in Sunderland. With a further 1,600 jobs expected to be created in the supply chain this was one the Government could definitely file under ‘good...

Overview With the global economy in such a fragile state, one would think that politicians would be working together to find solutions. In the US, it seems that the politicians have been more concerned about getting one over on each other than ensuring the world's largest economy avoids defaulting on its debt obligations. By the time you read this, it is assumed that the US Senate has...

Good points for the month of June:

Many corporate institutions have posted earnings which have exceeded estimates during the month of June, however many are concerned this is likely the ongoing effects of significant cost cuttings rather than a sustained improvement in profitability. The economic indicators are still running along at reasonable levels, therefore we hope to see steady...

What is NEST?

Basically, it means that all companies who aren't exempt will have to offer staff a company pension scheme. It is a new scheme aimed at increasing the level of retirement saving in the UK by requiring both employers and employees to contribute to a pension scheme. Employers may be exempt if they already contribute to a pension scheme for employees at a level at least...