亚太消息 | Asia News

• 中国经济迈向软着陆

China's economy toward a soft landing

• 中国酝酿从中投剥离银行股份

Bank of China shares brewing stripped from investment

• 研究：亚洲不信任西方资产管理公司

Study: Asian asset management companies do not trust the West

• 亚洲制造业放缓 显示增长转型

Transformation of the manufacturing sector showed growth slowed in Asia

• 将资源税改革扩大至整个西部地区

Resources tax reform will be extended to the entire western region

• 中国农行上市有望筹资221亿美元

Agricultural Bank of China is expected to finance 22.1 billion market

• 中国理财服务市场酝酿蜕变

Transformation of Chinese financial services market brewing

• 繁荣的中国将更加开放

Prosperous China will be more open

全球新闻 | Global News

• 分析：全球下半年增长前景如何？

Analysis: How the global growth prospects in the second half?

• 如何衡量贫困？

How to measure poverty?

• 金融危机引发经济学大反思

Financial crisis triggered by the large reflection of Economics

• 全球最大财务策划联盟有望成立

The world's largest alliance is expected to set up financial planning

• IASC推新标准会计报表

IASC push the new standard accounting statements

• 摩托罗拉起诉华为窃取商业机密

Motorola sued Huawei stealing trade secrets

• 私人股本集团阿波罗计划成立新银行

Apollo plans to set up private equity group, the new bank

• 美国国债收益率降至创纪录低点

U.S. bond yields fell to record lows

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Speaking out for small and medium businesses

The UK may have emerged from recession, but growth is slow and the institute’s  2010 IFA Business Barometer  survey found businesses under pressure: lack of customers, HMRC bureaucracy, finding good staff and affordable sources of lending, all emerged as significant barriers to the ongoing health of small and medium businesses. Members have strong views on what can be done to alleviate these problems, and over the next few months you can look forward to reading about institute plans to lobby government for change.

Speakers at the event included Peter Ibbetson, chairman of Small Business Banking at RBS and NatWest, George Derbyshire from the National Federation of Enterprise Agencies, and Phil Orford, chief executive of the Forum of Private Business. They each commented on the results and shared their particular perspectives on the recent economic turmoil, all of which you can read about in the next issue of Financial Accountant.

The results of the Business Barometer were announced at the latest in what has been a very successful series of one-day IFA regional conferences, on the theme Changing Times; Building Capability. Feedback from members who have attended these events has been wholly positive: you seem to have relished the opportunities for CPD, enjoyed networking with follow-professionals and the high profile sponsors who have been on hand to offer advice and support.

The last in the 2010 series of conferences will shortly take place on 15 September in Southampton, so if you live or work in the vicinity and you have not already attended one of these one-day events, now is the time to book your place. The presentations and workshops offered by CCH, Companies House, Grant Thornton, HMRC Online Services, Lexis Nexis, RBS, and other sponsors, have proven invaluable for many IFA members. So why not join them – before it’s too late.

 
David Woodgate 

  
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