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Smith & Williamson's experts offer valuable insight into tax, investment and business strategy across a range of current trends and issues.
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21 May 2020Interest Suspension
21/05/2020 - On 7 May 2020, Revenue announced additional measures to support both SME* businesses and larger businesses experiencing cashflow and trading difficulties arising from the impacts of COVID-19. -
18 May 2020Warehousing of Tax Debt
One of the key measures introduced by Government to reduce the cashflow impact of tax payments for businesses impacted by COVID-19 is the suspension of debt collection and charging of interest on late payment of VAT and PAYE (payroll tax) liabilities due from March. -
05 May 2020Investment Outlook May 2020
In the May issue of Investment Outlook, we discuss: Looking for recovery after the coronavirus sell-off -
21 Apr 2020Funding schemes from Enterprise Ireland, SBCI and Local Enterprise offices
There are a range of supports recently announced by Government specifically for challenges arising from the Covid-19 crisis and in addition there are a number of existing schemes which remain available and can be used to fund SME’s to survive and plan for a future beyond the current crisis. -
17 Apr 2020Key Weekly Data Points – Week commencing 13/04/2020
17/04/2020 - Daniel Casali provides a round-up of key market activity during the week of 13th April. -
17 Apr 2020Yield opportunities in US corporate credit
17/04/20 - The US corporate bond market offers an opportunity for income seeking investors. Investment grade and high yield corporate bonds currently trade at yields of 2.1%, and 7.4% respectively, which compares to a S&P 500 equity trailing dividend yield (DY) of 2.2%. -
16 Apr 2020Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (“TWSS”) update
15/04/20 - On 15 April 2020 the Minister for Finance issued a press release on the TWSS. The press release is summarised here. -
16 Apr 2020Gold – Why now?
16/04/20 - At the beginning of 2020 the attraction of having some gold exposure in portfolios seemed strong as central banks were once again ‘loosening’ policy and there was evidence of fiscal stimulus emerging too. -
15 Apr 2020Tilney Smith & Williamson Merger: Transaction Update
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regarding the transaction structure, the proposed merger between Tilney and Smith & Williamson will be delayed. -
07 Apr 2020Dividends: Under the knife
07/04/2020 - As the ramifications of the global lockdown response to COVID-19 develop, dividend income is being slashed. We explore what this means for our clients, especially those who need a regular investment income, and consider how long and severe this income drought might be. -
06 Apr 2020Investment Outlook April 2020
In this month's Investment Outlook, we discuss the rising market risks from the coronavirus outbreak. -
03 Apr 2020Weekly round-up (week of 30/03/2020)
03/04/2020 - Daniel Casali provides a round-up of key market activity during the week of 30th March. -
03 Apr 2020Metals & Mining Sector – An Opportunity Ahead?
03/04/2020 - The metals & mining sector has been amongst the worst hit sectors amid the recent market volatility relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. This has always been a high beta sector exposed to global consumption, and it has once again proven thus. -
03 Apr 2020Are structured products helping manage risk in distressed markets?
03/04/2020 - In recent weeks nearly every asset class has seen remarkable and unexpected price movements. Structured products are often used in modern investment portfolios to reduce risk and or diversify returns, but prices have been as volatile and disconcerting as many other assets. In this article we answer five questions to explain how products are formed, why these are used and the factors that determine pricing. -
02 Apr 2020Oil & Gas: Impact of the Saudi-Russian Oil War and COVID-19
02/04/2020 - While global equity markets have bounced from lows over the last two weeks oil prices have not followed suit, instead continuing their fall to levels last seen in November 2002. -
31 Mar 2020Law Firms: Sound financial management in tough times
With the uncertainty around the longer-term implications of the Covid-19 outbreak, you may want to start planning for future actions, but our strong advice is to focus on the next few months to the end of July as your priority.