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...Some letters used phrases such as, “We are instructed by our client”, which appeared to indicate that Smith Lawson is an independent firm. There was also a Smith Lawson email address....
....” ——————————————- Letter in response to this article: Lambert can help banks regain trust / From Mr Peter Vicary-Smith...
...Earnings Sage FY 21.99p (20.86p) Trading and sales updates Standard Chartered Tesco Walgreens Earnings DS Smith H1 (FY estimate) 21.17p (17.3p) Dollar General Q3 0.70p (0.63p) Mulberry H1 0.08p...
...Additional reporting by Sharlene Goff The slideshow accompanying this article has been amended since original publication to correct the biographies of Gerry Grimstone and Robert Swannell...
...Mr Justice Smith criticised HBOS after he cleared former Farepak directors in a hearing last month....
...By Roger Blitz, Sharlene Goff, Rose Jacobs, Adam Jones, Vanessa Kortekaas, Simon Mundy, Maija Palmer, James Shotter and Alison Smith...
...Martyn Hopper, a partner at the Herbert Smith law firm, said: “He has a reputation as a thoughtful, forceful and astute regulator and his international experience will stand him in good stead for dealing...
...“This is yet another example of banks giving poor financial advice to their customers,” said Peter Vicary-Smith, chief executive of Which?, the consumer organisation....
...Sharlene Collet, a 16-year-old student who had come to London with her father and brother, said: “We have come from France for a cultural visit, hoping to witness such a historic event.”...
...“The Irish situation seems to be getting worse by the day,” said Don Smith, economist at Icap. “These yields are unsustainable....
...“Historically, CROs were seen as technicians,” says Richard Smith, a partner at PwC. “Only now are they starting to have a voice at the top table.”...
...Peter Vicary-Smith, Which? chief executive, said Lloyds decision to stop selling PPI is a huge victory for consumers....
...Morgan Stanley enjoyed the strongest growth, with a near tripling of assets under management to $1,500bn, after it formed a partnership with Citi’s Smith Barney business in 2009....
...Peter Vicary-Smith, chief executive of Which? magazine, said: “This is a bitter blow for the millions of people who have been patiently waiting to get their bank charges back.”...
...Additional reporting by Scheherazade Daneshkhu, James Wilson and Sharlene Goff...
...Peter Vicary-Smith chief executive of Which?...
...“People have to be very careful not to fall foul of the anti-avoidance rules on pension contributions,” said Richard Mannion, national tax director at Smith & Williamson, the adviser....
...“There will be a smaller, very specific team who will really concentrate on the tax affairs of particular high net worth individuals,” says Sue Holmes, head of tax investigations at Smith & Williamson, the...
...“High earners are clearly going to be feeling under the cosh,” said Richard Mannion, national tax director at accountancy group Smith & Williamson....
...“If the claims are within reason there shouldn’t be a problem” says Richard Mannion, director of national tax at Smith & Williamson....
...This charge could have gone down significantly compared with a year ago, due to lower asset values and also the lower 18 per cent tax rate,” says Geoff Everett, director of private client tax services at Smith...
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