The Oxford Times | Advice

Privacy: ignore at your peril

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:06:05 +0000

Tom Maple, of Henmans solicitors in Oxford, looks at privacy law in the light of the News of the World scandal

Does the economic crisis have a silver lining?

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:45:54 +0000

Perhaps the greatest corollary of the protracted financial crisis has been the maintenance of corporate profitability. Though capital investment and recruitment may have been sidelined, many leading companies continue to report impressive profits and set dividend payouts at levels comfortably covered by earnings.

'Nifty fifty' warning

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:51:55 +0000

I read a briefing note written by Merrill Lynch recently which suggested investors could be approaching an “attractive entry point” for equities and other risk assets following the recent sell off.

Looking for dividends

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:57:35 +0100

The decision by National Savings & Investment (NS&I) to withdraw its enormously popular inflation-linked savings certificates earlier this month acted as another body blow for investors anxious to circumvent that horrible combination of low interest rates and rampant inflation.

Reprieve for an old friend

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Paul Holt, business manager for Newbury Building Society, welcomes the U-turn on the scrapping of the cheque

Giving the High Street a sporting chance

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Nowhere are Britain’s economic ills more evident than on our high streets. Most small retailers (and many big ones) are struggling. Demand for secondary trading positions is negligible, while a stroll down virtually any high street will only confirm that the volume of boarded-up shop fronts rises with depressing regularity.

Inflation: winners and losers

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:27:30 +0100

Hans Price, divisional director of financial planning firm Brewin Dolphin, Oxford, explains how inflation is impacting on our spending power

Death of print is exaggerated

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:10:00 +0100

Most of us have a favourite time for reading. Mine is around 11pm, when, slumping in an armchair with a newspaper or magazine (books are for holidays), has the effect of concluding the day with an ideal sense of completeness.

How to raise that cash

Thu, 19 May 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Graham Nixey, Long Hanborough-based senior associate with Secantor, a network of part-time finance directors, explores the funding process for small and growing businesses

Location fuels demand

Thu, 19 May 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Nick Owens, senior associate in Oxford law firm Manches’ residential property team, is witnessing a strong recovery at the top end of the city’s housing market