As you may know, accountants and bookkeepers perform very different tasks. Bookkeepers are the ones managing your general ledger and insuring your accounts balance every day/week/month. Accountants are tax experts and provide higher level insight into your business. So why not just get your accountant to do your books as well? It’s not that […]
Archives for August 2019
Trafigura in ship fuel venture with Frontline, Golden Ocean
Commodities trader Trafigura is joining forces with shipping firms Frontline and Golden Ocean to supply marine fuel ahead of a shake up in regulation which could disrupt delivery and cause prices to spike.
Gold gains as equities slip on trade woes, growth concerns
Gold prices rose on Monday and stayed above the key $1,500 per ounce psychological level, as stock markets slipped on concerns about global economic growth and the U.S.-China trade dispute, triggering safe haven bids.
Is your employee entitled to paid holiday?
The summer holidays are in full swing and you may be wondering whether you should pay your staff while they are away on holiday. All employees and workers are entitled to paid holiday which begins to accrue as soon as they start their job. This includes casual workers who may work one day a week […]
Versace apologises after T-shirt triggers fierce criticism in China
Italian luxury label Versace and its artistic director Donatella Versace apologised on Sunday after one of the company’s T-shirts was widely criticised on social media in China for identifying the Chinese-controlled territories of Hong Kong and Macau as countries.
How to manage bookkeeping updates
Being a bookkeeper requires many different skills. From the obvious passion for numbers to the everyday business requirements like dealing with clients, meeting deadlines and rescuing books from the dark ages – not to mention marketing your business and doing your own business administration and management. But one of the most critical things a bookkeeper […]
Cathay Pacific suspends pilot arrested in Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Saturday it had suspended a pilot arrested during anti-government protests in Hong Kong and that “overly radical” staff would be barred from crewing flights to the mainland.
Argentines, hurting in the shadow of recession, weigh Macri’s plea for patience
Argentina’s opposition have their sights set on voters like Alfredo Espinoza, 55, a recently laid-off metals worker from the edge of Buenos Aires, looking to tap into rising hardship to rally supporters and win over swing voters disenchanted by President Mauricio Macri.
Chinese trade data calms volatile global markets
Stronger-than-expected Chinese export data helped push global stock markets higher on Thursday following a volatile week that had investors scrambling for safety due to fears of a worldwide economic pullback.
U.S. government contractors to get first look at Huawei ban on Wednesday
The White House Office of Management and Budget is slated on Wednesday to release an interim rule for a ban on federal purchases of telecommunications equipment from five Chinese companies, including Huawei, a senior administration official said.