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Better news for charity shops from Accounting Standards BoardThe Accounting Standards Board (ASB) has published a statement providing guidance on on how donated stock and incoming resources from non-exchange transactions should be measured. Latest issue |
CFDG and Cass Business School look back at ten years of risk managementThe Charities Finance Directors Group (CFDG) published ‘Managing risk in charities: Lessons from the past decade and a look into the future’ at their recent Risk Conference 2012 Latest issue |
Charity Commission publishes long-awaited revised investment guidance (CC14) on charities and investment mattersCharity and Investment Matters, a Guide for Trustees (CC14) which replaces the Commission’s previous advice on investments outlined in CC14, describes the legal duties and principles that apply to charity investments and the risks that trustees must address. Latest issue |
Credit union law change provides access to charities and social enterprisesChanges to the Credit Unions Act 1979 passed through Parliament on 8 November 2011 and will come into force on 8 January 2012 Latest issue |
Deutsche Bank launches £10m social investment fundA new £10m social investment fund, the first investment bank to create a UK fund dedicated to supporting social projects with a financial return, has been launched by Deutsche Bank. Latest issue |
Lamont - "I always thought the euro would not work"Three weeks before David Cameron delivered his ‘non’ to President Sarkozy’s proposed eurozone rescue package, former UK chancellor of the exchequer Norman Lamont reminded a roomful of Newton Investment Management annual update delegates of Keynes’ maxim that “the inevitable never happens” but the unexpected "always does". Latest issue |
Tracker troubleCheviot's David Miller explains why an active management approach is necessary to track indices Latest issue |
HMRC opens consultation on the VAT cost-sharing exemptionMany charities seek to gain efficiencies by sharing costs, but the current VAT system has not helped those who, by their very nature,make VAT exempt or non-business supplies. This anomaly is now being reviewed by HMRC July 2011 |
Social finance choked at birth by regulatory thickets – Treasury asked to consider a new approachThe seeds of social entrepreneurship and finance are in danger of being scattered to the wind before they have even had a chance to germinate because of an adverse regulatory climate, according a new report coinciding with the government's overhaul of the Financial Services Authority. July 2011 |
Austerity hits major donors according to latest Giving ListCharity donations from the UK's top 100 philanthopists have fallen - although there are more 'milliion pound donors' May 2011 |
More time needed for community assets purchaseLocal groups need more time to decide whether they are able to raise funds to purchase local assets, according to Kevin Curley of NAVCA. May 2011 |
New employment tax guidance for overseas workers – but the rules are still complicatedCharities and aid agencies sending workers abroad have to pay close attention to the tax rules surrounding the treatment of overseas workers. May 2011 |
Sister act – nuns secure permanent home with charitable bondThe call for innovative new funding solutions has been heard a pair of Benedictine nuns. April 2011 |
Charities still slow off the mark gearing up to 2012 pension reformAccording to the latest ACEVO Pensions Survey 2010/11 supported by employee benefit consultants FosterDenovo, nearly half (47 per cent) of charities have not considered their strategy for the 2012 pension reform. February 2011 |
Proportion of household charitable giving flat - should the sector be worried?A recent report has cast new light on how giving relates to overall individual household wealth and finds little has really changed in the last 20 years. February 2011 |
Uncovering the charity tax burdenThe common misconception that charities are 'exempt' from taxation has, for too long, obscured the tax costs charities do incur. February 2011 |
Mixed outlook for property investment market in 2011As explained the Caritas Guide to Finance in June 2009,[i] ‘Historically, property has been an asset class with low volatility and attractive returns over the long term.' January 2011 |
Mixed purpose investments – but is it all still a bit of a muddle? Your chance to comment on the new CC14The Charity Commission is inviting comments on its long-awaited revised investment guidance. January 2011 |
SROI limitation findings should not hold back learning to use the tool properlySocial Return on Investment tool (SROI) as a tool to demonstrate impact is still in its infancy with much needing to be done to educate organisations on how to use it properly. January 2011 |
Venture Philanthropy – practical benevolenceDavid Miller takes a pre-Christmas opportunity to comment on developments in philanthropy and the way in which private equity skills are being put to work for charitable purposes. January 2011 |
