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Apr 13
ChatGPT Explain lease accounting to a 5 year old
Explain lease accounting Lease accounting refers to the process of accounting for leases, which are contracts between a lessor (the owner of an asset) and a lessee (the user of that asset) that allow the lessee to use the asset for a specified period of time in exchange for regular lease payments. The International Financial …
Sep 10
A leftward view of money
As we pass from the Elizabethan era to the Carolean there will be a few changes to the Monarch’s view on money. The Queen faced right on her coins which is part of a tradition which has lasted for over 300 years. Each King or Queen faces in the opposite direction to the one before. …
Jun 01
Coronavirus Corporate Finance Facility
The Bank of England has published the list of businesses which have received a taxpayer-funded bailout under the UK Government’s Coronavirus Corporate Finance Facility (CCFF).I’m not being judgemental. The scale of the economic impact of COVID19 is devastating.
Dec 31
Happy New Year
in 1957 this would be Balance Night. https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/501546200218415/
Sep 27
Dear Europcar – Ich wollen ein automiete
Dear Europcar Ich wollen ein automiete. Do you know about the internet? It is a global network of billions of computers that connects people and business around the world and you can use search to find what you want. One of the useful things about the Internet is that you can use it for shopping. …
May 21
Fixing Markets
As five of the world’s largest banks pay fines totalling $5.7bn (£3.6bn) for manipulating the foreign exchange market it seems a good point to look at some underlying problems in the financial markets. Firstly let’s be clear: I am not looking to exonerate the Banks involved. They have been deservedly punished for their crimes. And …
Apr 29
The Bank that likes to say “Si”
The Trustee Savings Bank can trace its roots back to the first savings bank founded by Henry Duncan in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire in 1810. But its recent history has been a roller coaster and banking systems are at the heart of that story. Thirty years ago the Trustee Savings Bank was a up and coming UK bank – …
Dec 13
Be a Star this Christmas
This is my niece Rebecca. In March last year, in the middle of her studies to become a doctor, she found out she had a brain tumour. By watching her video, you’ll see that she was one of the lucky ones. Find out more at http://www.thebraintumourcharity.org/raising-funds/be-a-star-this-christmas