- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- Mild weather hits Centrica profits
- RBS reveals £2bn loss for 2011
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
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Bank has new name
IRISH Nationwide (IOM) Limited has been rebranded as Permanent Bank International Ltd.
Creechurch expands
INVESTMENT company Creechurch Capital has grown its assets under management to more than £100 million in its first year of trading.
No more tears as Sharkey’s puts fun into kids’ haircuts
IT’s billed on the website as ‘the salon just for kids where the haircuts are cool and fun rules’.
Seal of approval for business that has got ‘green’ factor
THE ‘green’ factor is something which the managing director of Douglas-based Words & Spaces takes very seriously in his day-to-day working practices, particularly when his surname also happens to be Green.
Act now on US tax law
A NEW American tax law could have an ‘enormous’ effect on financial institutions in the Isle of Man, it has been claimed.
We owe £171 million to the Isle of Man Bank
THE Manx public owes nearly £171 million to the Isle of Man Bank in local authority loans.
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New offices display Anna’s art
THOMAS Miller (Isle of Man) Limited (TM IOM) recently celebrated the successful relocation of its office to Samuel Harris House, St Georges Street with a champagne and canapé reception.
Appleby ‘admired’
APPLEBY has been named as one of the Top 25 Most Admired Companies 2012 by Private Client Practitioner for a second year running.
Financial ombudsman award limit could rise
THE Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading is proposing to increase the maximum award limit under the Isle of Man Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme from £100,000 to £150,000.
Hello to NatWest for RBSI customers
THERE’S changes ahead for customers at Royal Bank of Scotland International.
Helen is admitted to the Manx Bar
HELEN Gough, daughter of Gough Advocates’ founding partner Alan Gough, has been made an associate of the firm further to her admittance to the Manx Bar.
Banking for eGaming
CONISTER Bank has announced what it is calling the island’s first eGaming dedicated banking product.
Morphet offers to help boost tourism
ONE of the island’s wealthiest men has indicated he would be happy to help the government generate more tourism.
Wealth of experience
JO Thomas, former head of children’s safeguarding at the Isle of Man Government’s Department of Social Care, has joined The Children’s Centre as practice director.
New business contest winner Karen delighted with free advertising prize
HANLY’S - bringing the shop back to the community.
Annemarie becomes a director of law firm
DOUGHERTY Quinn, one of the island’s leading law firms, has announced the appointment of Annemarie Hughes as a director of the firm.
Turkish delight
FOUR members of the island’s small Turkish community are determined to do their bit to boost the business fortunes of the island they have made their home.
Hotel’s ‘we do’ for marriages
FOLLOWING last year’s ruling permitting venues other than churches and registry offices the authority to host weddings, The Claremont is pleased to be one of the first hotels in the island to be endorsed with a wedding licence.
Jobs lost as Paddy’s and Robinsons merge
FISH producer Paddy’s has joined forces with Robinson’s in a move that will see the business leaving its Port St Mary home.
Nine years of celebrations
CANADA Life International Limited (CLI) has maintained its overall five-star financial strength rating from actuarially based consultancy AKG for the ninth straight year.
Hazel’s focus on success
CLAMBERING around abandoned buildings has become a labour of love for enterprising self-employed photographer Hazel Walsh.
New boss for the Customs and Excise
THE Treasury has announced the appointment of Charles Coué as the island’s next collector of Customs and Excise.
Chief Minister gives state of the nation speech
STIMULATING economic growth at the heart of my plans, Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK has told island business leaders.
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Cruise ship visits to boost economy
THE Isle of Man will welcome 14 cruise liners this year with a further nine calls already booked for 2013.
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Ambitious expansion plans
KHG Funds – a range of Isle of Man-regulated funds − has appointed SMP Fund Services as the fund administrators.
Directing to success
RUNNING a successful small business can be really challenging at the best of times but, in the current financial climate, there are so many more issues requiring the attention of the key decision makers within the business.
NI system may change for the self employed
THE collection of class two self-employed National Insurance contributions is under scrutiny.
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Business gateway
THIS is how the £3 million Jet Centre, hailed as the new ‘gateway to the Isle of Man’ will look.
Following in daughter’s footsteps to win award
IT’S a case of all in the family after well-known businessman Brian Leahy scooped a major award.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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