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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/leadership-vs-management-i-1258.html">
	<title>The Entrepreneur: Leadership vs. Management</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/leadership-vs-management-i-1258.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[There are six times as many results on Google for &ldquo;management&rdquo; as there are &ldquo;leadership&rdquo;. Six times. There&rsquo;s a basic problem here, and that is in definitions. Management and leadership are often taken as one and the same.
But they couldn&rsquo;t be more different.
I...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2013-05-24T09:12:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-importance-of-planning-your-exit-from-the-family-business-in-i-1259.html">
	<title>The Importance of Planning Your Exit from the Family Business in 2013</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-importance-of-planning-your-exit-from-the-family-business-in-i-1259.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[What is the business for?
This is one of the many questions we ask to understand how the business interfaces with the family.&nbsp; Is it to provide security via salaries and a pension fund for the next generation? Or is it a legacy to the founder?&nbsp; Or both?
Whether the response is about...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2013-05-24T09:05:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/eu-pause-uk-games-industry-tax-break-proposal-i-1254.html">
	<title>EU Pause UK Games Industry Tax Break Proposal</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/eu-pause-uk-games-industry-tax-break-proposal-i-1254.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The European Union has opted to probe into a planned tax break for UK video game industry. The break was set to come into play on the 1st April 2013, but involvement of the EU has scuppered the concept, at least for the immediate future. The EU states the grounds for its proposed probe are founded...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2013-05-23T12:39:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-ownership--whats-going-on-i-1255.html">
	<title>Employee Ownership - What's Going On?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-ownership--whats-going-on-i-1255.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The last couple of years have seen a huge flurry of interest in employee share ownership. Nick Clegg, George Osborne, the House of Lords and a whole host of government adviser s have been making announcements, proposals and recommendations, all apparently in the spirit of making employee ownership...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2013-05-23T12:36:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/enterprise-management-incentives-mind-the-traps-i-1256.html">
	<title>Enterprise Management Incentives: Mind The Traps</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/enterprise-management-incentives-mind-the-traps-i-1256.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Retaining key employees and maintaining high levels of engagement are essential parts of growing a business. This can often present a challenge when trying to ascertain the most efficient way to approach this, especially when considering juggling the interests of investors.
As a solution to this...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2013-05-23T12:31:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/call-of-equity-modern-welfare-i-1257.html">
	<title>Call of Equity: Modern Welfare</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/call-of-equity-modern-welfare-i-1257.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The UK boasts a substantial and highly intellectual talent pool, a selection of the best video game studios globally, technical as well as creative brilliance, and an on-going aptitude to produce original titles that sell worldwide. Britain&rsquo;s video game industry currently employs over 9,000...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2013-05-23T12:28:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/what-constitutes-a-general-offer-and-when-is-paye-due--i-1253.html">
	<title>What constitutes a General Offer, and when is PAYE due?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/what-constitutes-a-general-offer-and-when-is-paye-due--i-1253.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The case of Hema Tailor v HMRC [2013] UKFTT 199 (TC) concerns the question of whether Pay As You Earn (PAYE) should be applied to the gain made on exercise of Save-As-You-Earn (SAYE) options, if not exercised &ldquo;under&rdquo; the scheme. This is becoming significantly applicable to other schemes...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2013-05-03T12:20:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/top-tips-for-instant-success-i-1252.html">
	<title>Top Tips For "Instant" Success</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/top-tips-for-instant-success-i-1252.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[It is starting to feel like this is the &ldquo;year of the instant&rdquo;: Instant filing, instant data and instant response. As workdays and nights continue to blur as we give instant replies to clients on the iPad or Blackberry, we could at least in the past rely on HMRC to be a stickler for...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2013-04-29T11:53:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/safeguarding-the-key-asset-of-a-people-business--why-share-schem-i-1251.html">
	<title>"Recruit, Reward, Retain"</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/safeguarding-the-key-asset-of-a-people-business--why-share-schem-i-1251.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[If anyone should know how best to attract and retain staff, it&rsquo;s recruitment companies. People are not just the currency of the recruitment business; they&rsquo;re also its single most valuable asset. Recruitment is a knowledge intensive industry, in which companies sink or swim based on...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2013-04-23T14:32:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-entrepreneur-communicating-a-difficult-message-i-1249.html">
	<title>The Entrepreneur: Communicating a difficult message</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-entrepreneur-communicating-a-difficult-message-i-1249.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[One of the most frequently asked and most deeply felt questions from leaders of businesses, is &ldquo;how to communicate a difficult message?&rdquo;
For example, how do you communicate the need to improve efficiency or keep a tight rein on costs? It seems, naturally enough, that good messages are...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2013-04-23T09:17:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/directors-remuneration-in-listed-not-aim-companies-i-1250.html">
	<title>Directors' remuneration in listed (not AIM) companies</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/directors-remuneration-in-listed-not-aim-companies-i-1250.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Department for Business Innovation &amp; Skills (BIS) commented on the draft regulations (see here) requiring fully listed (but not AIM) companies to hold binding shareholder votes on directors' salary. It also provides for an additional, but non-binding, shareholder vote on the application of pay...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2013-04-23T09:07:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/how-to-successfully-manage-succession-the-default-retirement-age-i-1248.html">
	<title>How to Successfully Manage Succession: The Default Retirement Age</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/how-to-successfully-manage-succession-the-default-retirement-age-i-1248.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[In the UK, the need for companies to declare a default retirement age (DRA) was scrapped in October 2011, but how is this affecting businesses 18 months down the line?Based on statistics from a recent Eversheds survey, there appears to be almost equal retrospective support both for and against the...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2013-04-22T14:08:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-shareholder-contract-update-i-1247.html">
	<title>Employee Shareholder Contract Update</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-shareholder-contract-update-i-1247.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Government has struggled to reinstate the controversial Employee Shareholder Contract, after it was originally rejected by the House of Lords on 20th March and again on 22nd April, but finally succeeded on a third attempt on 24th April, after a number of concessions were proposed.
The new...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2013-04-18T17:30:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/quoted-companies-remuneration-principles-and-the-fsa-code--an-up-i-1243.html">
	<title>Quoted Companies: Remuneration Principles and the FSA Code  an update</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/quoted-companies-remuneration-principles-and-the-fsa-code--an-up-i-1243.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[There are many codes, principles and guidance notes covering remuneration and share incentives. These provide the corporate governance framework for equity awards to employees by listed companies. Many of these guides have been updated in recent months and therefore we highlight below the salient...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2013-03-28T09:48:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/icsa-guidance-ir35--more-neds-take-care-i-1244.html">
	<title>ICSA Guidance, IR35 & more: NEDs take care!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/icsa-guidance-ir35--more-neds-take-care-i-1244.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ICSA GuidanceIn January of this year (2013), the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) circulated a guidance note on the liability of care, skill, and diligence of non-executive directors (NEDs). The guidance included steps that NEDs can take in order to help them demonstrate...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2013-03-28T09:24:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-entrepreneur-two-heads-are-better-than-one-i-1245.html">
	<title>The Entrepreneur: Two heads are better than one</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-entrepreneur-two-heads-are-better-than-one-i-1245.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[This month Andy Raynor explains: How the most successful entrepreneurs borrow the experience of others.It's often said that the life of an entrepreneur is a lonely path to tread and it's not hard to find entrepreneurs who have reached success and agree with that. Whilst this walk of life this...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2013-03-28T09:07:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/resident-evil--new-statutory-test-from-6th-april---i-1242.html">
	<title>Resident Evil? - New Statutory Test From 6th April  </title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/resident-evil--new-statutory-test-from-6th-april---i-1242.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Resident Evil? - Thankfully not... 
The tax treatment of share option gains, as with other income and gains, depends on whether an individual is UK tax resident. In this article, Tax Advisory Partnership provides an explanation of the new Statutory Residence Test.
The concept of UK tax residence...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2013-03-27T15:56:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/budget-2013--great-news-for-employee-ownership-i-1241.html">
	<title>Budget 2013 - Interesting news for employee ownership!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/budget-2013--great-news-for-employee-ownership-i-1241.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Here is&nbsp;a brief summary of some of the headline&nbsp;points arising from George Osborne's Budget on 20th March 2013, so far as they are relevant to share schemes and employee ownership.
As always, the devil is in the detail and&nbsp;further guidance can be provided over the coming weeks. The...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2013-03-20T18:16:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/building-your-own-personal-brand--the-key-to-great-sales-i-1239.html">
	<title>Building Your Own Personal Brand - The Key To Great Sales</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/building-your-own-personal-brand--the-key-to-great-sales-i-1239.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Branding, the process of creating an emotional connection to a company or product, has been the subject of many studies and much research. Most of that research has revolved around the companies who have a high or low reputation and what to do to enhance the brand.
As a professional sales...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2013-02-22T16:41:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/time-to-exit-the-3year-cycle-i-1240.html">
	<title>Time To Exit? The 3-Year Cycle</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/time-to-exit-the-3year-cycle-i-1240.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
You&rsquo;ve decided that you want to sell your business next year or the year after.&nbsp; When you say, sell, that&rsquo;s not the same as exit.&nbsp; You may well transfer the shares in your company to a new owner BUT that doesn&rsquo;t necessarily mean that you can leave the business on that...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2013-02-22T16:09:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/buy-back-into-the-future-for-company-repurchases-of-own-shares-i-1238.html">
	<title>Buy Back: Into The Future for Company Repurchases of Own Shares</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/buy-back-into-the-future-for-company-repurchases-of-own-shares-i-1238.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[With a view to easing the introduction of the new Employee Shareholder contract, the Government has now (on 15 February 2013) published its response to the recent consultation about Employee Ownership and Share Buy Backs. RM2 were one of 43 firms who responded to the consultation.
The...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2013-02-22T12:20:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/when-are-dividends-and-earnings-the-same-thing-i-1236.html">
	<title>When are dividends and earnings the same thing?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/when-are-dividends-and-earnings-the-same-thing-i-1236.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Please note: PA Holdings has now taken the decision not to appeal to the Supreme Court.
The 2012 Court of Appeal case of HMRC vs. PA Holdings Ltd concerns the question of whether payments to employees were dividends, or earnings. This is becoming increasingly relevant where employees acquire...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2013-02-22T10:15:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/--start-with-the-end-in-mind--why-it-is-important-to-health-chec-i-1237.html">
	<title>Start with the end in mind - Health check your business before negotiating a sale</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/--start-with-the-end-in-mind--why-it-is-important-to-health-chec-i-1237.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
If someone wants to chat about buying your company, don't overlook an employee share scheme or it could cost you, your company, and your employees unexpectedly.
Maybe out of the blue or maybe after some 'wooing', somebody looks like they want to talk to you about buying your business...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2013-02-22T09:49:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/emi-problem-closed-door-or-locked-door-i-1235.html">
	<title>EMI Problem: Closed Door or Locked Door?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/emi-problem-closed-door-or-locked-door-i-1235.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The EMI legislation is complex and once you have set it up, there is no guarantee that you won&rsquo;t inadvertently do something to negatively impact its approved status.&nbsp;
Unfortunately there are a number of ways that the scheme benefits can be lost. Sometimes events mean that the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2013-01-21T09:47:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-entrepreneur-pressing-the-right-buttons--the-consultative-wa-i-1231.html">
	<title>The Entrepreneur: Pressing the Right Buttons - The Consultative Way</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-entrepreneur-pressing-the-right-buttons--the-consultative-wa-i-1231.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[We have all heard the terminology about the so called "Hot Button." "You have to find the prospect's hot buttons..." "Push their hot buttons..." etc. In fact there have been countless books on this specific area of what we all know &amp; love as 'consultative selling'. 
But here is a question for...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2013-01-18T09:20:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/case-study-imamsadeque-vs-bluebay-asset-management-services-ltd-i-1232.html">
	<title>Case Study: Imam-Sadeque vs. BlueBay Asset Management (Services) Ltd</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/case-study-imamsadeque-vs-bluebay-asset-management-services-ltd-i-1232.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Good&rdquo; and &ldquo;Bad&rdquo; Leavers &ndash; a recent case highlights the need to consider the actions of a departing employee&nbsp;during garden leave.
The recent High Court decision in Imam-Sadeque vs. BlueBay Asset Management (Services) Ltd [2012] EWHC 3511(QB) looked at whether an...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2013-01-18T09:20:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/key-tips-to-successfully-getting-paid-i-1233.html">
	<title>Key Tips To Successfully Getting Paid</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/key-tips-to-successfully-getting-paid-i-1233.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Some business owners struggle to reconcile the two different relationships of selling to clients and asking to be paid - it's a dilemma that's commonplace and if you feel this way, you're not alone. It's often felt that asking to be paid and chasing your payment will cause customers to go elsewhere...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2013-01-18T09:20:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/webportals-for-share-plans--why-hmrc-changes-mean-these-are-now--i-1234.html">
	<title>Web Portals For Share Plans: Why HMRC Changes Mean These are Now Highly Desirable</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/webportals-for-share-plans--why-hmrc-changes-mean-these-are-now--i-1234.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Following the introduction of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, HMRC accepts that communications to employees can be validly delivered by electronic means such as email or internet.
For all-employee schemes like the Share Incentive Plan and SAYE, there must be a back-up paper system in case...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2013-01-18T09:20:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-full-share-scheme-service-disclosure-in-accounts-i-1230.html">
	<title>The Full Share Scheme Service: Disclosure in Accounts</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-full-share-scheme-service-disclosure-in-accounts-i-1230.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
When a Company grants share options is it necessary to disclose this event in the Company's accounts. The level of disclosure required depends on whether the Company has adopted Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (FRSSE) accounting standard, or whether it is required to report...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-12-18T10:48:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-entrepreneurial-mindset-its-a-state-of-mind-i-1229.html">
	<title>The Entrepreneurial Mind-set... It's a state of mind!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-entrepreneurial-mindset-its-a-state-of-mind-i-1229.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
As a slight departure from my usual 'sales expert' blogs, this month I thought I'd write something slightly different, something more holistic and with a more&nbsp;entrepreneurial&nbsp;focus.

Well, this is my advice to anyone who wants to build a business: 
Have the ambition to change the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-12-13T12:12:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/stop-press--employees-can-get-10-tax-rate-without-holding-shares-i-1227.html">
	<title>STOP PRESS!!  Employees can get 10% tax rate without holding shares before exit </title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/stop-press--employees-can-get-10-tax-rate-without-holding-shares-i-1227.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs' Relief and EMI is better than anyone expected - Option holding period now counts towards holding period for 10% tax rate!



Christmas presents came early with the draft Finance Bill 2013, published on 11th December, with fabulous news for both employees and companies with...]]></description>
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	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2012-12-12T09:46:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/do-you-have-a-mortgage-benefit-i-1228.html">
	<title>Do you have a mortgage benefit?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/do-you-have-a-mortgage-benefit-i-1228.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Most of your employees will need a mortgage at some point in their lives and it can be the source of considerable stress, leading to lower performance at work  or 'presenteeism' if you are into your jargon!&nbsp;We specialise in providing mortgage services via companies as a staff benefit. A...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-12-12T09:21:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/autumn-statement-2012--a-share-scheme-perspective-i-1226.html">
	<title>Autumn Statement 2012 - A Share Scheme Perspective</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/autumn-statement-2012--a-share-scheme-perspective-i-1226.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[After a busy year full of Government consultations on share related matters the Chancellor's Autumn Statement this year had been eagerly anticipated. Sadly after reviewing the Treasury Press Releases today it is clear that on many matters we are to be held in suspense for a little longer as much of...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-12-05T18:26:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-rm2-partnership-welcomes-fiona-bell-as-a-director-i-1225.html">
	<title>The RM2 Partnership welcomes Fiona Bell as a Director</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-rm2-partnership-welcomes-fiona-bell-as-a-director-i-1225.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
RM2 are delighted to announce that Fiona Bell has joined our business as a Director.

Fiona joins RM2 from Memery Crystal LLP. Fiona is a qualified Solicitor, Chartered Tax Adviser and qualified Trust and Estate Practitioner. She has over 25 years' experience working with both large and smaller...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-11-19T13:38:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/real-time-information-and-the-impact-on-share-incentive-plans-an-i-1222.html">
	<title>Real Time Information and the impact on Share Incentive Plans (and other share plans too!)</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/real-time-information-and-the-impact-on-share-incentive-plans-an-i-1222.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[HMRC is changing the way that businesses report PAYE and it is essential that where a share scheme is in operation the plan administrator (in-house or out-sourced) appreciates the payroll impact that this change might have.&nbsp;

Under the current system employers inform HMRC of the deductions...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-11-19T11:37:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/end-of-year-rewards-i-1223.html">
	<title>End of Year Rewards</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/end-of-year-rewards-i-1223.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[End of year rewards and incentives are a great opportunity for a business to recognise personal performance and make a clear statement of acknowledgment to employees, preparing the ground for increased loyalty and performance in the year ahead. The run up to Christmas is often a hectic time for...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-11-19T11:35:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/superior-selling--a-recipe-for-success-i-1224.html">
	<title>Superior Selling: A Recipe for Success</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/superior-selling--a-recipe-for-success-i-1224.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Any entrepreneur will tell you that the ability to sell lies at the heart of success, however the term frightens the life out of many as it conjures images of unethical, smooth talking individuals manipulating others to get their own way.
This is not always and certainly&nbsp;needn't&nbsp;be the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-11-19T11:15:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-valuation-is-your-business-an-elephant-or-giraffe-i-1218.html">
	<title>Share Valuation: is your business an elephant or a giraffe?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-valuation-is-your-business-an-elephant-or-giraffe-i-1218.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
The headline grabber about new employee-owner contracts has attracted much commentary, including the observation that an employee would need to make an individual gain in excess of their current &pound;10,600 annual Captial Gains Tax (CGT) exemption allowance before any additional tax relief...]]></description>
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	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2012-10-12T12:00:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee--owner-contracts-the-employment-law-perspective-i-1217.html">
	<title>Employee-Owner Contracts: The Employment Law Perspective</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee--owner-contracts-the-employment-law-perspective-i-1217.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Employment lawyers throughout the country were left gasping in astonishment this week following the recent announcement by the Chancellor, George Osborne, at the Conservative Party Conference of a new breed of employment contract, Employee  Owner.&nbsp;&nbsp;
By a strange quirk of fate this...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-10-12T10:35:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/mastering-the-ancient-art-of-negotiation--the-entrepreneurs-way-i-1216.html">
	<title>Mastering The Ancient Art Of Negotiation: The Entrepreneurs' Way!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/mastering-the-ancient-art-of-negotiation--the-entrepreneurs-way-i-1216.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Effective negotiating can entail a plethora of ideas, actions and techniques, primarily because the scope of negotiating can change dramatically from industry to industry. However, here is a framework you can use to help in almost any negotiating arena.IF YOU ARE SELLING - NEGOTIATING TO GET A...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-10-12T09:16:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/-i-1215.html">
	<title>Attention is better than a cure</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/-i-1215.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
According to the Employee Engagement Report 2011, less than one third of all employees can be classified as actively engaged at work. Put another way, statistics show that 66% of employees are disengaged and 60% are actively looking for work elsewhere. These alarming figures should cause...]]></description>
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	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2012-10-12T08:59:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/surprising-share-plan-proposal-announcement-attracts-controversy-i-1214.html">
	<title>Shares for rights proposal attracts controversy</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/surprising-share-plan-proposal-announcement-attracts-controversy-i-1214.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[During the Conservative Party annual Conference held in Birmingham this week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Honourable George Osborne MP, publicised his plans for a new type of employment contract to be known as an owner-employee contract (now Employee Shareholder), designed for...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-10-10T09:08:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/do-you-treat-your-part-time-workers-appropriately-i-1211.html">
	<title>Do you treat your Part Time Workers Appropriately?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/do-you-treat-your-part-time-workers-appropriately-i-1211.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The work/life balance is now an important feature of UK employment market practices, which often results in flexible and part-time working. Whilst it is sometimes difficult to accommodate, if employers get it right, this can often lead to loyal and hard working employees.
The Part Time Workers...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-09-14T09:40:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/tipping-the-scales-to-attract-talent--share-schemes-for-solicito-i-1212.html">
	<title>Tipping the scales to attract talent - Share Schemes for Solicitors</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/tipping-the-scales-to-attract-talent--share-schemes-for-solicito-i-1212.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The carrot for ambitious, hard-working lawyers has always been partnership. &nbsp;Being made a partner promised status, a share of the profits and influence. &nbsp;For some, however, the lure of partnership has lost its appeal.
In August, a survey by recruiter Laurence Simons found that one in...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-09-14T09:04:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-key-question-should-i-have-a-share-scheme-i-1209.html">
	<title>The Key Question: Should I have a share scheme?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-key-question-should-i-have-a-share-scheme-i-1209.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
As a share scheme provider you might expect us to write an article on which share scheme is right for you, however, this ignores a fundamental question.&nbsp; Before designing the 'right' share scheme, your objectives and whether or not the need is there should be considered.&nbsp;
From a...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-09-13T12:56:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/are-you-undervaluing-your-part-timers-i-1210.html">
	<title>Are you undervaluing your part-timers?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/are-you-undervaluing-your-part-timers-i-1210.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Recent media coverage has highlighted the growing number of part-time staff in the UK. This had naturally awoken certain questions as to why, and how should employers adjust to accommodate this?&nbsp;
Whilst it is important to recognise that the situation of an individual taking on multiple...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-09-13T12:52:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/small-business-equals-big-significance-i-1207.html">
	<title>Small Business EQUALS Big Significance</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/small-business-equals-big-significance-i-1207.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
There are 4.5 million SMEs making up 99% of all enterprises in the UK. London alone accounts for 748,000 of these enterprises, and the surrounding South East a further 745,000.
Source: Department for Innovation and Skills&nbsp;
Speaking as a fellow small business, we argue that considering the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-09-13T11:57:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/shock-and-awe-overcoming-a-non-objection-i-1208.html">
	<title>Shock and awe: Overcoming a non objection</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/shock-and-awe-overcoming-a-non-objection-i-1208.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
In my last article, I wrote about overcoming price objections - a topic that attracted a lot of interest and clearly something that resonated with many readers.&nbsp;
A price objection is one thing. However, if you reveal your pricing and ask for the order, then after a comprehensive sales...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-09-13T11:52:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/emi-the-gymnast-of-the-share-scheme-i-1206.html">
	<title>EMI: The Gymnast of the Share Scheme</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/emi-the-gymnast-of-the-share-scheme-i-1206.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Much like the incredible feats of the gymnastics teams at London 2012, the Enterprise Management Scheme (EMI) will stretch and flex in order to optimise success for your company.&nbsp;

Set your goals and aim high&nbsp;

The EMI scheme allows employers to freely tailor the vesting criteria (i...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-08-10T09:07:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/to-drop-or-not-to-drop-that-is-the-question-now-whats-the-answer-i-1205.html">
	<title>To drop or not to drop; that is the question... Now, what's the answer?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/to-drop-or-not-to-drop-that-is-the-question-now-whats-the-answer-i-1205.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[With the news from the Bank of England that the double dip recession is biting ever deeper, what better time than to introduce a blog about reducing your price to get a sale - with just a hint of caveat emptor!
Once in a while, (and it really should be just once in a while,) there comes the time...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-08-09T10:24:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/team-sme-i-1203.html">
	<title>Team SME</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/team-sme-i-1203.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
With London 2012 upon us  the time has come to watch the most elite athletes surpass seemingly insurmountable odds. Yet whilst they cannot choose the country they represent, or often which sport they have an almost supernatural gift in, there is one indispensable decision that goes almost...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-08-07T16:40:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/why-entrepreneurs-need-business-mentors-i-1201.html">
	<title>Why Entrepreneurs need business mentors</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/why-entrepreneurs-need-business-mentors-i-1201.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Just in case you hadn't noticed, today's entrepreneur often seems to be wired up differently to the rest of the working population. Most notably, they possess an inherit ability to evaluate problems differently and to come up with innovative solutions. Some claim to be afflicted by this; often...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-07-12T17:06:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/top-tips-to-get-you-through-the-last-half-of-2012-i-1200.html">
	<title>Top Tips to get you through the last half of 2012</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/top-tips-to-get-you-through-the-last-half-of-2012-i-1200.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Real HR provides part-time HR Directors to mid-tier businesses. Rebecca Allen, has put together the following tips to get you through the rest of the year ahead, which will prevent the key talent in your business walking down the High Street to your competition, and protect you from an Employment...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-07-12T16:22:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/how-discretionary-can-a-discretionary-share-plan-be-i-1197.html">
	<title>How discretionary can a discretionary share plan be?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/how-discretionary-can-a-discretionary-share-plan-be-i-1197.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
In December 2011 the Court of Appeal considered whether an employer had acted in a discriminatory way in allocating discretionary share options. The decision provides useful guidance to employers.



In the case of Hosso v European Credit Management Ltd, the applicant's employer, a fund...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-07-09T15:19:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/calling-all-spinouts-academics-to-qualify-for-emi-options-i-1198.html">
	<title>Calling all Spin-Outs: Academics to qualify for EMI options!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/calling-all-spinouts-academics-to-qualify-for-emi-options-i-1198.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Further to the Budget 2012 announcements a consultation document was published by HMRC on June 27th proposing to extend access to the Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) scheme for academic employees of qualifying companies. &nbsp;This is great news for small or medium sized businesses and...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-07-09T15:09:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/shareholder-dilution--does-size-still-matter-i-1199.html">
	<title>Shareholder dilution - Does size still matter?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/shareholder-dilution--does-size-still-matter-i-1199.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Share schemes are great motivation tools when the level of reward on offer is right, but how can you establish what the right amount is?&nbsp;
As a director or shareholder, you need to be careful that you are not offering too little equity for an employee to be incentivised (hence wasting equity),...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-07-09T15:06:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/do-you-find-age-discrimination-a-grey-area-i-1196.html">
	<title>Do you find age discrimination a grey area?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/do-you-find-age-discrimination-a-grey-area-i-1196.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Nick Hine of Hine Legal identifies actions for employers in relation to workforce demographics.&nbsp;
Lucy Kellaway (born 1959) of the Financial Times recently wrote an article for the BBC suggesting the solution to rising unemployment is for all employees to be forced to retire at the age of 50...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-06-11T16:11:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/termination-payments-emi-judgement-day-i-1193.html">
	<title>Termination Payments: EMI Judgement Day</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/termination-payments-emi-judgement-day-i-1193.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
The recent decision by the First-tier Tribunal in Reid v HMRC [2012] UKFTT 182 (TC) is a timely reminder for employers and employees of the importance of carefully analysing the tax status of all elements of a termination payment. This case considers the refund of an option payment.&nbsp;
In...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-06-11T15:54:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/double-your-turnover-in-2012its-still-possible-i-1194.html">
	<title>Double Your Turnover in 2012...It's Still Possible!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/double-your-turnover-in-2012its-still-possible-i-1194.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Roger Wilson of Sales Growth Ltd provides tips for boosting sales. As your friendly community of part time Sales Directors, we've put together some salient thoughts on steps you can take to double your turnover before the year is out. &nbsp;Recession or otherwise, it's still possible!
 

Love...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-06-11T15:32:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/red-white-and-blue--options-on-either-side-of-the-atlantic-i-1195.html">
	<title>Red, White and Blue - Options on either side of the Atlantic</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/red-white-and-blue--options-on-either-side-of-the-atlantic-i-1195.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
In keeping with the red, white and blue of this month's Jubilee celebrations we at RM2 thought we would highlight some matters regarding share options for companies expanding their operations across the pond.&nbsp;
Those watching the Jubilee celebration concert will have noticed that some of the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-06-11T14:24:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/emi-news-update-i-1192.html">
	<title>EMI News Update</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/emi-news-update-i-1192.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[As of the 16th June, the value of shares over which Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) options can be granted to an individual will rise from the existing 120,000 limit, up to 250,000.The original announcement came in back in March when the Budget confirmed there would be changes ahead for the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-05-25T11:33:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-scheme-tax-comparisons-i-1191.html">
	<title>Share Scheme Tax Comparisons</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-scheme-tax-comparisons-i-1191.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[USOP versus EMI: What's the difference?
Unless specific tax rules apply, any share-based benefit passing from an employer to an employee will habitually be subject to income tax and possibly also to national insurance contributions (NICs). It is usual for the employers NIC to be passed to the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-05-24T11:15:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/maximising-the-effectiveness-of-reward-in-tough-economic-times-i-1190.html">
	<title>Maximising the effectiveness of reward in tough economic times</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/maximising-the-effectiveness-of-reward-in-tough-economic-times-i-1190.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Employee Benefits Advisers, Secondsight identify and provide solutions to the challenges to be overcome in implementing an effective reward scheme and how best to make sure it is clearly understood and received by employees.&nbsp;
We asked HR professionals to tell us the reward challenges they...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-05-09T15:02:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-entrepreneur-revenue-increase-i-1189.html">
	<title>The Entrepreneur - Revenue Increase</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-entrepreneur-revenue-increase-i-1189.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
This month's entrepreneurial focus explores the best ways to increase your revenues.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Firstly, sales are the lifeline of any business and should top the priority list for company owners. Sales need to be supported by everyone in the business but, sadly, this is not always the case...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-05-09T11:01:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-ownership-a-great-succession-solution-i-1188.html">
	<title>Employee Ownership: A Great Succession Solution</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-ownership-a-great-succession-solution-i-1188.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
You may well be facing one of the most difficult business decisions you have ever had to make.&nbsp; What to do with your business now that you are in the twilight of your career?&nbsp; Pass it on to the family, sell to competitors in the trade or sell it to a few key managers in the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-05-09T09:05:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/where-have-all-the-managers-gon-i-1186.html">
	<title>Where have all the managers gone?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/where-have-all-the-managers-gon-i-1186.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Management resignation figures grow at an alarming rate
In excess of 15% of managers in the UK resigned or changed job roles last year. Statistics from the 2012 National Management Survey, published by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and XpertHR, have displayed worrying findings regarding...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-05-04T09:33:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/you-can-do-it-if-you-bq-share-scheme-benefits-the-company-i-1187.html">
	<title>You can do it, if you... B&Q share scheme benefits the company</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/you-can-do-it-if-you-bq-share-scheme-benefits-the-company-i-1187.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[If you ever had questions regarding the positive effects share schemes can have on a business, B&amp;Q's recent success has provided many of the answers.
Three hundred store managers cashed in on shares worth &pound;45,000 on 24th April 2012 thanks to a &pound;9million share save scheme otherwise...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-05-04T09:20:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/entrepreneurship--how-to-successfully-grow-your-business-i-1185.html">
	<title>The Entrepreneur - How to successfully grow your business</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/entrepreneurship--how-to-successfully-grow-your-business-i-1185.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Peter Turner, co-founder of the Entrepreneurs' Club London shares his insights into how to grow your business successfully.
Through working with so many successful businesses, we have developed partnerships with people who can help businesses succeed. Because of this and our own entrepreneurial...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-04-18T11:07:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/calling-all-nonexecutives-i-1183.html">
	<title>Calling all non-executives!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/calling-all-nonexecutives-i-1183.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Tax efficient approved share option schemes (including Enterprise Management Incentives and Company Share Options Plan) are great news if you are an employee. Such plans operate to place participants in the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) regime rather than in an income tax one, and reduced tax means...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-04-17T10:34:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-incentive-plan--tax-savings-the-plan-thats-twice-as-nice-i-1184.html">
	<title>Share Incentive Plan  Tax Savings! The plan that's twice as nice!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-incentive-plan--tax-savings-the-plan-thats-twice-as-nice-i-1184.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The default tax position for employees acquiring shares in their employer is a charge to income tax. This surprises some employers who think that shares must be capital assets and therefore taxed more favourably than cash no matter how the shares are delivered to staff.
RM2 advises on the many...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-04-17T10:16:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/great-news-for-emi-but-proceed-with-caution-i-1182.html">
	<title>Great news for EMI but proceed with caution!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/great-news-for-emi-but-proceed-with-caution-i-1182.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[It didn't make the newspaper Budget headlines but the Treasury Budget press release contained some exciting news about imminent enhancements to Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI).
From a date that is yet to be announced, the upper limit on the value&nbsp;of shares that can be offered to an...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-04-12T15:57:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/budget-2012--stop-press--enhancement-of-enterprise-management-in-i-1181.html">
	<title>Budget 2012  Stop Press!  Enhancement of Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) imminent</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/budget-2012--stop-press--enhancement-of-enterprise-management-in-i-1181.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[It&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;make the newspaper Budget headlines but yesterday's Treasury press release contained some exciting news about imminent enhancementsto Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI).

Buried in the Treasury notices is the statement that, from a date that is yet to be announced, the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-03-22T13:51:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/looking-east-the-changing-face-of-world-business-i-1177.html">
	<title>Looking East: The Changing Face of World Business</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/looking-east-the-changing-face-of-world-business-i-1177.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[

We are finding that many of our clients are trading cross-border at a much earlier stage then has typically been the case in the past. Here, Paul Hancox of HSBC explains the growing power that Eastern countries are having within the global economy and why it would be a mistake to overlook their...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-03-15T11:11:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/2012--the-year-of-the-entrepreneur-i-1178.html">
	<title>2012 - the year of the entrepreneur</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/2012--the-year-of-the-entrepreneur-i-1178.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Gloomy economic forecasts and slumps of growth may seem discouraging, but 2012 is set to be the year of the entrepreneur!

Reluctance from banks to lend means that attention has now been focused on other means to fillin the funding gap. &nbsp;Start-ups and small businesses have been encouraged...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-03-15T10:47:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/data-protection-for-employers-monitoring-employee-activity--rece-i-1179.html">
	<title>Data Protection for Employers- Monitoring Employee Activity & Recent Developments</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/data-protection-for-employers-monitoring-employee-activity--rece-i-1179.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Lori Duckworth of Legal Edge explains the important issues surrounding Data Protection and the eight principles that businesses must follow to remain compliant using the example of Google.

Data Protection: &nbsp;not necessarily the most exciting topic you'll deal with as an employer, but in a...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-03-15T10:30:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/changes-afoot-for-share-schemes-i-1180.html">
	<title>Changes afoot for Share Schemes</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/changes-afoot-for-share-schemes-i-1180.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
On 6 March 2012 the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) published their final report on the review of the tax advantaged employee share schemes available to UK employees. Namely the Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI), the Share Incentive Plan (SIP), the Company Share Option Plan (CSOP) and the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-03-15T10:14:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/how-to-balance-the-books--share-schemes-from-the-finance-directo-i-1176.html">
	<title>How to balance the books? - Share Schemes from the Finance Director's perspective</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/how-to-balance-the-books--share-schemes-from-the-finance-directo-i-1176.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[In current economic times the Finance Director faces a real conundrum. How does he or she control their staff costs whilst keeping the level of productivity required for business continuity?&nbsp;

With margins under severe pressure it often means that there is less money in the pot to pay for...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-03-15T09:49:00Z</dc:date>
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	<title>How to disqualify your EMI in 3 simple ways?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/how-to-disqualify-your-emi-in-3-simple-ways-i-1172.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
So, you have set up your government approved, tax-efficient share option scheme the EMI.&nbsp; You have implemented it, communicated it to employees and most importantly registered the grant of options with HM Revenue &amp; Customs within the prescribed 92 days from the date of grant.&nbsp;...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-02-09T09:47:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/how-to-achieve-entrepreneurs-relief-10-tax-for-option-holders-i-1173.html">
	<title>How to achieve Entrepreneurs' Relief (10% tax) for option holders?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/how-to-achieve-entrepreneurs-relief-10-tax-for-option-holders-i-1173.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
In the good old days of Business Asset Taper Relief (BATR) the effective rate of CGT payable on the sale of shares could be reduced from 40% to 10% just two years after the grant (note, grant, not exercise) of an EMI option.

The abolition of BATR and introduction of Entrepreneurs' Relief (ER)...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-02-09T09:21:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/0t-tax-code-back-with-vengeance-i-1174.html">
	<title>0T tax code back with vengeance</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/0t-tax-code-back-with-vengeance-i-1174.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
From 6th April 2011 new rules were introduced to apply a new 0T tax code in relation to payments made to departing employees after the P45 had been issued. This meant that employers needed to apply the new code and deduct tax up front on the post P45 payment, at the basic 20 per cent., higher 40...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-02-09T09:10:00Z</dc:date>
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	<title>Was 2011 the Year of the Mobile?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/was-2011-the-year-of-the-mobile-i-1171.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Oliver Walker and Vimal Badiani from Periscopix review data from 2010 and/to 2011 to see if 2011 really was the year of the mobile, explain why a business website must be mobile friendly and make a prediction for 2012.
At the start of 2011, there was a lot of industry talk that the year to come...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-02-08T16:00:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-responsible-director-i-1170.html">
	<title>The Responsible Director</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-responsible-director-i-1170.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Mark Supperstone, a partner of ReSolve, looks at the challenges facing businesses in today's tough economic environment and advises directors on what they need to do to prevent their business being a casualty of the recession.
As anyone that reads a newspaper or watches television knows, we...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-02-08T14:49:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-scheme-jargon-explained-i-1169.html">
	<title>Share Scheme Jargon Explained</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-scheme-jargon-explained-i-1169.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
The complexities involved in share scheme implementation and design are difficult enough to grasp despite the added complexity of technical jargon. &nbsp;We've taken the most commonly used share scheme jargon and simplified:&nbsp;

Allot&nbsp;-&nbsp;Where a company issues new shares to a...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-01-25T10:15:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/money-money-money-i-1168.html">
	<title>Money, Money, Money</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/money-money-money-i-1168.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[As Abba alluded to, we work long hours and yet there is never enough money. &nbsp;The office of national statistics says Brits work longer than our European counterparts plus we top the leader board for unpaid overtime! &nbsp;Bearing this in mind is it any wonder employees would now leave their...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-01-13T10:23:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/an-exciting-year-ahead-for-the-eis-i-1167.html">
	<title>An exciting year ahead for the EIS and new SEIS</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/an-exciting-year-ahead-for-the-eis-i-1167.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Chris Elmes of Enterprise Equity, explains recent favourable tax changes and how this can be beneficial for companies qualifying for EIS.
The Chancellor's autumn statement last year confirmed the Government's intention on promoting the Enterprise Investment Scheme ('EIS'), in order to encourage...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-01-12T14:54:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/our-10-new-years-resolutions-for-businesses-looking-to-grow-in-2-i-1165.html">
	<title>Our 10 New Years resolutions for businesses looking to grow in 2012</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/our-10-new-years-resolutions-for-businesses-looking-to-grow-in-2-i-1165.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Did you know that out of the all of the people that make New Year's resolutions only 12% manage to keep them!
One of our own New Year's resolutions is to grow our RM2 Community page and we would be delighted to hear from other firms interested in pursuing a strategic alliance.
We have also come...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-01-12T10:27:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/taking-the-psych-out-of-psychometrics-i-1166.html">
	<title>Taking the psych out of psychometrics...</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/taking-the-psych-out-of-psychometrics-i-1166.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Thomas International is a global leader in the field of behavioural and psychometric profiling. Here Alan Brown gives an insight into the world of psychometrics and how they can help grow businesses by optimising individual and team performace.

What is psychometrics?

Psychometrics concerns...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-01-12T10:20:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/press-release-acquisition-establishes-unique-offer-to-create-nex-i-1164.html">
	<title>Press release: RM2 joins the Baxi Partnership</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/press-release-acquisition-establishes-unique-offer-to-create-nex-i-1164.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Today two market-leading specialists in employee ownership came together to create a unique destination for businesses who believe giving ownership to staff can drive superior performance.

At a time when the Coalition Government is looking at ways to increase levels of employee ownership in the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2012-01-10T10:00:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-changed-role-of-your-company-secretary-and-how-rm2-can-help-i-1163.html">
	<title>The changed role of your Company Secretary and how RM2 can help</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-changed-role-of-your-company-secretary-and-how-rm2-can-help-i-1163.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[During the life of a share scheme we deal with many different people from a company including owners, the management team, employees, accountants and also the company secretary.  The importance of the latter should not be underestimated.

Role of the company secretary

Possibly the job title...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-12-15T12:10:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/mind-the-generation-gap--how-share-schemes-can-help-i-1162.html">
	<title>Mind the [Generation] Gap: how share schemes can help</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/mind-the-generation-gap--how-share-schemes-can-help-i-1162.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[UK employers can no longer set a mandatory retirement age following the phasing out this year of the default retirement age, which enabled employers to force staff to retire at 65 years of age. This means fewer Baby-boomers are retiring when they should, creating succession planning challenges and...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-12-14T09:17:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/vat-and-salary-sacrifice-changes-ahead-i-1158.html">
	<title>VAT and Salary Sacrifice: Changes Ahead</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/vat-and-salary-sacrifice-changes-ahead-i-1158.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Karen Mulcahy from The VAT Consultancy informs us of the changes ahead.

Introduction
The provision of salary sacrifice schemes was probably not anticipated in 1973 when VAT was first introduced in the UK  and this is evident from the number of cases concerning the treatment of employee...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-12-13T14:47:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/exit-strategies-i-1159.html">
	<title>Exit strategies</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/exit-strategies-i-1159.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Hugh Fenton, Director of Pro-Actions (Kent) talks us through the planning stages of putting in place an exit strategy.



How many times have you heard business people say my business is my pension? Unfortunately, too frequently, and unfortunately too many find that their pension isn't worth...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-12-13T14:45:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/raising-capital-what-investors-need-to-know-i-1160.html">
	<title>Raising Capital- What investors need to know?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/raising-capital-what-investors-need-to-know-i-1160.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Graeme Dixon of Route to Funding sets out what investors look for in companies seeking investment and highlights the importance of a business plan.


There are many things investors want to know and it is one of the reasons why a business plan is essential when seeking investment.  Most...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-12-13T14:44:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/christmas-crackers-key-moments-of-2011-i-1161.html">
	<title>Christmas Crackers: key moments of 2011</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/christmas-crackers-key-moments-of-2011-i-1161.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Here is a round-up of some of the key share scheme news of 2011!

Entrepreneurs Relief. This special 10 per cent rate of tax is now available on lifetime gains of up to &pound;10 million.  It is available to officers of the Company so long as their shareholding is at least 5 per cent of the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-12-13T14:41:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/social-media--avoiding-the-pitfalls-and-making-it-work-for-your--i-1156.html">
	<title>Social Media- avoiding the pitfalls and making it work for your business</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/social-media--avoiding-the-pitfalls-and-making-it-work-for-your--i-1156.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Joanna Atkinson of JMA HR &amp; Legal Ltd considers the employment law and HR issues for businesses arising out of the growing popularity of social media.Whatever your attitude to social media, whether you engage in blogging and tweeting on a regular basis and/or use LinkedIn for recruitment and...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-11-01T11:56:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/location-location-taxation-i-1152.html">
	<title>Location, Location, Taxation!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/location-location-taxation-i-1152.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Tax savings for second-home owners
Manju Ghosh, Senior Tax Manager at Rouse Partners explains more about the tax issues surrounding second homes.

With aspirations to purchase buy-to-let and holiday homes increasing and changes in society leading to later marriages and more divorces, it is...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-10-31T16:10:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/top-5-reasons-not-to-implement-an-employee-share-scheme-i-1153.html">
	<title>Top 5 reasons not to implement an employee share scheme</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/top-5-reasons-not-to-implement-an-employee-share-scheme-i-1153.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Employee share schemes are not right for every company, but in many cases a share based incentive scheme is the obvious choice for attracting, motivating and retaining employees.  They can also deliver major tax advantages.  Yet sometimes companies hold back.  Over the years we have found that...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-10-31T15:28:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-scheme-ebuyer-i-1154.html">
	<title>Share scheme Ebuyer?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-scheme-ebuyer-i-1154.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[As the use of cheques has declined is it now time to consider more modern payment methods, like PayPal, in share plan administration?
The use of cheques has declined by as much as 40 per cent in the last five years as bank customers turn to online banking to do electronic transfers instead....]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-10-31T15:11:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/retain-top-talent-or-its-game-over-i-1155.html">
	<title>Retain top talent or it's GAME OVER</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/retain-top-talent-or-its-game-over-i-1155.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Liz Hunter, Associate Director at The RM2 Partnership Ltd, looks at the challenges facing UK gaming companies and why they now need to work hard and think creatively to retain their top talent.
There was concern amongst the gaming industry following the June 2010 Emergency Budget announcements...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-10-31T15:00:00Z</dc:date>
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	<title>A Bloomin Opportunity for CSR</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/a-bloomin-opportunity-for-csr-i-1150.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Amanda Boyle of Bloom VC talks about the importance of crowdfunding and the impact it has on a business and its CSR.


We all know times are tough, and the current economic situation is making the growth of new businesses and the innovation necessary to sustain that reputation much harder....]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-10-28T15:09:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/familyfriendly-whats-it-all-about-i-1149.html">
	<title>Family-Friendly: What's It All About?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/familyfriendly-whats-it-all-about-i-1149.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Ben Black of My Family Care explains the importance of being family friendly and offers some tips on amending the company culture.
There's a lot of press and a host of awards pushing the case for employers to be nice to their working mums and dads. What's it all about and why does it...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-10-07T15:06:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-benefit-truststriple-tax-benefits-i-1148.html">
	<title>Employee Benefit Trusts-Triple tax benefits</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-benefit-truststriple-tax-benefits-i-1148.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Following on from our article on Share buy-backs last month we now look at how Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) can be used to help shareholders realise value for their shares before an exit.
If the shareholder sells back to the company this may result in the whole of the value of the shares in...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-10-07T13:13:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/motivation-vs-greed-i-1147.html">
	<title>Motivation vs Greed</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/motivation-vs-greed-i-1147.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA["Greed is good", said Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas in the iconic movie Wall Street. But in the real world, according to Vince Cable, ridiculous levels of remuneration are going unchallenged as the norm. Is Vince right, and if so, where should businesses draw the line?
A report recently...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-10-07T11:39:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/make-your-own-share-scheme-i-1146.html">
	<title>Build your own Share Scheme</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/make-your-own-share-scheme-i-1146.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Thinking of implementing your own share scheme?  In this note we set out a summary of the matters to consider.
Objectives First, clarify your objectives.  Questions to ask include:


Is the scheme intended to reward a specific group of employees or will all employees be offered an opportunity...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-10-07T09:19:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/a-dragons-perspective-i-1145.html">
	<title>A Dragon's Perspective</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/a-dragons-perspective-i-1145.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[James Caan, serial entrepreneur, former Dragon and the force behind ground- breaking recruitment company Webrecruit says: before you start thinking about attracting new candidates, it's a good idea to first make sure you are not actually losing your best people.This is a point most managers would...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-09-08T11:41:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/supreme-court-ruling-delivers-blow-to-self-employment-status-i-1142.html">
	<title>Supreme Court Ruling Delivers Blow To Self Employment Status</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/supreme-court-ruling-delivers-blow-to-self-employment-status-i-1142.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[WMT explains the importance of determining employment status, based on the recent ruling of the case Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher &amp; Others.
The Supreme Court has delivered its long awaited ruling regarding the employment status of valets working for Autoclenz (Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher &amp; Others),...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-09-07T14:27:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/intellectual-property-a-starting-point-for-young-companies-i-1141.html">
	<title>Intellectual property: a starting point for young companies</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/intellectual-property-a-starting-point-for-young-companies-i-1141.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Patricia Barclay explains the importance of protecting your intellectual property and well crafted licences. 
The most valuable parts of any young business will normally be its ideas so it makes sense to take steps to protect and grow these assets.
These assets can take various forms: patentable...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-09-07T11:14:00Z</dc:date>
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	<title>A share scheme by Christmas?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/what-are-your-christmas-plans-i-1140.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[If you think it is too soon to be thinking about Christmas then think again! Here at RM2 we have already been inundated by restaurants touting their staff Christmas party offerings.&nbsp;
This is also a time of year when many companies who have been pondering an employee share scheme begin to...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-09-07T08:54:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-buybacks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-i-1138.html">
	<title>Share buy-backs: the good, the bad and the ugly!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-buybacks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-i-1138.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[In private companies it may be difficult for the shareholders to exit without a company sale. Management may want to take over but do not have the required cash to buy shares in the company and if shares are gifted to management they will be subject to a large tax bill. One solution is a company...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-09-06T15:34:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/new-recruit-i-1139.html">
	<title>New recruit</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/new-recruit-i-1139.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Lucy O'Gorman: We are pleased to announce that Lucy has joined the team at the RM2 Partnership as our newest Associate.
Lucy recently graduated with a degree in Law from the University of Surrey and has experience working with a number of solicitors. During her professional placement year, Lucy...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-09-06T15:31:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/data-protection-is-common-sense-i-1137.html">
	<title>Data Protection is common sense</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/data-protection-is-common-sense-i-1137.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Robert May, Managing Director of IT solutions consultancy ramsac explains the importance of data protection and the ways in which you can secure your data using simple, yet effective steps.With the holiday season finally here and numerous events and activities going on, the summer is a time of...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-08-04T10:58:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/it-gets-worse-for-saye-schemes-time-to-switch-i-1136.html">
	<title>It gets worse for SAYE schemes: Time to switch?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/it-gets-worse-for-saye-schemes-time-to-switch-i-1136.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[As a nation we are renowned for wanting the best deal, whether this is on our insurance policies, credit cards, utility suppliers, mortgage etc, but when it comes to some products there is a reluctance to switch. I have yet to come across a 'compare my share scheme' website (although we do have a...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-08-04T09:18:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-scheme-success-for-sports-direct-i-1135.html">
	<title>Share Scheme Success for Sports Direct</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-scheme-success-for-sports-direct-i-1135.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
There are huge benefits to be had by implementing a share scheme. Employee engagement is said to be the key to a happy and motivated workforce and what better way to get employees engaged than by making them a part of the company through ownership. The case of Sports Direct highlights just how...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-08-03T15:41:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/hmrc-runs-out-of-paper-i-1134.html">
	<title>HMRC runs out of paper</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/hmrc-runs-out-of-paper-i-1134.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A recent article stated that HM Revenue &amp; Customs had failed to order enough paper to print its self assessment statements. This surely must be a reminder of the responsibility we have as individuals of ensuring our tax affairs are in order. HMRC say that the reason for the oversight affecting...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-08-03T13:44:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/new-appointment-sarah-anderson-i-1133.html">
	<title>New appointment: Sarah Anderson</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/new-appointment-sarah-anderson-i-1133.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Sarah Anderson: We are pleased to announce that Sarah, an experienced share scheme solicitor, has joined the team at the RM2 Partnership.Sarah has worked at senior level in several City law firms in the design and implementation of employee share schemes. Her clients have included companies of...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-07-28T13:04:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/whats-it-worth-when-private-company-shares-must-be-valued-i-1132.html">
	<title>What's it worth? When private company shares must be valued</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/whats-it-worth-when-private-company-shares-must-be-valued-i-1132.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Many private companies are still unaware of the substantial tax and cash flow benefits that can be obtained from employee share schemes. But as part of the process of introducing a scheme it is usually necessary to agree a tax valuation with HM Revenue &amp; Customs. This provides a baseline from...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-07-07T14:57:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-scheme-administrationbeware-of-diy-i-1131.html">
	<title>Share Scheme Administration-beware of DIY!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-scheme-administrationbeware-of-diy-i-1131.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Employee share schemes are complicated. Badly administered schemes can cost companies dearly in terms of wasted time and effort, as well as the possible penalties and fines from HMRC. In addition, a poorly administered scheme may lose the confidence of the participants; a disaster given the purpose...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-07-07T13:11:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/making-share-schemes-more-simples-i-1130.html">
	<title>Making Share Schemes more Simples</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/making-share-schemes-more-simples-i-1130.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The independent Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) was established a year ago this month to provide advice to the Chancellor on options to improve and simplify the UK's tax system. David Jack, the Chairman of the OTS, has now written to Treasury Minister David Gauke to tell him that, among other...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-07-05T14:54:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/many-happy-returns-or-else-i-1129.html">
	<title>Many happy returns- or else</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/many-happy-returns-or-else-i-1129.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The number of companies offering employee share schemes is rising strongly every year. And so is the number of companies who fail to submit the correct returns to HM Revenue &amp; Customs. The deadline for the tax year 2010 -2011 is 6th July 2011 now just days away.We never tire of extolling the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-07-05T09:05:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/limited-liability-partnerships--corporate-partners-a-commercial--i-1128.html">
	<title>Limited Liability Partnerships  Corporate Partners A Commercial and Tax Opportunity?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/limited-liability-partnerships--corporate-partners-a-commercial--i-1128.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Andrew Maidstone of Charnwood Accountants and Business Advisers LLP suggests how an LLP structure may make not just commercial sense for your business, but also offer potential tax savings. Professional firms such as recruitment businesses, architects, solicitors and accountants have traditionally...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2011-07-01T13:48:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/social-media-have-you-claimed-your-market-share-i-1127.html">
	<title>Social Media- Have you claimed your market share?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/social-media-have-you-claimed-your-market-share-i-1127.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Louise Siwoku of Scarlett Office Services provides an insight into the growing need for a Social Media presence and asks whether a business can afford not to have one.Social Media business phenomenon or flash in the pan??? You decide.

Twitter claim they have 175 million registered...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-06-30T09:24:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/startups-using-equity-to-build-teams-i-1126.html">
	<title>Start-Ups: using equity to build teams</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/startups-using-equity-to-build-teams-i-1126.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Many entrepreneurs find starting up in business hard and lonely. A key problem is assembling a quality team at a time when the future is uncertain and cash is in short supply.Increasingly, start up entrepreneurs (and their backers) are turning to equity based incentives. These allow companies to...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-06-02T12:28:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/all-together-now--what-would-it-mean-if-everyone-was-an-owner-i-1125.html">
	<title>All together now - what would it mean if everyone was an owner?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/all-together-now--what-would-it-mean-if-everyone-was-an-owner-i-1125.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Baxi Partnership is a unique organisation who specialise in supporting the creation and growth of strong, employee owned businesses.Have you ever contemplated moving to full employee ownership? If you have considered a share scheme to encourage some of your staff to buy into your company, you might...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-06-02T10:52:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/succession-planning-with-employee-trusts-i-1124.html">
	<title>Succession Planning with Employee Trusts</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/succession-planning-with-employee-trusts-i-1124.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Individual shareholders in private companies sometimes get locked in they would like to obtain value for their shares but have no obvious means of doing so. It is rare for a private shareholder to sell a minority holding to a third party so the shareholder may have to wait for a company sale or...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-06-02T08:46:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/french-tax-reforms--trouble-brewing-for-holiday-homeowners-i-1123.html">
	<title>French tax reforms  trouble brewing for holiday home-owners?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/french-tax-reforms--trouble-brewing-for-holiday-homeowners-i-1123.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Update: Please note the French government have now decided to drop the below legislation. 21.06.11

Julian Brooks, Tax Consultant at the Tax Advisory Partnership highlights the possibility of a 20% tax on French properties owned by UK residents being introduced.As a firm of UK tax advisors, we...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-06-01T09:44:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/trustee-decisions-must-stand-despite-bad-advice-i-1122.html">
	<title>Trustee decisions must stand despite bad advice</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/trustee-decisions-must-stand-despite-bad-advice-i-1122.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Trustees of discretionary trusts (such as most employee benefit trusts) sometimes face difficult technical issues when exercising their discretion in favour of one of more beneficiaries. And sometime they get it wrong.For over 35 years, however, nervous trustees have been comforted by a piece of...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-05-31T14:23:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/chamber-of-horrors-i-1121.html">
	<title>Chamber of Horrors</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/chamber-of-horrors-i-1121.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Here at RM2 we felt that we should warn you as to how some companies are getting it so wrong with their Employee Share Schemes, despite having 'Professional Advice'.Whilst it is always advisable to seek professional advice, be warned that when it comes to share schemes some very big names are...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-05-05T16:27:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/generating-wealth-through-equity-incentive-schemes-a-response-to-i-1120.html">
	<title>Generating wealth through equity incentive schemes: A response to Pension Allowances</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/generating-wealth-through-equity-incentive-schemes-a-response-to-i-1120.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The new limits on pension contributions and individual pension funds, of &pound;50,000 and &pound;1.5 million respectively, are driving more senior employees to search for additional ways to accumulate wealth and save tax.In the right circumstances, equity incentive schemes offered by the employer...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2011-05-05T09:44:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/new-hmrc-pronouncements-on-ebts-what-they-really-mean-i-1119.html">
	<title>New HMRC pronouncements on EBTs: what they really mean</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/new-hmrc-pronouncements-on-ebts-what-they-really-mean-i-1119.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[On 31st March HM Revenue &amp; Customs published proposed new regulations creating a charge to income tax when assets are earmarked by trusts or other third parties for the benefit of employees. In our April Newsletter we made it clear why, despite the length and complexity of these measures, they...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-05-03T12:29:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/lifetime-allowance-pension-planning-i-1118.html">
	<title>Lifetime allowance pension planning</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/lifetime-allowance-pension-planning-i-1118.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Black Tower Financial Advisors looks at the recent changes to the lifetime allowance for pensions and some of the available solutions.The lifetime allowance (LA) for pensions is being reduced and those with large pension funds may get caught out if they don't take appropriate action to protect...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-05-03T09:47:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/apprentices-are-inappropriate-for-organisations-we-dont-think-so-i-1117.html">
	<title>Apprentices are inappropriate for organisations? We don't think so</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/apprentices-are-inappropriate-for-organisations-we-dont-think-so-i-1117.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The CIPD has conducted research into employers' views on apprenticeships and the number of such schemes available throughout the UK. The results suggest that many employers consider taking an apprentice to be inappropriate for their organisation. The reason for this is unclear although it may be...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-04-26T09:40:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/third-party-remunerationkafka-lives-i-1116.html">
	<title>Third party remuneration-Kafka lives!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/third-party-remunerationkafka-lives-i-1116.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Literary-minded readers of this newsletter will recall the works of Franz Kafka, the Czech novelist writing at the beginning of the 20th Century. Probably his best known work is The Trial, which concerns the tribulations of a man subjected to a mysterious, surreal and menacing legal process.We are...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-04-06T14:39:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/unquoted-us-stock-optionshidden-perils-i-1115.html">
	<title>Unquoted US stock options-hidden perils</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/unquoted-us-stock-optionshidden-perils-i-1115.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Quite a few of our UK clients have subsidiaries or operations in the US and offer stock options to their US employees to mirror the incentive arrangements they have in the UK. However companies considering the offer of stock options in unquoted shares should consider the risks carefully.The...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-04-06T10:00:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/new-paye-stealth-tax-spares-employee-share-schemes-i-1114.html">
	<title>New PAYE stealth tax spares employee share schemes</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/new-paye-stealth-tax-spares-employee-share-schemes-i-1114.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[From 6th April 2011 new rules are being introduced in relation to payments made to leaving employees after the P45 has been issued. It comes as no surprise that these arrangements work to the advantage of HMRC; in particular they could affect the taxation of compromise agreements. However the good...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-04-05T15:04:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-brings-home-the-bubbly-at-the-ideas-initiative-i-1113.html">
	<title>RM2 brings home the bubbly at the Ideas Initiative</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-brings-home-the-bubbly-at-the-ideas-initiative-i-1113.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Last night (31st March) was the second edition of the increasingly successful Ideas Initiative, a concept developed by a set of local businesses including the RM2 Partnership, Ramsac (IT Consultancy), Hart Brown (Law Firm), Lloyds TSB (Banking), Roffe Swayne (Chartered Accountants), Room 11 (Web...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-04-01T15:22:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-scheme-taxes-calm-before-the-storm-i-1110.html">
	<title>Share scheme taxes: calm before the storm?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-scheme-taxes-calm-before-the-storm-i-1110.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[In July last year George Osborne set up the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS).  It has now issued two reports:  a review of tax reliefs, and an interim review of small business taxation.  Those of us involved in employment taxation, and particularly in the taxation of employee share schemes, were...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-03-15T09:09:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/tax-strategies-in-a-high-tax-environment-i-1109.html">
	<title>Tax Strategies in a high tax environment</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/tax-strategies-in-a-high-tax-environment-i-1109.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Paul Windsor, Partner at WSM Partners LLP highlights the need for tax strategy in a high tax environment.The era of the Additional Rate Tax has now been in place for almost a year. Partners and the self employed, in fact all non-PAYE earners, with income over &pound;150,000 during the 2010/11...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-03-04T13:27:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/equity-incentives-top-tax-tips-part-2-i-1108.html">
	<title>Equity Incentives: Top Tax Tips (part 2)</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/equity-incentives-top-tax-tips-part-2-i-1108.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Last month we offered our top tips for claiming entrepreneur's relief on share scheme gains, and maximising corporation tax relief. This month, we look at the taxation of employee trusts and how to avoid some nasty tax pitfalls.
There are several uses for bona fide employee benefit trusts. They...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-02-28T14:04:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/default-retirement-age-has-the-sun-set-on-this-good-leaver-provi-i-1107.html">
	<title>Default Retirement Age: Has the sun set on this good leaver provision?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/default-retirement-age-has-the-sun-set-on-this-good-leaver-provi-i-1107.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Currently, an employer can specify a default age of not less than 65 by when employees retire.  Employees have the right to request to stay longer, and the employer must consider the request, but there is no obligation on the employer to agree. From April this year, employers may not specify a...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-02-28T10:07:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/how-to-make-sure-your-scheme-and-staff-are-autoenrolment-ready-i-1106.html">
	<title>How to make sure your scheme (and staff) are Auto-Enrolment ready</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/how-to-make-sure-your-scheme-and-staff-are-autoenrolment-ready-i-1106.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[David Pugh of RM2 Client Foster Denovo asks: are your pension schemes and more importantly your staff, ready for auto-enrolment?Do you know your AE Day? That's the 'staging date' on which, by law, you must start deducting pension contributions from your employees' pay packets and adding an employer...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-02-25T10:19:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/europes-big-new-boost-for-employee-share-schemes-i-1105.html">
	<title>Europe's big new boost for employee share schemes</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/europes-big-new-boost-for-employee-share-schemes-i-1105.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[On 17th February the European Economic and Social Committee published details of a major new initiative designed to encourage employee share ownership across Europe.
The Committee aims to kick-start the application of Employee financial participation (EFP) at various levels, such as profit...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-02-24T14:59:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/directors-shareholder-protection-i-1104.html">
	<title>Director's Shareholder Protection</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/directors-shareholder-protection-i-1104.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Michael Aitken, Founder and Managing Director of Magus Financial Management, explains why Director's Shareholder Protection is crucial for business stability.It is a common fact that entrepreneurs are generally positive forward thinking people. The cup is usually half full if not overflowing...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-02-24T09:24:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/case-study-waterfall-solutions-i-1103.html">
	<title>Case Study: Waterfall Solutions</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/case-study-waterfall-solutions-i-1103.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[In 2005, RM2 designed and implemented an Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) plan for Waterfall Solutions (Waterfall) to match its objectives of retaining, incentivising and motivating key members of staff. The company is a provider of cutting edge technology for the defence, homeland security...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-02-15T09:13:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/saye-share-options-there-are-better-deals-out-there-i-1102.html">
	<title>SAYE Share Options: There are better deals out there</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/saye-share-options-there-are-better-deals-out-there-i-1102.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[From 27th February 2011, the effective rates of interest on SAYE share option schemes are changing.  The rates remain derisory, however.  Meanwhile the schemes face other difficulties, namely overcharging by savings carriers and attack from unsympathetic accounting standards. There are better...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-02-09T13:07:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/equity-incentives-top-tax-tips-part-1-i-1100.html">
	<title>Equity incentives: Top Tax Tips (part 1)</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/equity-incentives-top-tax-tips-part-1-i-1100.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[For many companies, share option schemes are now a core element of remuneration strategy. Their principal uses are to help encourage loyalty and focus attention on building performance and shareholder value. But, if the schemes are well designed, they can also offer substantial tax benefits to...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-02-04T15:47:00Z</dc:date>
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	<title>FSA Remuneration Code: emphasis on share incentives</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/fsa-remuneration-code-emphasis-on-share-incentives-i-1101.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[At long last the FSA has come up with a remuneration code designed for fat cat bankers and fund managers. But will this have any effect on their behaviour will it, for example, help to curb their excessive risk-taking or restrict their ability to trouser massive bonuses at the expense of the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-02-04T15:30:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/mums-dads-and-employee-share-schemes-i-1099.html">
	<title>Mums, Dads and Employee Share Schemes</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/mums-dads-and-employee-share-schemes-i-1099.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Coalition's proposal to change the parental leave entitlement has met with mixed reviews. But how these affect the operation of employee share schemes?Under the proposed changes a mother returning to work before the end of maternity leave will be able to transfer the remaining time to the...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-01-31T12:13:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/this-is-no-time-to-be-doing-businessasusual-i-1098.html">
	<title>This is no time to be doing business-as-usual...</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/this-is-no-time-to-be-doing-businessasusual-i-1098.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Steve Gilroy, Chief-Executive of Vistage International identifies three areas which businesses need to focus on during these difficult times.For most of us in business, the past couple of years have created a new business landscape that is unlike anything we have ever seen. Businesses and consumers...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-01-31T10:39:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/predicted-pay-trends-in-2011-i-1097.html">
	<title>Pay trends in 2011</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/predicted-pay-trends-in-2011-i-1097.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Deborah Rees of Innecto Consulting discusses their predictions for pay trends in 2011 and the reasons behind them.
Most sources believe that the UK Economy will continue to grow in 2011, that company profits will increase, and that the prices of goods and services will continue to rise. However...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-01-25T13:01:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-benefit-trusts-looking-to-the-future-i-1096.html">
	<title>Employee Benefit Trusts: looking to the future</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-benefit-trusts-looking-to-the-future-i-1096.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[On 9th December the government announced new measures to counter disguised remuneration using employee trusts and similar vehicles such as unapproved pension funds. The measures seek to block schemes where the funds can earmark assets for the use of individuals, for example by the provision of...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-01-10T09:08:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/top-tips-on-enhancing-your-software-cost-effectively-i-1095.html">
	<title>Top Tips on enhancing your software cost effectively</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/top-tips-on-enhancing-your-software-cost-effectively-i-1095.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Thomas Jeffs is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Lucidica, specialists in providing IT support, consulting and training to SME businesses with up to 50 employees.
With Microsoft Office on volume licensing now topping &pound;500 a copy, and Adobe Suites enough to warrant a second...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-01-08T13:56:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-incentives-navigating-the-dead-zone-for-small-plcs-i-1094.html">
	<title>Share incentives: navigating the dead zone for small PLCs</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-incentives-navigating-the-dead-zone-for-small-plcs-i-1094.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The importance of equity incentives seldom diminishes as companies grow in size.&nbsp; For those companies making the transition from limited company status to PLCs, there are special challenges in relation to share based incentive schemes.
Why do these arise?&nbsp; Generally the regulatory...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2011-01-04T15:17:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/why-should-we-motivate-our-staff-i-1093.html">
	<title>Why should we motivate our staff?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/why-should-we-motivate-our-staff-i-1093.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Anastasia Gordon, Communications Consultant at Smithbrook Partners discusses the need for staff motivation and identifies the key areas to focus on when affecting change in your business.Your people are your most valuable asset and your business is only as successful as those who work there. If you...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-12-22T11:53:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/finance-no2-bill--what-will-it-mean-for-emi-plans-i-1092.html">
	<title>Finance (No.2) Bill - What will it mean for EMI plans?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/finance-no2-bill--what-will-it-mean-for-emi-plans-i-1092.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Finance (no.2) Bill received Royal Assent on the 16th December 2010 and has an impact on the operation of Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI). 
The Finance (no.2) Bill is one fairly described by the phrase all encompassing, covering aspects from Corporation Tax to Asbestos Relief. However,...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-12-17T12:35:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemes--fostering-shared-goals-i-1091.html">
	<title>Employee share schemes  fostering shared goals</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemes--fostering-shared-goals-i-1091.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has published a report this week which investigates the relationship between an organisation's perceived purpose and the morale and effectiveness of the employees in relation to this. The CIPD in fact refer to a shared sense of purpose as...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-12-08T14:26:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/make-the-most-of-your-nil-rate-iht-band-i-1090.html">
	<title>Make the most of your nil rate IHT band</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/make-the-most-of-your-nil-rate-iht-band-i-1090.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Richard Monkcom, a Partner of Druces LLP, and Adam Hayward, Trainee Solicitor, explain how individuals can make the most of their nil rate IHT band through the careful use of trusts.
Since 2006 the rules relating to Trusts have been changed so that generally they are seen as tax inefficient...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-12-01T09:32:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-shortcomings-of-finance-directors-and-accounting-professiona-i-1089.html">
	<title>The shortcomings of Finance Directors and Accounting Professionals</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-shortcomings-of-finance-directors-and-accounting-professiona-i-1089.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Maurice O'Shea, Managing Principal from The FD Centre for the South East describes the shortcomings he often finds with Finance Directors and Accounting Professionals.Looking back over the businesses I have met in the last three months, I'm struck that I have encountered the best and the worst FDs...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-11-30T11:37:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/hmrc-cuts--what-they-mean-for-share-schemes-i-1088.html">
	<title>HMRC cuts: what they mean for share schemes</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/hmrc-cuts--what-they-mean-for-share-schemes-i-1088.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Over the last five years HM Revenue &amp; Customs has lost more than 30,000 jobs, most of which have resulted from the merger of the former Inland Revenue with Customs and Excise. Leslie Straithie, HMRC's Chief-Executive, has recently announced that as part of the Coalition cuts, a further 13,000...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-11-30T09:17:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/why-options-expensing-is-wrong-i-1087.html">
	<title>Why options expensing is wrong</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/why-options-expensing-is-wrong-i-1087.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A recent case involving one of our clients has again brought home the absurdity of the expensing rules introduced by accounting regulators in relation to employee share schemes.
Recently, our client made an award of nil cost EMI share options with immediate vesting. The result of this is an...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-11-17T10:32:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemes--top-5-mistakes-by-vcs-i-1086.html">
	<title>Employee share schemes - Top 5 mistakes by VCs</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemes--top-5-mistakes-by-vcs-i-1086.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Venture capitalists have a keen interest in the success of their investee companies. Usually, this depends on the initiative, drive and loyalty of the management teams. Therefore, VC investors take extra care to ensure that the members of those teams have effective, equity based incentives. Don't...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-11-15T15:57:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-50-tax-rate-dealing-with-share-scheme-anomalies-i-1085.html">
	<title>The 50% tax rate: dealing with share scheme anomalies</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-50-tax-rate-dealing-with-share-scheme-anomalies-i-1085.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The introduction in April 2010 of the new 50% rate of income tax has created an anomaly for some share schemes where the gains are subject to PAYE. Situations where the problem could arise include the exercise of unapproved options or discounted EMI options, or the vesting of Long Term Incentive...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-10-28T08:55:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/making-the-most-of-rd-tax-credits-i-1084.html">
	<title>Making the most of R&D tax credits</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/making-the-most-of-rd-tax-credits-i-1084.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Brian Williamson, a director of Jumpstart Ltd, takes a look at R&amp;D tax credits and finds that many companies are missing out. A significant barrier to accessing R&amp;D tax credits is that many companies do not believe they are eligible for the programme. Often, the decision to apply is taken...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-10-27T15:39:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemeshow-many-shares-i-1083.html">
	<title>Employee Share Schemes-How Many Shares?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemeshow-many-shares-i-1083.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Employee share schemes work by aligning employee interests with those of shareholders, so helping to maximise shareholder value. The tax and cash flow savings can also be attractive. But how should companies decide how many shares to offer?
Whatever the scheme, whether it be an option scheme,...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-10-27T09:23:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/case-study-success-i-1081.html">
	<title>Case Study: Success</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/case-study-success-i-1081.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[We thought we would highlight the spectacular results that can sometimes be achieved with employee share schemes by means of a case study from our files.&nbsp;
A wireless payment company wanted to incentivise senior staff to build shareholder value ahead of an exit.
In 2006 we implemented a...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-10-25T09:05:00Z</dc:date>
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	<title>Case Study: Project Resource</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/case-study-project-resource-i-1080.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[

Project Resource is a recruitment company specialising in&nbsp;the fields of construction, infrastructure and civil engineering recruitment. They began trading in 2002 and have since then continued to grow to a staff of&nbsp;40+ with both a Reading recruitment office and a Solihull recruitment...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-10-20T15:31:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-option-schemes--avoiding-contractual-liability-i-1079.html">
	<title>Share Option Schemes - Avoiding Contractual Liability</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-option-schemes--avoiding-contractual-liability-i-1079.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Jo Atkinson of JMA HR &amp; Legal considers how best to avoid unwanted linkage between your share scheme and your employees' contractual rights.
So you have decided to introduce a share option scheme for the benefit of all or some of your employees. You are likely to be advised against making any...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-10-13T11:36:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-five-key-reasons-why-companies-offer-employee-share-schemes-i-1078.html">
	<title>The Five key reasons why companies offer employee share schemes</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-five-key-reasons-why-companies-offer-employee-share-schemes-i-1078.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[At RM2 we have implemented hundreds of employee share schemes for companies of every size, in every sector of industry and commerce. Every scheme we design and implement is uniquely tailored to the precise circumstances of the client. Yet, when we come to look at the underlying reasons why...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-10-12T10:05:00Z</dc:date>
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	<title>FTSE 100 proves EOBs out-performance</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/ftse-100-proves-eobs-outperformance-i-1077.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP have this week published in their UK Employee Ownership Index (EOI) the results of the first half of 2010 for the FTSE 100, and it looks like employee owned companies are coming out on top.In the first six month period the drop in share price value for companies owned...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-10-01T12:14:00Z</dc:date>
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	<title>HMRC to target anti-avoidance trusts</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/hmrc-to-target-antiavoidance-trusts-i-1076.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[News this week from the Lib Dem Conference that 900 million is to be made available to HMRC to tighten up controls on anti-avoidance has created somewhat unnecessary mixed messages regarding the future of Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs).Rob Crossland, Chief Executive of Umbrella company and business...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-09-24T15:40:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/using-hmrc-valuation-methods-to-boost-employee-rewards-i-1075.html">
	<title>Using HMRC Valuation Methods to Boost Employee Rewards</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/using-hmrc-valuation-methods-to-boost-employee-rewards-i-1075.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The benefits of employee share schemes are well known. In addition to being a proven tool for retaining and motivating employees, they can also offer large tax savings and help conserve cash.Increasing numbers of private companies are using the schemes to help focus employee attention on building...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-09-21T15:43:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/entrepreneurs-relief-spreading-the-benefits-i-1074.html">
	<title>Entrepreneurs' Relief: wider benefits for share schemes</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/entrepreneurs-relief-spreading-the-benefits-i-1074.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Nobody likes a tax rise, and the increase in capital gains tax (CGT)&nbsp;announced in the 2010 Budget was no exception. However, there was some good news: the retention of Entrepreneurs' Relief and the increase in the lifetime limit to &pound;10 million. And now it seems that the application of...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-09-13T10:35:00Z</dc:date>
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	<title>Employee Owned Businesses-the way forward?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-owned-businessesthe-way-forward-i-1073.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A report recently released by the John Lewis Partnership and Cass Business School has highlighted the growing benefit to be found in employee owned businesses (EOBs). The report suggests that EOBs with less than 75 staff are bringing in far greater profits before tax than that of their non-EOB...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-09-03T16:19:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/growing-interest-in-llps-i-1070.html">
	<title>Growing interest in LLPs</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/growing-interest-in-llps-i-1070.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A growing number of companies are approaching RM2 for advice in setting up flexible equity reward structures through Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs). There are several benefits from doing so.
Offering an equity interest in a partnership is often easier and more tax efficient than providing...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-08-25T16:36:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-schemes-in-the-new-tax-environment-i-1069.html">
	<title>Share schemes in the new tax environment</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-schemes-in-the-new-tax-environment-i-1069.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Now that the dust has settled, the implications for employee share schemes have become clear.
For higher earners, we are in a new environment. The top official rate of income tax is 50 per cent. and between &pound;100,000 and &pound;112,950 is actually 60 per cent. due to the phased withdrawal of...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-07-28T15:56:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/prospectus-exemptions-extended-for-employee-shares-i-1068.html">
	<title>Prospectus exemptions extended for employee shares</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/prospectus-exemptions-extended-for-employee-shares-i-1068.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The EU Prospectus Directive (the PD) requires any company who is offering shares to the public to provide a prospectus to that investor.  On 17 June 2010 the European Parliament approved a directive which will amend the PD. A number of the amendments are relevant to the operation of employee share...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-07-23T12:54:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/graduation-day-i-1067.html">
	<title>Graduation Day!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/graduation-day-i-1067.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
We are proud to announce that James Lindon has recently been admitted as an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), and as a result is now a qualified Chartered Secretary (ACIS).
RM2's mission has always been to offer the most comprehensive share scheme...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-07-22T08:49:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-trust-is-key-to-motivation-i-1066.html">
	<title>Employee trust is key to motivation</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-trust-is-key-to-motivation-i-1066.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A recent survey looking into employee engagement has found that only 24% of employees in the UK are engaged in their job, showing the important challenge that employers are now facing.
The white paper highlighted key points for improving the situation by looking into work/life balance,...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-07-21T10:47:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/company-flotation-brings-joy-to-jsop-participants-i-1064.html">
	<title>Company flotation brings joy to JSOP participants</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/company-flotation-brings-joy-to-jsop-participants-i-1064.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The successful online grocery retailer, Ocado, is due to float on the stock market in a few weeks when founders will share a &pound;430m outcome.  Ocado have priced their shares at between 200p and 275p which would give them a value of up to &pound;1.2bn.
The founders of the company along with...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-07-07T14:38:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/coalition-budget--major-advantages-remain-for-employee-share-sch-i-1063.html">
	<title>Coalition budget: major advantages remain for employee share schemes</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/coalition-budget--major-advantages-remain-for-employee-share-sch-i-1063.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Budget decision to raise the top rate of capital gains tax to 28 per cent. still leaves major advantages for most employee share schemes.
The new rate is still well below the higher rates payable on income. The national insurance savings also remain. Contrary to pre-budget speculation, the...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-06-22T16:16:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/bonus-scheme-operating-after-dismissal-i-1062.html">
	<title>Bonus scheme operating after dismissal</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/bonus-scheme-operating-after-dismissal-i-1062.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The High Court recently heard a case regarding a discretionary bonus for a former employee. The Court held that when an employee is no longer employed by the Company, it is not implied that the former employee is not entitled to a discretionary bonus.
The bonus in question was part of the...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-05-28T16:02:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/capital-gains-tax--the-coalition-proposals-i-1060.html">
	<title>Capital Gains Tax - the Coalition proposals</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/capital-gains-tax--the-coalition-proposals-i-1060.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Programme for Government issued by the Coalition included some proposals for changes to capital gains tax. However very little information has been released to date and this has caused uncertainty for business owners, company directors and participants in employee share schemes.
Further...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-05-25T23:47:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/cgt-to-soar-but-concessions-for-business-activities-i-1058.html">
	<title>CGT to soar but concessions for business activities.</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/cgt-to-soar-but-concessions-for-business-activities-i-1058.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats have released the full text of their coalition agreement. It indicates that CGT will rise to at or near income tax rates, but that there will be generous exemptions for entrepreneurial business activities.
The joint statement declares: "We further...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-05-12T17:20:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/equity-compensation-for-neds-i-1057.html">
	<title>Equity compensation for NEDs</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/equity-compensation-for-neds-i-1057.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Non-executive directors often get the short end of the stick when it comes to equity rewards. Although they are not normally employees, any share-based gains they receive for their services are deemed employment-related securities for tax purposes. These are normally subject to income tax unless...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-05-05T12:58:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemes--affordable-and-widespread-i-1055.html">
	<title>Employee share schemes - affordable and widespread</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemes--affordable-and-widespread-i-1055.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[An independent review of employee engagement carried out by the Department of Business Innovation &amp; Skills found that one of the most important aspects is the relationship between employer and employee. A simple and cost effective way of improving this is by way of an employee share scheme,...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-05-04T16:12:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/football-fans-to-become-shareholders-i-1054.html">
	<title>Football fans to become shareholders?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/football-fans-to-become-shareholders-i-1054.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[There have been a number of recent articles in the press about vehicles which enable football fans to become shareholders of their clubs. The political parties are now identifying this pool as a potential electoral demographic.
Trusts have already been set up for clubs like Manchester United after...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-04-21T16:02:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemes-and-the-election-i-1053.html">
	<title>Employee Share Schemes and the Election: What do the three main parties have in common?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemes-and-the-election-i-1053.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The answer is strong support for employee ownership. A statement released by Employee Ownership Association (EOA) welcomes this and looks forward to ensuring these pledges mean results.
EOA has research to show employee owned businesses are more resilient and have a lower risk of failure. Other...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-04-20T10:18:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemes-drive-shareholder-value-i-1052.html">
	<title>Employee share schemes drive shareholder value</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemes-drive-shareholder-value-i-1052.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Over the last ten years, share prices for companies with more than 10 per cent. employee ownership have dramatically out-performed the rest of the FTSE All-Share Index.
The UK Employee Ownership Index published by Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP, shows that an investment of &pound;100 made in 1992...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-04-15T13:07:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/every-little-really-does-help-for-tescos-saye-scheme-participant-i-1051.html">
	<title>Every little really does help for Tescos SAYE scheme participants</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/every-little-really-does-help-for-tescos-saye-scheme-participant-i-1051.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[More than 55,000 employees of Tesco have seen the benefits of the Employee Share Scheme which was put in place. Participants of Tesco's SAYE scheme contributed between &pound;5 - &pound;50 per month for 3 or 5 years and are now splitting a massive &pound;144.4m between them, a 44 per cent. and 100...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2010-04-09T16:04:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-gain-new-associate-i-1050.html">
	<title>RM2 gain new Associate</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-gain-new-associate-i-1050.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[RM2 are proud to announce that Alex Warren LLB has joined the team as a Regional Associate.
Alex is a founder of Yellow Brick Road Consulting which offers a wide range of finance solutions for businesses in the SME space. His career experience includes periods as a Regional Finance Director within...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-04-07T16:18:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/extra-cgt-relief-provides-massive-boost-for-share-schemes-i-1048.html">
	<title>Extra CGT relief provides massive boost for share schemes</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/extra-cgt-relief-provides-massive-boost-for-share-schemes-i-1048.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Chancellor's decision yesterday to double the lifetime limit for Entrepreneur's relief from &pound;1 million to &pound;2 million means that many more participants in employee share schemes will be able to shelter their gains at the concessionary effective rate of just 10 per cent. Meanwhile,...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2010-03-25T14:56:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-scheme-nets-huge-gains-i-1047.html">
	<title>Employee share scheme nets huge gains</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-scheme-nets-huge-gains-i-1047.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Directors and employees of Verrus, a mobile payment technology provider, have seen themselves &pound;10 million richer after a sale of the company to PayPoint for &pound;33 million.
The sale triggered the exercise of options under a tax-efficient employee share scheme which was designed and...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2010-03-25T10:32:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-phantom-budget-2010-minor-measures-against-share-scheme-avoi-i-1046.html">
	<title>The Phantom Budget 2010: minor measures against share scheme avoidance</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/the-phantom-budget-2010-minor-measures-against-share-scheme-avoi-i-1046.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The anti-avoidance measures announced today relate particularly to the Share Incentive Plan (SIP) and the Company Share Option Plan (CSOP). The basic tax advantages of these and other government sponsored schemes, including the Enterprise Management Incentive and the Savings Related Share Option...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2010-03-24T17:09:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-gains-share-scheme-quality-award-i-1045.html">
	<title>RM2 gains Share Scheme quality award!</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-gains-share-scheme-quality-award-i-1045.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Following a full quality audit, we are pleased to report that we have retained our ISO 9001:2008 quality accreditation for the design, implementation and administration of employee share schemes, including the Enterprise Management Incentive, Share Incentive Plan and Company Share Option Plan. We...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2010-03-23T12:57:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/associate-director-from-rsm-tenon-group-moves-to-rm2-i-1044.html">
	<title>Associate Director from RSM Tenon Group moves to RM2</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/associate-director-from-rsm-tenon-group-moves-to-rm2-i-1044.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[RM2 is delighted to announce that Elisabeth Hunter has been appointed as a Senior Associate.
Liz is a high level tax advisor with specialist knowledge of employee share schemes gained through senior positions with Tenon and Chiltern plc (now part of BDO Stoy Hayward). She has a LL.B and a LL.M in...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2010-03-17T14:21:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/former-pwc-share-scheme-specialist-joins-rm2-i-1043.html">
	<title>Former PwC share scheme specialist joins RM2</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/former-pwc-share-scheme-specialist-joins-rm2-i-1043.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[RM2 are very pleased to announce that John Cowling has been appointed as a Senior Associate.
Having originally qualified as a lawyer in London, John spent over 20 years as a senior tax manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers. John was a member of PwC's North East employee reward and benefits group and...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-03-15T15:18:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/star-refrigeration--a-cool-place-to-work-i-1042.html">
	<title>Star Refrigeration - a cool place to work</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/star-refrigeration--a-cool-place-to-work-i-1042.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Sunday Times has, for the second year running, listed our client, Star Refrigeration as one of the top 100 companies to work for in their 2010 survey.
The process uses a combination of employee surveys, organisation questionnaires and company visits in order to identify the atmosphere,...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2010-03-11T10:13:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/cost-of-employee-share-purchase-plans-reduced-i-1041.html">
	<title>Cost of employee share purchase plans reduced</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/cost-of-employee-share-purchase-plans-reduced-i-1041.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[From 6th April 2010, the official rate on employee beneficial loans will reduce from 4.75% to 4%. This change will provide taxable benefits on loans exceeding &pound;5,000.
The 4% rate of interest will also be used when calculating the tax on the interest of a 'notional loan'.
This is of...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-03-09T16:14:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/further-qualification-for-rm2-share-scheme-manager-i-1040.html">
	<title>Further qualification for RM2 share scheme manager</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/further-qualification-for-rm2-share-scheme-manager-i-1040.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to announce that one of our Employee Share Scheme Managers, James Lindon, has successfully completed the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) International Qualifying Scheme. This qualification covers areas such as corporate governance, corporate...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2010-03-05T12:41:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/aim-share-scheme-disclosure-i-1039.html">
	<title>AIM share scheme disclosure</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/aim-share-scheme-disclosure-i-1039.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Companies quoted on AIM are now required to disclose details of the remuneration of each of their directors in their accounts, including equity based rewards such as share options and LTIPs.New AIM rules were recently published by the London Stock Exchange which are effective from 17th February...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-02-24T12:29:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/unapproved-options--time-to-exercise-i-1038.html">
	<title>Unapproved options - time to exercise?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/unapproved-options--time-to-exercise-i-1038.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[From 6th April 2010, new rates of income tax will apply to the exercise of unapproved share options by UK holders.
Currently the high-end rate of income tax is at 40%. This will increase to 50% from April for those individuals who have a total taxable income (including the option gain) in excess...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2010-02-23T16:05:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/paying-income-tax-on-a-sale-of-shares-i-1035.html">
	<title>Paying income tax on a sale of shares</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/paying-income-tax-on-a-sale-of-shares-i-1035.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The UK Supreme Court has released a judgment upholding an income tax charge on the sale of shares. This underlines the need for private companies to obtain competent professional advice in relation to all share transfers.
Share rights were attached to a certain bundle of shares for which the...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-02-15T09:14:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-ownership-good-for-smes-i-1034.html">
	<title>Employee Ownership: good for SMEs</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-ownership-good-for-smes-i-1034.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A report entitled Model Growth: Do employee-owned businesses deliver sustainable performance was published in January 2010 by amongst others, Professor Joseph Lampel, Professor in Strategic Management at Cass Business School, City University, London.
The report is based on a survey of 41...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2010-02-12T16:01:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/iasb-told-to-improve-its-governance-i-1033.html">
	<title>IASB told to improve its governance</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/iasb-told-to-improve-its-governance-i-1033.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has been told to improve its governance. This statement, made by leading financial regulators comes just ahead of the plans in place for the IASB rules to form a general set of international standards from 2011. A general high quality accounting...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2010-02-10T17:15:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/equity-based-staff-rewards-for-tough-times-i-1032.html">
	<title>Equity based staff rewards for tough times</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/equity-based-staff-rewards-for-tough-times-i-1032.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Employee share schemes are already commonplace in UK quoted companies. These often take the form of share options or awards of shares which are released to employees over time on the achievement of performance targets. Now, however, smaller companies are using specially designed schemes, such as...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2010-01-27T09:54:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-options-expensing-champion-to-stand-down-i-1031.html">
	<title>Share options expensing champion to stand down</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/share-options-expensing-champion-to-stand-down-i-1031.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Sir David Tweedie will stand down as chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board on 30 June, 2011. Tweedie has been a major force in the development of international accounting standards, including those applicable to employee share incentives such as the Enterprise Management...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2010-01-07T11:59:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/global-technology-group-launches-sharesave-in-11-countries-i-1029.html">
	<title>Global Technology Group launches sharesave in 11 countries</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/global-technology-group-launches-sharesave-in-11-countries-i-1029.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[In September, the sharesave scheme was approved for over 3,300 staff with a further 9,929 eligible under the unapproved plan across 10 other countries, including China, Spain, the US, Singapore and Australia.
The Company state that retention was a key driver in launching the employee share scheme....]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2009-12-14T11:49:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/banco-santander-sharesave-scheme-now-covers-6500-employees-i-1028.html">
	<title>Banco Santander sharesave scheme now covers 6,500 employees</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/banco-santander-sharesave-scheme-now-covers-6500-employees-i-1028.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Previously, only Abbey staff were able to benefit from the scheme, however, it is now also available to the staff of Alliance &amp; Leicester, which became part of the Santander group in 2008.
Spokesman for Abbey said welcoming new staff into the group was a key reason to extend the sharesave...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2009-12-07T12:15:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/boost-the-economy-with-an-employee-share-scheme-i-1027.html">
	<title>Boost the Economy with an Employee Share Scheme</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/boost-the-economy-with-an-employee-share-scheme-i-1027.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A leading accountancy firm has urged companies to improve employee share schemes in order to boost economic recovery.
The advice comes after a research project found that just 6% of the largest companies in the UK were responsible for creating up to 50% of all jobs.
It was suggested that improved...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2009-11-30T16:52:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/absoft-oil-and-gas-team-success-i-1026.html">
	<title>Absoft Oil and Gas Team Success</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/absoft-oil-and-gas-team-success-i-1026.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to see that specialist software business Absoft, an RM2 client, has strengthened its foothold in the oil and gas sector after its dedicated new energy team secured a significant rise in revenue and broke into key markets.
Absoft commissioned RM2 to design and implement an employee...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2009-11-23T11:41:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/wages-still-frozen--time-for-share-incentives-i-1025.html">
	<title>Wages still frozen - time for share incentives?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/wages-still-frozen--time-for-share-incentives-i-1025.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[More than half of all UK companies are planning to keep wages on ice for a second successive year, according to a survey carried out by RM2 client Harvey Nash this week, in conjunction with the CBI.This is one way that companies, particularly those in the private sector, are avoiding having to let...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2009-11-19T16:51:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/do-employee-share-schemes-really-incentivise-employees-i-1024.html">
	<title>Do Employee Share Schemes really incentivise employees?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/do-employee-share-schemes-really-incentivise-employees-i-1024.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[It seems the answer is yes, employee share schemes really do incentivise employees and encourage loyalty.
A recent share plan survey carried out by Computershare revealed that employees in plans stay with the Company longer. It also revealed they take a greater interest in the Company's finances,...]]></description>
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	<dc:date>2009-11-16T15:26:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemes-positioning-for-growth-i-966.html">
	<title>Employee share schemes: positioning for growth</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/employee-share-schemes-positioning-for-growth-i-966.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[In a new article, Liz Hunter, RM2's senior associate for Scotland, explains why employers need to re-examine the balance between cash and equity in their staff remuneration strategy.Drawing on the example of the ill-fated Appollo 13 mission, Liz reflects on the daunting challenge facing many...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-10-22T15:21:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-website-relaunch-i-964.html">
	<title>RM2 website re-launch</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-website-relaunch-i-964.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The RM2 Partnership has launched its brand new interactive website. The new layout is more user friendly making it easier to find key information on employee share ownership and share option schemes. The navigation has also been improved with easier access to share scheme case studies and fact...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-10-14T14:50:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/emis-exempt-from-prospectus-directive-i-963.html">
	<title>EMIs exempt from Prospectus Directive?</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/emis-exempt-from-prospectus-directive-i-963.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Currently, all non EU-based foreign companies are required to issue a lengthy prospectus every time they want to make equity awards to employees in European subsidiaries, unless the shares are quoted on EU stock markets.The European Commission is proposing to exempt all employee share ownership...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-10-13T10:35:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/eu-endorses-emis-i-938.html">
	<title>EU endorses EMIs</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/eu-endorses-emis-i-938.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) have been given long term approval by the European Commission. These popular and flexible plans allow small businesses to recruit and retain highly skilled employees more easily.EMIs provide a tax break on share options offered by small and medium-sized...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-09-18T16:16:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/emis-on-the-increase-i-939.html">
	<title>EMIs on the increase</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/emis-on-the-increase-i-939.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The popularity of the Enterprise Management Incentive scheme has soared over the last year with 9,110 companies now using this scheme to benefit their employees according to the Office of National Statistics.In a single year, 2,830 companies opted to introduce EMI share option schemes and options...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-09-10T17:17:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/salary-sacrificed-for-share-options-i-940.html">
	<title>Salary sacrificed for share options</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/salary-sacrificed-for-share-options-i-940.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Shareholders of Europe's largest consumer electronics retailer, DSG International, have voted in favour of a salary sacrifice arrangement for their directors. This will see its chief executive, John Browett, sacrifice 25% of his salary in return for share options for the current financial year.The...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-09-04T10:03:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/more-uk-companies-to-qualify-for-emi-share-options-i-941.html">
	<title>More UK companies to qualify for EMI share options</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/more-uk-companies-to-qualify-for-emi-share-options-i-941.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Government has recently announced that the 2010 Finance Bill will widen the Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) eligibility criteria, so that companies based in the UK which carry out considerable overseas activity can use EMIs to recruit key UK based staff. At present, in order to qualify...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-09-03T12:55:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/australian-government-backs-down-on-share-schemes-i-942.html">
	<title>Australian Government backs down on share schemes</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/australian-government-backs-down-on-share-schemes-i-942.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Australian government caused consternation in May with new proposals for taxing employee share schemes. However it has recently back-tracked considerably.The main outcry was in relation to a proposed tax on the grant of options or other share rights at a discount to market value. In most...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-07-27T16:08:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/fds-of-larger-companies-face-personal-tax-fines-i-943.html">
	<title>FDs of larger companies face personal tax fines</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/fds-of-larger-companies-face-personal-tax-fines-i-943.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[From July this year senior financial officers of larger companies must ensure that their tax accounting systems are accurate - or potentially face a personal fine.Employee share option and share ownership schemes are key areas where companies can (and do) fall foul of the complex tax reporting and...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-06-17T12:15:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/obamas-executive-compensation-plans-i-944.html">
	<title>Obama's executive compensation plans</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/obamas-executive-compensation-plans-i-944.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The US Treasury has released "five principles of compensation" to align compensation practices with sound risk management and long-term growth in US listed companies. In the main the principles are intended to be advisory not binding. The principles are:1. Proper measures and rewards for...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-06-16T15:49:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/hsbc-saye-share-option-success-i-945.html">
	<title>HSBC SAYE share option success</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/hsbc-saye-share-option-success-i-945.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[According to a report in Employee Benefits Magazine, HSBC's latest sharesave plan has become the most popular share scheme in the bank's history, attracting 34,000 applications from UK staff.The scheme, which closed to applications on 24 April, offered options at a 20% discount to an average of the...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-05-21T09:37:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/budget-highlights-share-scheme-tax-benefits-i-946.html">
	<title>Budget highlights share scheme tax benefits</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/budget-highlights-share-scheme-tax-benefits-i-946.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The tax changes announced in the 2009 Budget are causing many companies to look again at the tax advantages of employee share schemes.&nbsp;Effective from April 2010, income tax will rise to a top rate of income tax to 50 per cent. (on income above &pound;150,000) and personal allowances will be...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-04-29T07:30:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/star-refrigeration--a-stellar-place-to-work-i-947.html">
	<title>Star Refrigeration</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/star-refrigeration--a-stellar-place-to-work-i-947.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Star Refrigeration Limited, an RM2 client, has recently been chosen for inclusion in the 2009 Sunday Times list of "100 Best Companies to work for".The Glasgow-based firm is the UK's largest independent industrial refrigeration engineering company. Star pioneers groundbreaking refrigeration...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-04-14T16:13:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-awarded-latest-iso-9001-accreditation-i-948.html">
	<title>RM2 awarded latest ISO 9001 accreditation</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-awarded-latest-iso-9001-accreditation-i-948.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The directors and staff of RM2 are delighted to report that, following a full quality audit, we have retained our ISO 9001 quality accreditation for the design, implementation and administration of employee share schemes. We achieved a pass in each of the 19 requirements of the standard, with no...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2009-03-23T11:23:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/exam-success-for-rm2-staff-i-949.html">
	<title>Exam success for RM2 staff</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/exam-success-for-rm2-staff-i-949.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to report that RM2 staffers Becky Mitchell and James Lindon have both earned further exam success as part of the ICSA Professional Programme.Becky passed the Corporate Law module, and has now completed part one of the Professional Programme. James passed the Corporate Governance...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-02-23T14:49:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-alerts-times-to-saye-rate-changes-i-950.html">
	<title>RM2 alerts Times to SAYE rate changes</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-alerts-times-to-saye-rate-changes-i-950.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[RM2 today alerted Times Journalists Mark Atherton and Laura Whateley to forthcoming changes to SAYE bonus rates - before they are announced by HM Treasury.
Normally, SAYE bonus rates are changed once, or at most twice a year. &nbsp;But recent turmoil in the capital markets has meant that changes...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-02-04T15:32:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-retain-investors-in-people-standard-i-951.html">
	<title>RM2 retain Investors in People Standard</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/rm2-retain-investors-in-people-standard-i-951.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The directors and staff of RM2 are delighted to announce our "continued recognition" as an Investor in People, following a recent review conducted by the Quality South East and Investors in People UK team.The Investors in People National Standard is a framework for improving business performance...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-01-15T13:10:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/adapting-to-the-times-i-952.html">
	<title>Adapting to the times</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/adapting-to-the-times-i-952.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[As economic conditions change, companies are adapting their equity incentives. Many of our clients, especially private companies, are looking to amend the performance conditions attaching to options, including EMI options. We can re-assure such companies that HM Revenue &amp; Customs will not...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2009-01-09T15:32:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/prebudget-report-fillip-for-employee-share-schemes-i-953.html">
	<title>Pre-Budget Report fillip for employee share schemes</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/prebudget-report-fillip-for-employee-share-schemes-i-953.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Income tax and NIC increases announced on 24th November will heighten interest in tax efficient employee share schemes.In his 2008 Pre-Budget Report the Chancellor announced an increase in income tax to 45 per cent. for those earning in excess of &pound;150,000, a reduction in personal allowances...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2008-11-25T10:12:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/new-edition-of-the-guide-i-954.html">
	<title>New edition of the Guide</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/new-edition-of-the-guide-i-954.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The 2008/09 edition of "Employee Share Schemes - A Guide for Directors" has arrived.The Guide, compiled by share scheme experts at RM2, provides directors and their advisers with an authoritative account of all aspects of employee share schemes and how the greatest benefits can be obtained. The...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2008-10-18T16:42:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/reasons-to-be-cheerful-i-955.html">
	<title>Reasons to be cheerful</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/reasons-to-be-cheerful-i-955.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Everyone seems to be talking about recession. But it's not all gloom. We have some practical suggestions for ways in which RM2 can help your business.1. Use share schemes to conserve cash. Even in tough times, it's important to hang on to good people. Cash bonuses and pay increases are one way, but...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2008-10-17T09:00:00Z</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/boost-to-share-ownership-in-germany-i-956.html">
	<title>Boost to share ownership in Germany</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/boost-to-share-ownership-in-germany-i-956.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[In response to a widening gap between rising corporate profits and employee wages, the German government is to promote employee share schemes, giving workers a larger proportion of their company's profits.According to Peer Steinbr&uuml;ck, finance minister, the government is talking to several...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2008-08-29T14:43:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/saye-rate-boost-i-957.html">
	<title>SAYE rate boost</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/saye-rate-boost-i-957.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[From 1st September 2008, the bonus rates for SAYE share option schemes are increasing. For the 3 year plan, the bonus rate (expressed in monthly contributions) rises from 1.6 months (an effective interest rate of 2.84%) to 2.4 months (4.23%). For the 5 year plan, the bonus rate increases from 5.1...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2008-08-11T09:55:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/nondomiciliaries-government-wriggles-i-958.html">
	<title>Non-domiciliaries: Government wriggles</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/nondomiciliaries-government-wriggles-i-958.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The 2008 Finance Bill introduced a new regime whereby persons not domiciled in this country could choose between declaring their entire worldwide income for UK tax purposes, or paying a special &pound;30,000 charge plus tax on any amounts remitted to the UK (the "remittance basis"). As originally...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2008-06-10T16:39:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/budget-boost-for-emis-i-959.html">
	<title>Budget boost for EMIs</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/budget-boost-for-emis-i-959.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Alastair Darling announced that, from 6th April 2008, the upper limit on the value of shares that can be offered under an EMI scheme will increase from &pound;100,000 to &pound;120,000. This will allow more high level executives to take their rewards in a tax-efficient manner. It also indicates the...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2008-03-13T14:33:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/research-backs-emi-effectiveness-i-960.html">
	<title>Research backs EMI effectiveness</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/research-backs-emi-effectiveness-i-960.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Nearly 80 per cent. of employers offering employee share options under the Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) say that the scheme helped them retain key and/or skilled employees and improve staff motivation, according to research commissioned by HM Revenue &amp; Customs from Ipsos Mori. The...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2008-02-29T16:36:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/new-cgt-rules-and-share-schemes-i-961.html">
	<title>New CGT rules and share schemes</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/new-cgt-rules-and-share-schemes-i-961.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Alastair Darling's new CGT rules offer some crumbs to small business owners but have little effect on employee share schemes.The new rules take the form of a relief of 4/9ths of gains on the sale of trading companies up to a limit of &pound;1 million. A gross gain of &pound;1 million will therefore...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
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	<dc:date>2008-01-25T12:18:00Z</dc:date>
	<dc:type>News Item</dc:type>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rm2.co.uk/12m-saye-bonanza-for-hbos-staff-i-962.html">
	<title>&#163;12m SAYE bonanza for HBOS staff</title>
	<link>http://www.rm2.co.uk/12m-saye-bonanza-for-hbos-staff-i-962.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[HBOS has announced a payout of approximately &pound;12m to its workforce of almost 14,000 staff following the maturity this week of its SAYE ("sharesave") share option scheme.The average participant benefited to the tune of about &pound;1,000. This is well within the current capital gains tax...]]></description>
	<dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>
	<dc:rights></dc:rights>
	<dc:date>2008-01-11T11:55:00Z</dc:date>
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