Today's North Wales and Cheshire business news from Insider |
| | Thursday 10 February 2022 |
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Business Matters: How do unforeseen circumstances, such as a pandemic or a recession, impact a divorce settlement? | If a marriage ends and a financial settlement needs to be reached within divorce proceedings, both spouses need to provide details of their assets. Values will then need to be ascribed to those assets. It is straight forward to value an asset if it is cash in a bank account. It can be less straight forward if the asset is property, shares in a private limited company or a stock market investment. How are these dealt with? Fiona Wood, partner with McAlister Family Law, looks at the issues involved. Read More |
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AstraZeneca revenues soar amid vaccine rollout | Revenues at AstraZeneca have jumped by 41 per cent as the international pharmaceutical giant continued on its "strong growth trajectory", with the group's chief executive saying the business had delivered on its promise of "broad and equitable access" to its Covid-19 vaccine. The business has major operations in the North West. Read More |
| | Openreach creates 250 new Welsh jobs | Telecommunications specialist Openreach is to create and fill about 250 additional jobs across Wales during 2022 – including more than 200 apprenticeships. The recruitment drive follows a record year for hiring women engineers. Read More |
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