Investors Guide to the United Kingdom

Content

• Consultant Editor
  • Jonathan Reuvid.
• Foreword
  • Ian Pearson, Minister for Trade, Investment and Foreign Affairs
• Part One: Economic Review
  • 1.1 The UK Economy and Investment Environment
  • 1.2 The UK and the European Union (EU)
  • 1.3 Trade Information for Investment Decisions
• Part Two: Principle Investment Sectors
  • 2.1 The London Stock Exchange
  • 2.2 AIM - The Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange
  • 2.3 The UK Commercial Property Market
  • 2.4 UK Commercial Property Investment: Future Performance and Trends
  • 2.5 Agricultural and Residential Property Investment
  • 2.6 Mergers and Acquisitions and Joint Ventures
  • 2.7 Private Equity and Venture Capital
  • 2.8 Technology and Innovation - The Cambridge Phenomenon
  • 2.9 Art and Collectibles
• Part Three: Industry Sectors of Opportunity
  • 3.1 The Automotive Industry
  • 3.2 Biotechnology
  • 3.3 Chemical Industries
  • 3.4 Creative Industries
  • 3.5 The Electronics Sector
  • 3.6 The Times are E-Changing - Electronic Commerce in the UK Today
  • 3.7 Financial Services
  • 3.8 Food and Drink
  • 3.9 Pharmaceuticals
  • 3.10 Renewable Energy
  • 3.11 Software
  • 3.12 Telecommunications in the UK Today
  • 3.13 Utilities
• Part Four: Investment and Start-Up Considerations
  • 4.1 Legal Overview for Inward Investors
  • 4.2 Grants and Incentives within the UK
  • 4.3 Development and Business Support Agencies
  • 4.4 Business Risk
  • 4.5 Company Formation - Methods and Legal Implications
  • 4.6 Commercial Banking Services
  • 4.7 Finance for Companies
  • 4.8 Financial Reporting and Accounting
  • 4.9 Business Taxation
  • 4.10 Taxation Planning
  • 4.11 Outsourcing
• Part Five: Corporate and Personal Legal Environment
  • 5.1 Protection of Intellectual Property (Brand Protection)
  • 5.2 Employment, Pensions and Stock Options
  • 5.3 Immigration into the UK
  • 5.4 Directors' Responsibilities
  • 5.5 Taxation for Foreign Nationals
  • 5.6 Regulation of Financial Services
  • 5.7 Money Laundering Regulations
  • 5.8 Environmental Issues
• Part Six: Regional Options
  • 6.1 The North West
  • 6.2 Yorkshire and Humber
  • 6.2.1 Barnsley
  • 6.3 West Midlands
  • 6.4 East Midlands
  • 6.4.1 East Midlands: Derby, Leicester and Nottingham
  • 6.5 London
  • 6.5.1 London's Growing East
  • 6.6 South East England
  • 6.7 Northern Ireland
  • 6.8 Scotland
  • 6.8.1 Aberdeen
  • 6.9 Wales
  • 6.9.1 Swansea
• Appendices.