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FDs of larger companies face personal tax fines

Wed 17th June 2009

From July this year senior financial officers of larger companies must ensure that their tax accounting systems are accurate - or...

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Obama's executive compensation plans

Tue 16th June 2009

The US Treasury has released "five principles of compensation" to align compensation practices with sound risk management and long-term...

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HSBC SAYE share option success

Thu 21st May 2009

According to a report in Employee Benefits Magazine, HSBC’s latest sharesave plan has become the most popular share scheme in the...

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Budget highlights share scheme tax benefits

Wed 29th April 2009

The tax changes announced in the 2009 Budget are causing many companies to look again at the tax advantages of employee share schemes. 

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Star Refrigeration - a "stellar" place to work

Tue 14th April 2009

Star Refrigeration Limited, an RM2 client, has recently been chosen for inclusion in the 2009 Sunday Times list of “100 Best Companies...

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RM2 awarded latest ISO 9001 accreditation

Mon 23rd March 2009

The directors and staff of RM2 are delighted to report that, following a full quality audit, we have retained our ISO 9001 quality...

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Exam success for RM2 staff

Mon 23rd February 2009

We are delighted to report that RM2 staffers Becky Mitchell and James Lindon have both earned further exam success as part of the...

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RM2 alerts Times to SAYE rate changes

Wed 4th February 2009

RM2 today alerted Times Journalists Mark Atherton and Laura Whateley to forthcoming changes to SAYE bonus rates - before they are...

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RM2 retain Investors in People Standard

Thu 15th January 2009

The directors and staff of RM2 are delighted to announce our “continued recognition” as an Investor in People, following a recent...

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Adapting to the times

Fri 9th January 2009

As economic conditions change, companies are adapting their equity incentives.

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Pre-Budget Report fillip for employee share schemes

Tue 25th November 2008

Income tax and NIC increases announced on 24th November will heighten interest in tax efficient employee share schemes.

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New edition of the Guide

Sat 18th October 2008

The 2008/09 edition of "Employee Share Schemes - A Guide for Directors" has arrived.

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Reasons to be cheerful

Fri 17th October 2008

Everyone seems to be talking about recession. But it's not all gloom. We have some practical suggestions for ways in which RM2...

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Boost to share ownership in Germany

Fri 29th August 2008

In response to a widening gap between rising corporate profits and employee wages, the German government is to promote employee share...

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SAYE rate boost

Mon 11th August 2008

From 1st September 2008, the bonus rates for SAYE share option schemes are increasing. For the 3 year plan, the bonus rate (expressed...

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Non-domiciliaries: Government wriggles

Tue 10th June 2008

The 2008 Finance Bill introduced a new regime whereby persons not domiciled in this country could choose between declaring their...

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Budget boost for EMIs

Thu 13th March 2008

Alastair Darling announced that, from 6th April 2008, the upper limit on the value of shares that can be offered under an EMI scheme...

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Research backs EMI effectiveness

Fri 29th February 2008

Nearly 80 per cent. of employers offering employee share options under the Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) say that the scheme...

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New CGT rules and share schemes

Fri 25th January 2008

Alastair Darling's new CGT rules offer some crumbs to small business owners but have little effect on employee share schemes.

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£12m SAYE bonanza for HBOS staff

Fri 11th January 2008

HBOS has announced a payout of approximately £12m to its workforce of almost 14,000 staff following the maturity this week of its...

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More companies to escape options audit

Wed 9th January 2008

Regulations coming into force in April will allow more companies to qualify as "small", and thus escape the requirement to expense...

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No equity? I'm leaving!

Tue 8th January 2008

Leading City firm Close Brothers is suffering defections by senior staff as rumours grow of an imminent takeover bid. Five member...

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Revised ABI Guidelines

Mon 10th December 2007

In recent years the ABI have chosen the month of December to issue revisions to their guidelines for executive remuneration.

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Non-execs favour pay in options

Wed 28th November 2007

A big majority of non-executive directors at unlisted companies think they should receive shares or options as part of their pay,...

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Non-execs favour pay in options

Wed 28th November 2007

A big majority of non-executive directors at unlisted companies think they should receive shares or options as part of their pay,...

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An Employee Share Scheme makes great business sense

Employee share option schemes allow everyone to contribute to and benefit from their company's success. Share schemes help increase competitiveness and productivity and can also bring significant tax advantages.

Find out more about share options schemes by calling us free on 0800 043 8150 to arrange your free consultation.

All you need to know about setting up an Employee Share Scheme

If you are reviewing your existing employee share scheme or considering setting up one or more share option schemes from scratch, you'll find all the information you need right here.

You can download our free fact sheets or request a free consultation. And, if you can't find the answers to all your questions here or need more information, you can give us a call or email us at any time and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

We can tell you all you need to know about choosing a share scheme, including information about:

  • Share option schemes
  • Share purchase schemes
  • Employee share trusts
  • Tax advantages and disadvantages
  • Regulated and unregulated schemes

Want to know more?

See our free Guide - "Employee Share Schemes: a Guide for Directors" online now or order a copy here.

Or you can request a free consultation and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Why RM2?

We are a leading specialist in employee share schemes and can take you from the initial design stage to implementation and through to the ongoing management and administration of your chosen Employee share option scheme.

Our fees are highly competitive and as we work with both the smallest private companies and the largest public corporations, we are ideally placed to guide you through the maze of possibilities.

Take a look at some case studies to see how other companies have set up their share schemes.