Emerging market equities: unloved and under-owned June 21, 2017 | City Talk “Emerging market (EM) equities has a history of headlines — mostly negative — and volatility,” said Devan Kaloo, Head of Global Emerging Markets Equities at Aberdeen Asset Management. Yet there is reason for optimism, Kaloo assured attendees of the 70th CFA Institute Annual Conference, especially for those value investors who dive deeply into the fundamentals, [...]
Revealed: The best UK areas to buy holiday lets, as ‘Airbnb effect’ and weak pound pumps up income to double that of residential lets June 20, 2017 After a sweltering few days in London, holidaying in the UK may not seem like such a bad idea. And as the pound has weakened and apps like Airbnbmake it easier to let out a house, the country's holiday let market has boomed. Average income per booking was up 6.4 per cent year-on year in [...]
Queen’s 91st birthday flypast 2017: How to watch it, what time it’s happening and which RAF aircraft are taking part June 17, 2017 The Queen's 91st birthday may have been and gone, but Her Majesty is still getting presents from her subjects – the next will be a flypast, taking place today. If you're interested, here's everything you need to know about the big event: What time will the flypast start? The flypast will begin at 1pm today, [...]
GDPR: New data laws will drive a more democratic form of advertising June 16, 2017 Most businesses seem to be dreading the advent of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but they ought to be grateful that it’s coming. After all, it might help them to survive in the new data economy. Data has been dubbed the “new oil” by The Economist, and you can see why. With a [...]
UK house prices: The best and worst areas for buy-to-let investments in the UK revealed June 15, 2017 Luton is the best place for buy-to-let investments in the UK, according to a new study. The Bedfordshire area has enjoyed a 7.37 per cent increase in rental price growth, according to a research by specialist mortgage lender LendInvest which looked at each postcode area around England and Wales. The research looked at a combination [...]
General Election 2017: YouGov figures put young vote at less than 60 per cent June 14, 2017 New figures analysing the ages of voters in last week’s General Electionhave suggested that turnout among those aged 18-24 was less than 60 per cent. Twitter reports in the aftermath of the election claimed that a greater than expected number of young people voted in the General Election last Thursday, with some sources hailing numbers [...]
Why crowd-based capitalism has changed the economy June 14, 2017 | City Talk Technological advances are reshaping our jobs and the nature of work. How will the global economic system evolve? What will the future of work look like? As an observer of digital disruption, Arun Sundararajan, author of The Sharing Economy and Professor of Information, Operations and Management Sciences at the NYU Stern School of Business, noticed [...]
What is euro clearing? Why is it so important to the City of London? All your clearing questions cleared up June 14, 2017 Euro clearing has hit the headlines in recent days, but what is it and why is it so important to the City of London? We’ve answered all your questions… Read more: London’s euro clearing market at risk as Brussels sets out rules shake-up What is euro clearing? Clearing is the process through which financial transactions [...]
Shakespeare’s Cordelia would have made an excellent HR manager June 14, 2017 I always thought Cordelia would make an excellent HR and talent development manager. This job description, for example, was simply written for her: “Acts to support the human factor in the company. Proactively and respectfully challenges management and then mentors them…” Isn’t it exactly what Cordelia did with her father, the one King Lear? First [...]
London Heathrow is no longer Europe’s number one airport for direct connectivity as Amsterdam’s Schiphol flies higher June 13, 2017 London Heathrow has been toppled from its ranking as the number one airport in Europe for direct connectivity, according to a new report from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. Amsterdam's Schiphol airport has flown past the capital's biggest airport to take the top spot, with Frankfurt, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Istanbul Ataturk making up [...]