Ineos gains fracking licences for a further 700,000 acres of shale gas exploration in north west England, North Yorkshire and East Midlands December 17, 2015 NULL
Bosses can benefit from the element of surprise December 17, 2015 The element of surprise is considered an asset in negotiations. In a scenario where both parties are trying to discern what the other is willing to accept, the unexpected can destabilise the other side and rush them into accepting a suboptimal offer. But what about other areas of business? As Heat Advertising’s Scott Redick [...]
City A.M.’s World Charity Index 2015 – who’s made the list of top givers and biggest charitable donors this year? December 16, 2015 NULL
The Leap have flourished in pro-entrepreneur Britain December 16, 2015 THE year in politics has been nothing short of astonishing. Defying predictions, we now have a Conservative majority government and Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader, and the gulf between the two main parties is widening faster than thought. Yet there has been one subject on which all parties have been agreed: that entrepreneurs are good [...]
Tunes of toil: Why your firm needs a music strategy December 16, 2015 Large organisations are constantly seeking new ways to engage with their employees, and to use technology to build a better culture and a stronger sense of community. One solution to the perennial problem of engaging employees both in the office and out, however, is often overlooked: music. So why does music, delivered through a [...]
UK pensions: Annuity holders can sell from 2017 – giving freedom to millions of savers who bought the guaranteed income products but got a raw deal December 16, 2015 Pensioners who have bought annuities will be given the option to sell them on from April 2017, the government has said. Under new plans still being worked out, people who used their pension savings to buy an annuity and guarantee an income for life will be able to sell it through a broker. They [...]
Fed rate hike decision: What’s expected to change, what it means, and how it will impact your investments December 16, 2015 The world is watching the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, as experts think it will finally raise interest rates from their record lows today.. The Federal Reserve’s main interest rate was cut to 0.25 per cent in December 2008, the depths of the financial crisis. It has stayed there since. It was an [...]