Five delusions holding business back January 19, 2015 From strategic planning to managing their staff, companies are following false dogmas. We're now several weeks into January, and many people’s well-meant New Year’s resolutions will have already fallen by the wayside. But how refreshing would it be if our businesses committed to ridding themselves of some common – but disastrous – delusions in [...]
Quick tricks to add hours to your day January 18, 2015 Avoid creating a “data dump”, and find out why 17 minutes could be a godsend. It feels like it should be easy to be more productive – and many of us are constantly looking for ways to be so. A recent survey by Salary.com found that 69 per cent of people say they think [...]
54 Eaton Square: The Belgravia apartment that upstages all others January 15, 2015 If you’re interested in literature or science, there are a multitude of properties that once housed prestigious individuals in their fields. Architectural admirers, too, have a plethora of period properties in the capital that are considered historical gems. But for movie fans, the homes of their silver screen heroes remain relatively illusive. An apartment on [...]
Brits drawn to Soho homes: 15 Hollen Street is latest development in once subversive London district January 15, 2015 In Victorian times, Soho was a murky and dangerous district. Home to London’s original red light district, it was the place where the gentry mixed with poverty-stricken artists. Nowadays, you’re more likely to bump into an advertising executive sipping a mocktail than a lady of the night, but it’s still a thriving cultural hub with [...]
Focus on Blackfriars: The rise and rise of City towers on the South Bank January 15, 2015 Of all the makeovers the City of London has undergone in the ancient heart of the capital, Blackfriars is set to be one of the most breathtaking. The opening of Blackfriars South in 2013 marked the first new train station to open on the south bank of the Thames in 120 years. Commuters will no [...]
Private View: On the market in blackfriars January 15, 2015 THE RESIDENCE from £499,950 Developer Linden Homes presents this collection of 59 studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments, each with a balcony or terrace, in the heart of Blackfriars. The sixth floor is home to a communal garden and all apartments come with oak-faced front doors, built-in wardrobes and ready for video entry systems. [...]
Pink Sands in The Bahamas: Plots go on sale at this elite resort January 15, 2015 There are few places one can retreat to at this time of year that offers both solitude and sunshine. The Bahamas certainly has the heat, but its islands tend to spill over with winter sunseekers, confined to large resort hotels. But what if you had your own pocket of paradise on a private island? While [...]
Planning to look for a new job this year? Three helpful steps January 14, 2015 Bin old advice and make sure that you don’t lose sight of where you’re trying to reach. If you're thinking of moving jobs this year, you’re not alone. More than a third of UK workers are planning to leave their current position in 2015, according to research from the Institute of Leadership and Management. [...]
Why a battered Eurozone is still offering tempting opportunities January 13, 2015 Hedging currency exposure will be a saving grace. The Euro had a bumpy ride economically last year, and most don’t expect 2015 to bring much respite. Anaemic growth, credit contraction and a very real fear of a deflationary spiral (the inflation rate fell to -0.2 per cent in December) are fuelling mounting expectations of QE. [...]
Why investors shouldn’t worry about mild deflation in the year ahead January 13, 2015 INVESTORS’ biggest enemy, inflation, is in retreat. Across developed economies, prices rose by a meagre 1 per cent over the second half of 2014. More up-to-date pricing indicators, like the Billion Prices Project, show a sharp fall in prices in 2015 so far (down about 1 per cent in the US versus the same time [...]