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Web Summit 2014 was attended by Peter Thiel, Bono and Eva Longoria – so why do celebrities invest in startups? – CNBC Comment November 10, 2014 If you attended Europe’s largest tech conference, held in Ireland last week, you probably wouldn’t have known that the continent had just gone through one of its worst periods in financial history. Startups – big and small – headed to Dublin for Web Summit, in order to market their companies and find potential investors, many [...]
Why retail forex traders perform best in the morning – DailyFX Tips & Picks November 10, 2014 It can be hard to work out the best time of day to trade the FX markets, not least because the decision is dependent on the type of strategy you use. But through research, we have some idea of when retail traders may perform the best. Data from 12m real trades were collated, and it [...]
Why Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has a business case for T-shirts November 10, 2014 His Q&A last week revealed some unlikely lessons for leaders. Facebook staff are treated every Friday to a Q&A session with founder Mark Zuckerberg. And last week, that privilege was extended to Facebook users, with a small crowd gathering to volley questions at Zuckerberg and his leadership team. Holding court for just over an [...]
Lessons from the mentoring experts Credit Suisse November 9, 2014 Personal enrichment and increased job satisfaction are often given as reasons for being both a mentor and mentee. But being either can also have a measurable impact on your career. A 2006 comparative study by research firm Gartner found that both parties are 20 per cent more likely to get a pay rise than colleagues [...]
Playing sport boosts your chances in the City by improving your teamworking skills November 6, 2014 Playing rugby can help to improve your teamwork skills and demonstrate discipline. A huge opportunity is on its way. News that ITV is bumping some of its major shows in favour of rugby World Cup matches next year is an indication of the chance to create a real legacy for the sport. The potential [...]
How to blag a job interview or presentation: Tips for covering up gaping holes in your knowledge November 5, 2014 Cryptic metaphors, analogies and banal facts will help you to blag it. Excruciating, idiotic, shameful and hilarious – some of the words that have been used to describe CNBC host Joe Kernen’s on-air grilling of Martin Shanahan, chief executive of development agency IDA Ireland, this week. “You have euros in Ireland?”, Kernen boomed, before [...]
Active versus passive funds: The great investment debate November 4, 2014 Index trackers may be in fashion, but are they worth it? Investment legend Warren Buffett told shareholders back in March that he’ll recommend that, when he dies, his widow should put 90 per cent of her money in a fund that tracks the S&P 500 index. “I believe the long-term results from this policy [...]
Rethinking bonds: How safe are gilts? November 4, 2014 Automatically fleeing to the safety of fixed income could expose you to capital erosion. There is a fundamental flaw with many investors’ perception of risk. Sophisticated investors will grasp the situation in an instant, of course, but many amateurs still regularly fall foul of it. The flaw relates to the implied, or theoretical [...]
How to guard against inflation when investing in bonds November 4, 2014 Periods volatility in equity markets typically see investors flee to the apparent safety of fixed income – especially the bonds of major Western governments, the yields on which are often described as the “risk-free” rate. But as Christopher Maule of the UK Bond Network argues, it’s a strange definition of “risk-free” that sees investors exposed [...]
Stress Awareness Day 2014: How to cope with workplace pressure November 4, 2014 On Stress Awareness Day, Brian Claridge looks at how high-powered businesspeople manage the strain. It’s often painted as a purely personal issue, but research released today by Friends Life finds that stress could be costing UK companies £690m a day. The report, coinciding with National Stress Awareness Day, found that 23 per cent of [...]