THE TIPSTER December 11, 2011 THERE was no end to the chaos and disorder in the markets last week as tape bombs from Europe continued to cream most traders’ positions. Crude oil traders seem to have lost their seemingly insatiable appetite to push prices above $100, as they slid back to $98 towards the end of the week – possibly [...]
Exchanging a career for entrepreneurial success December 11, 2011 DID anyone try to discourage you from starting the business? I ask Rupert Lee-Browne, the founder and chief executive of foreign exchange company Caxton FX. “No,” he says resolutely. “Well, they probably did, but I wouldn’t have listened,” he laughs. Lee-Browne, who describes himself as a “rubbish worker,” always had “an itch” to start something [...]
HOW TO DEFEND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY December 11, 2011 PROTECTING your intellectual property (IP) is crucial to the success of your business. No matter what profession you are in, you need to ensure that your originality is safeguarded from theft by utilising the four main IP rights that exist to help defend your intellectual property: patents, trademarks, design rights and copyright. As an inventor, [...]
US stocks fall on fears over Europe December 8, 2011 US stocks fell on yesterday after cautious remarks from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi about more bond purchases to ease the region’s debt crisis. The ECB said it would offer further liquidity measures to help ease the region’s debt crisis, but Draghi said: “the outlook remains subject to high uncertainty and substantial downside risks.” [...]
Jitters ahead of euro summit and downgrades sink FTSE December 8, 2011 BRITAIN’S top shares sank to their lowest close in more than a week yesterday, having endured another choppy session, as investors jostle for position ahead of a crucial European Union summit outcome today. Sentiment was hurt when European Central Bank president Mario Draghi cooled market expectations about the prospect of an acceleration in ECB bond [...]
FTSE see-saws on doubt over outcome of summit December 7, 2011 BRITAIN’S top shares fell yesterday after comments from a German government official eroded optimism about a comprehensive deal to solve the Euro zone’s debt crisis at this week’s crunch EU summit. The FTSE 100 index ended down 21.81 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 5,546.91, after a choppy day when the index hit an intra-day [...]
US stocks rise in volatile market with low volume December 7, 2011 US stocks edged up yesterday and the euro held steady against the dollar on hopes an EU summit can ease Europe’s debt crisis. At the same time, US Treasuries rose as some investors remained pessimistic about the summit, buying into safe-haven bonds. Commodities saw a clearer risk-off trade, with oil, metals and grains prices falling [...]
Only fools rush in where angels fear to invest December 7, 2011 THE government is offering a 50 per cent tax incentive to try to get high rollers to throw their money behind Britain’s most risky businesses. But even those earning enough to benefit from the tax break will mostly conclude that the threat of losing it all would be too great to take. The Seed Enterprise [...]
Getting the biggest bang for your buck December 7, 2011 AS THE best execution requirements of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) review begin to take a more solid form, it is important to take a look at what best execution means for institutional and retail clients – not just in terms of regulatory compliance, but also as a means to get ahead in [...]
FTSE ends flat as S&P eyes Eurozone rating downgrades December 6, 2011 THE UK’s top share index ended flat yesterday, with banks and retailers falling and sentiment hurt as credit agency Standard & Poor’s warned of a possible downgrade to most Eurozone countries. At the close, the FTSE 100 index was up 0.76 points or 0.01 per cent at 5,568.72 following a see-saw session, having closed at [...]