The three fastest-growing trends in healthcare October 23, 2019 | City Talk Healthcare providers around the world are seeking to change the way that care is delivered to patients, due to increased pressure on budgets and higher demand for services. A small minority of patients (with chronic or long-term conditions) often account for a large percentage of overall spending. By treating these patients more effectively and taking [...]
Let’s take a closer look at Neil Woodford’s dubious investment decisions October 23, 2019 The man with the Midas touch. That was how people saw Neil Woodford only a few short years ago. But things didn’t work out that well for King Midas in the end, and the same can be said for the former star manager, whose reputation is in tatters and whose investment empire now set to [...]
Positivity is crippling your workplace and stifling creativity October 23, 2019 Look on the bright side. Keep smiling. Can do. These messages are increasingly prevalent in the workplace, to our significant detriment. And the irony of being briefed by my agent to keep this article “light-hearted” was not lost on me. I’m going to risk being serious – which is only six degrees from sounding negative [...]
‘There’s an awful lot of business’: St James’s Place boss defends rewarding cruises to partners October 22, 2019 The chief executive of St James’s Place has defended the trips offered to its partners as part of the firm’s controversial incentive scheme. The wealth manager is conducting a review into the scheme after details of rewards ranging from white-gold cufflinks to luxury cruises were made public last month. Read more: St James’s Place maintains [...]
St James’s Place maintains inflows amid ‘uncertain external environment’ October 22, 2019 St James’s Place has reported record funds under management (FUM) for the third quarter, after a challenging period for the wealth manager during which the rewards system offered to their partners came under scrutiny. The company said total FUM at the end of September were a record £112.82bn, an increase of 3.2 per cent on [...]
DEBATE: Should we ban staff from work emails after office hours October 22, 2019 Is banning staff from work emails after office hours a good idea to combat the ‘always-on’ culture? YES, says Laura Giffard, founder and creative strategist of Perq Studio. Any company that buys into the idea that emails can be answered at any time is being irresponsible and exploiting their staff’s discretionary effort. It sets a [...]
US equity outlook – more gains to come? October 22, 2019 | City Talk The S&P 500 is near record highs, the US economy continues to grow, and the Fed is gently cutting rates in order to help sustain the expansion. Yet sentiment remains fragile at best. Investors are it seems determined to find the ‘next 2008’ at every turn, fretting that a US recession is near and that [...]
Recruiters can determine your social class after just seven words October 22, 2019 Job-hunters often bemoan the lengthy process of applying for a role, but new research suggests that those in the hiring seat often make their decision based on social class within just a matter of seconds. Academics from Yale University have published evidence of a class bias in recruitment that is predicated on the first seven [...]
Revolut reveals Mastercard tie-up for US debit card launch October 22, 2019 Fintech giant Revolut has today revealed a tie-up with Mastercard ahead of its imminent US launch, its second major partnership in a month. Revolut said its Mastercard-supported debit cards will be available Stateside before the end of this year, following a long-awaited launch that was first promised to arrive in early 2018. The two will [...]
Is the Woodford Patient Capital trust a good buy opportunity? October 22, 2019 Following months of turmoil for investors, it took just days for Neil Woodford’s investment business to come crashing down. News that Woodford’s £3.1bn flagship Equity Income fund was to be wound up marked the beginning of the end, and sent the share price of another of his offerings, the Patient Capital trust, spiralling to 32.5p. [...]
