Why SMEs are so optimistic in the face of Brexit January 23, 2017 Now that Theresa May has set out her 12 priorities for Brexit, and with Article 50 set to be triggered within weeks, are the UK’s SMEs starting to feel any effects? We caught up with Peter Alderson, managing director of LDF, the UK’s largest independent finance provider to SMEs, to find out how his clients [...]
David Harrison, co-founder of Positive Solutions and True Potential, talks tin baths, skinny men with beards, Boris and why we need a Super Isa January 23, 2017 An article was doing the rounds on Twitter last week: Don’t let Boris Wooster bugger up Brexit. This is how David Harrison, founder of two multi-million pound financial services firms and former builder, feels about our irrepressible foreign secretary. “He’s not helping Theresa, is he? A loose cannon who walks on sounding like he’s just [...]
In pictures: Women march against Trump in London and around the world January 21, 2017 Thousands of Londoners are marching from the US embassy to Trafalgar Square to protest against US President Donald Trump. They have joined Women's March protests around the world against the new President. Here are some of the best photos and tweets from the marches. London (Source: Getty) (Source: Getty) (Source: Getty) Pristina, Kosovo (Source: Getty) [...]
100,000 Londoners join protests around the world marching for equality – and against Donald Trump January 21, 2017 Over 100,000 people marched through London today in support of women’s rights, joining groups around the world in protests spurred by the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President against discriminatory policy. Protesters marched from the US embassy in Mayfair to Trafalgar Square to show support for a wide variety of causes, including equality and access to reproductive healthcare. [...]
Undercover investigation reveals raft of failings from data-selling firms January 21, 2017 An undercover investigation has revealed the miniscule cost of buying personal information from data-selling firms. Posing as a would-be pension scammer, consumer group Which managed to access details of members of the public for as little as 4p. The investigation also highlighted significant failings by data-selling firms in undertaking sufficient due diligence on who it is [...]
Would you let your boss track your every move? January 20, 2017 After drinking a tad too much, you flop into bed in the early hours. You rise for work on time, just about. You freshen up, in an inebriated stupor, stumble hastily to work, and mumble your way through the morning, hungover. By lunchtime, you think you’ve got away with it, but your boss thinks not. [...]
City Moves for 20 January 2017 | Who’s switching jobs January 20, 2017 Accel Global venture capital firm Accel has appointed Luciana Lixandru as its newest partner, promoting her from the position of principal. In her new role, Luciana will continue to focus on investments in consumer internet, marketplace and software companies. She has developed a particularly strong investment history in next-generation marketplaces and played a pivotal role in Accel’s investments [...]
The honeymoon will soon end for Donald Trump and markets’ unbridled optimism will follow it January 20, 2017 American Presidents enjoy a honeymoon period. It begins with their victory speech and ends a few weeks after their inauguration. It is hard to imagine much of a grace period for a personality as incendiary as Donald Trump, who is inaugurated today, or that investors' euphoria towards his economic policies can last. The Trump trade [...]
Britain’s investors have a responsibility to help close society’s divides January 20, 2017 I feel a touch fortunate that my Davos debut has come during such a fascinating period of change. The World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Switzerland, which ends today, has long opined on the state of political, social and economic affairs. Discussions this week have seemed to possess an elevated sense of urgency. At the [...]
How blockchain technology could revolutionise global trade January 20, 2017 Blockchain technology could revolutionise trade – making it cheaper, quicker and simpler for businesses to trade internationally. From “letters of credit” to “bills of lading”, merchandise trade today is heavily reliant on paper documents. In our digital, connected world, there is a growing need to modernise trade’s many paper-based processes. Digitisation would reduce bureaucracy, improve [...]
