Private jet membership set to take off in 2016 January 31, 2016 Private jet usage is set to take off in London, following the roll out of membership schemes that allow people to make use of jets without owning them. A survey carried out by industry magazine Corporate Jet Investor found that nearly one in four (23 per cent) said that the growth of membership schemes and online [...]
Oil industry body pushing for tax cuts for the North Sea ahead of Budget in March January 31, 2016 An oil and gas industry body is ramping up its fight against taxes on the struggling North Sea oil industry ahead of the Treasury’s March Budget. Oil &Gas UK (OGUK) will petition the Treasury to ease taxes on the industry as the North Sea reels from 70 per cent drop in the oil price in [...]
Greek bailout talks to continue amid clashes over pension reforms January 31, 2016 Greece is set to review its bailout progress on Monday, with pension reforms high on the agenda. The talks – which were initially scheduled to take place in December – are likely to last at least a couple of weeks. The review comes as bailout monitors arrive in Athens to check on the progress of [...]
JP Morgan trials Bitcoin technology blockchain with former executive Blythe Masters January 31, 2016 JP Morgan has become the latest firm to invest in Bitcoin technology blockchain, through a collaboration with start-up Digital Asset Holdings (DAH). The bank has announced plans to trial the technology on its loan funds in an effort to improve liquidity for international clients, and will also seek out other applications within its investment banking business. [...]
EU referendum: Controversial filmmaker Martin Durkin launches crowdfunding campaign for “Brexit: The Movie” January 31, 2016 Could “Brexit: The Movie” be coming soon to a cinema near you? Martin Durkin hopes so. The controversial documentary filmmaker, who has been called the “Michael Moore of the right” is tomorrow kicking off a crowdfunding campaign to raise £100,000 in support of his next eurosceptic project. Durkin, whose other credits include “Nigel Farage: Who [...]
These are Bill Gates’ favourite tunes: Desert Island Discs reveals Bowie, Queen, Jimi Hendrix and Ed Sheeran on playlist January 31, 2016 Bill Gates, the world's richest man and founder of Microsoft, has found some time to talk about his favourite tunes and his extraordinary life. Appearing on the BBC's Desert Island Discs, he said David Bowie and Queen's Under Pressure reminded him of his disco days, while Jimi Hendrix's Are you Experienced was played by Microsoft co-founder Paul [...]
UK weather: Storm Henry on the way, following on from Storm Gertrude, with Scotland facing the brunt of the bad weather with Met Office warnings in place for wind and rain January 31, 2016 If there's one thing you can bank on in the UK in January and February, it's bleak and dismal weather. However, with Storm Henry now hot on the heels of Gertrude, this year the country may have got more than it bargained for. According to an announcement made by the Met Office today, Storm Henry is [...]
Is Twitter dead? Why I was right about it failing January 31, 2016 Almost exactly a year ago, I declared that Twitter would be dead in three years. As the head of a digital agency, I could see both how Twitter was trying to monetise itself, and how people were trying to monetise Twitter as a service for their clients. I didn’t see lasting value in either. In the last year, [...]
Law firm Slater and Gordon in talks over debt restructuring, calling in FTI Consulting to help boost the firm’s financial health January 31, 2016 One of the most prominent personal injury law firms has brought in management consultants in a bid to fix its financial health. Slater and Gordon, which is listed on the stock exchange in Australia, is in discussions with consultants from FTI Consulting over debt restructuring. The move comes less than a week after the law firm revealed [...]