FTSE falls in light trading as heavyweights go ex-dividend February 15, 2012 BRITAIN’S top share index fell in light, choppy trade yesterday, pressured by heavyweights such as BP trading ex-dividend, and miners and broadcasters after analysts cautioned against further upside to recent sector gains. London’s blue chip index closed down 7.71 points or 0.1 per cent at 5,892.16. The FTSE 100 has barely moved outside of the [...]
Room for optimism for those with experience on their CVs February 15, 2012 Candidates with fixed income and emerging market debt expertise are best placed to negotiate increasingly favourable terms with prospective employers GROWTH in the Bric countries, Asian and Middle Eastern markets took centre stage in 2011, meaning the biggest challenge for funds was recruiting individuals with a track record in exploiting this space. Candidates with the [...]
The skills chief executives really want February 15, 2012 RECENT research covering the opinions of 280 chief executives from over 21 countries launched by CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) and the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) highlights how in this time of flux, when business is being disrupted by globalisation, innovation and the fallout from the global financial crisis, employers are [...]
JOBS of the WEEK February 15, 2012 IN ASSOCIATION WITH Marks Sattin Specialist Financial Recruitment Programme Manager Market Risk Infrastructure £100,000 This is a leading programme that brings together accountability for the design, management and delivery of strategic transformation programmes. Your role will be to ensure delivery of complex large scale projects or programmes and changes by leading project managers through the [...]
The real story on high pay – how manipulated statistics misled the national debate February 15, 2012 IT’S much more satisfying shopping the heads of our major corporations than providing unbiased facts about what’s really happening. Now an independent High Pay Centre promises to deliver the “high quality research that this area of debate badly needs”. Deborah Hargreaves, its director, may find that challenging. When chairing the High Pay Commission in 2011 [...]
I’m not waiting for graduation to find recruits February 15, 2012 YESTERDAY’S unemployment figures show that over 1m 16-24 year olds are still unemployed. With university fees rising and continued uncertainty in the global economy, how are we going to be able to help our young people enter the workforce and begin their careers in meaningful roles? I believe there is a simple solution companies can [...]
Santorum’s surge will be tested by past sins February 15, 2012 EXACTLY a year ago, Indiana governor Mitch Daniels called on Republicans running in 2012 to agree to a truce on social issues and focus instead on the economy. Daniels earned some criticism for this plea, but one voice in particular was vocal in its dissent. For Rick Santorum, social and economic issues are one and [...]
RAPID RESPONSES February 15, 2012 Logic-chopping Jamie Whyte’s view that you shouldn’t make yourself worth more dead than alive [Donating organs could prove a costly decision, yesterday] is wise, but I disagree it applies in the case of organ donation by default. Irrespective of arguments that the resulting increase in organ supply would make the value of your organs significantly [...]
Rules shakeup is set to level up the playing field for funds February 15, 2012 OVER the last decade, investment trusts have outperformed open-ended funds in most regional sectors and benchmarks, with unit trusts underperforming across the board (see examples, above left). But despite this, many have been shepherded towards open-ended funds with some independent financial advisers (IFA) perhaps lured by attractive commissions. But according to Alan Brierley a director [...]
The revolution is now being televised… but will it be 3D? February 15, 2012 If I had a pound for every year I’d been told 3D was going to hit the mainstream, I’d have £3. And that’s not to be sniffed at in these troubled times. Last week George Lucas was the latest big name to throw his weight behind the format, saying the difference between 2D and 3D [...]
