Time to reach for the stars: Britain’s new space industry has the potential to blast off November 2, 2011 SIR RICHARD Branson opened the world’s first commercial spaceport last month. As his new venture Virgin Galactic recognises, space is an industry where the sky’s not the limit. For too long the domain of superpower rivalry between America’s Nasa and Russia’s Federal Space Agency, space is now giving way to the private sector, funded by [...]
To secure credit in the future we need clear rules November 2, 2011 THE latest uncertainty over a Greek referendum to agree debt writedowns demonstrates, now more than ever, that reliance needs to shift from banks to the securities market for the risk capital needed to fund future economic growth. The G20, which meets today, therefore needs to take steps to revive risk capital markets to support growth, [...]
If the City didn’t exist, we’d need to invent it November 2, 2011 WHAT have financial services ever done for me? It is a question that the Occupy the London Stock Exchange protesters could well ask themselves, as they bring the church (rather than capitalism) to its knees. The public debate about financial services has focused on bonuses and risks, but there has been virtually no discussion of [...]
RAPID RESPONSES November 2, 2011 Rites and wrongs I think Allister Heath [Why the Archbishop has got it wrong, yesterday], fails to understand the Church of England. There is plenty of room for Anglicans to disagree. Indeed, the Church of England was founded on dialogue. Moreover, theology is not much interested in the capitalism versus socialism debate. Rather, Rowan Williams [...]
Keep a cool head – put a lock on greed November 2, 2011 AS ANY elite athlete will tell you, timing is everything. It is just as true for investing. When you get in and out of a market is often vital for returns. As Warren Buffett – before his foray into advising the US government on taxation policy – said in a sage piece of advice: “Be [...]
Junior Isas no panacea November 2, 2011 ON TUESDAY, a new product was born. For months, providers have been working overtime, trying to enthuse parents with a desire for Junior Isas. The table shows the offerings on the cash side, with the big banks yet to step into the ring. Junior cash Isas don’t match up to current inflation at 5.2 per [...]
Why managed accounts are an investor’s best friend November 2, 2011 Amit Mehta says institutions should opt for hands-on professional management Recent scandals, such as the Madoff disaster, have burnt investors over recent years, and the recession, which has led to a strong distrust of the banking sector, are among the main drivers behind the trend of investors opting for managed accounts instead of traditional hedge [...]
Sick with stress: It can happen to us all November 2, 2011 LLOYDS Banking Group boss Antonio Horta-Osorio shocked us all when he announced that he would be taking time off due to fatigue. The pressure seems to have finally got to the high-flying chief executive known for his fast-paced style. So severe is Horta-Osorio’s condition that doctors have given him orders to rest until the end [...]
Improve your speech with five minutes prep November 2, 2011 CAREERS COACH FOR those put on the spot at short notice and those too lazy to prepare, decide, and then stick to, what you are trying to achieve with the speech. Do you want to inform or persuade? What defines the speech’s success? Remind yourself that you are not there to fill time with noise [...]
A different stratosphere November 2, 2011 DO you dare store all your files remotely? Does the idea of shifting your entire My Documents folder online fill you with dread? Without us realising it, the more the world operates online, the more the world moves towards “cloud computing”. City A.M. asks Paddy Smith, online editor at the tech-specialty magazine Stuff (www.stuff.tv), what [...]
