Alternative investments: predictable uncertainty in private markets April 19, 2022 With experience, investment professionals acquire a better understanding of markets, become more confident of their abilities and conclude that they can interpret the world more precisely. The philosopher Karl Popper offered his take on the main issue with such determinism during a 1965 lecture titled ‘Of Clouds and Clocks: An Approach to the Problem of Rationality [...]
Companies relieved at unions waning power face a revived challenge in ERGs (no, not the Brexit kind) April 19, 2022 Companies are in the firing line for the way they treat their workers. The latest in the long list of companies who are experiencing the sharp end of worker anger is gaming giant Activision Blizzard whose workers are staging a virtual walkout in protest of the lifting of the vaccine mandate, which workers claim creates [...]
Top tier crypto exchanges’ market share surpasses 90% as volumes nosedive in India April 18, 2022 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin dropped below the $40,000 mark over the weekend after maintaining its $42,000 to $40,000 range throughout it.
London: Six arrests amid Extinction Rebellion protests as Olympians scale oil tanker April 16, 2022 Six people have been arrested after Extinction Rebellion activists, including a pair of Olympians, scaled a Shell oil tanker. The Met police confirmed six arrests for vehicle interference had been made on Saturday, the BBC reported. Climate change activists had been demonstrating in central London against the government funding fossil fuels. It was not known [...]
RioTinto leaves lobby group amid environmental concerns April 14, 2022 Rio Tinto has left its state mining lobby group, after raising concerns that its coal expansion policy on did not align with the Paris agreement.
Standard Chartered pulls back from Africa and Middle East in cost cutting push April 14, 2022 British lender Standard Chartered announced today it would slash its presence in Africa and the Middle East as it looks to cut costs and simplify its business.
How accountancy can help advance the global economies of tomorrow April 14, 2022 Society’s expectations of business and governments have shifted with speed and intensity. This has been driven by the profound impacts of Covid-19, compounded by deeply alarming threats to peace and prosperity from the war in Ukraine and conflict elsewhere. The humanitarian cost is devastating, while economic growth, public debt and wellbeing have all been adversely [...]
High Court judge calls for cap on divorce costs as Siberian supermarket exec racks up £8m in fees April 13, 2022 A High Court judge has called on the government to put a cap on the cost of getting a divorce, in commenting on a protracted legal battle between a Siberian supermarket executive and her homemaker husband. Mr Justice Mostyn decried the “apocalyptic” state of affairs, that has seen a couple rack up £5.4m in costs, [...]
Activist investor rounds on new Peloton chief for lack of reform April 13, 2022 The activist investor that moved to oust former Peloton boss John Foley has now rounded on its new chief, claiming he has failed to reform the company’s governance and has not made a credible case for it to remain independent.
Improve employee wellbeing with corporate away days April 12, 2022 Many of us have spent months working from home, so it’s never been more important to reconnect and rebuild relations with colleagues. Corporate Away Days delivers engaging and inspiring events that focus on fun and wellbeing, giving employees a chance to come together outside the working environment. This spring, you and your team can enjoy [...]