The UK is now more in favour of leaving the EU than remaining a member, according to a new poll November 13, 2015 The United Kingdom is now more in favour of leaving the European Union than remaining a member, according to a new poll. In the first poll conducted since Prime Minister David Cameron outlined his demands for EU treaty change, there has been an increase in support for leaving the EU, to 53 per cent, against [...]
Hillary Clinton’s gender problem: Playing the victim is a desperate way to win November 12, 2015 Hillary Clinton has a women problem. Usually when candidates have issues with a certain voter demographic, it comes down to their inability to connect with historically marginalised groups. But Clinton’s problem is different. Although a September Washington Post-ABC News poll found she has lost support with left-leaning women – by a massive 29 percentage [...]
Generation traditional: Don’t believe the cliches about young people – give them a leg up November 12, 2015 Young people are sometimes accused of being lazy, lacking concentration and exhibiting an overwhelming lust for instant success – perhaps compounded by too much reality TV. But it turns out that Generation Z – those born between 1994 and 2010, and now starting to enter the workforce – are actually very realistic about what it [...]
Inside the rock: Gibraltar’s strategic and military importance is complemented by financial and gaming leadership November 12, 2015 Covering an area of just 6.8 square kilometres, the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar punches well above its weight. At the last count, despite a population of only 32,000 people, it was home to 67 insurers with £9.95bn in total assets, 13 banks, 72 trust and company service providers, 14 pension fund administrators, and [...]
Bump in the road: What does platform failure mean for investors? November 12, 2015 The peer-to-peer industry suffered a platform failure last month, in the full glare of media attention. Back in 2011, P2P platform Quakle failed. This time around, it was Sweden-based TrustBuddy, which was shut down by the Swedish regulator, with lenders’ money frozen. The reasons for the failure of these platforms have been widely reported. [...]
Telco giants Vodafone, Sky, TalkTalk, Virgin and BT reignite broadband battle November 11, 2015 The war of words between the UK’s biggest telecoms giants reached new heights yesterday, as the clock ticks down on Ofcom’s probe into the broadband market and decision on whether to carve out Openreach from BT. With Ofcom due to reveal its verdict in January, Vodafone’s boss accused BT of trying to “re-monopolise” the sector, prompting [...]
US charges hackers who made millions after targeting financial services giants in biggest ever cyber-attack November 10, 2015 Cyber criminals have taken it up a gear. The US has charged three men accused of a major hacking scheme that targeted mainly financial services giants such as JPMorgan and generated hundreds of millions of dollars. "By any measure, the data breaches at these firms were breathtaking in scope and in size," and signal a "brave new world [...]
Hardly any of us actually believe artificial intelligence will take our jobs November 10, 2015 When it comes to robots stealing jobs, it seems we consider ourselves immune – we have the "it couldn't possibly happen to me" mentality. Research from Rocket Fuel shows that just nine per cent of Britons believe artificial intelligence will negatively impact their job, with the majority expecting it to either have no impact. 10 per cent [...]
Three unusual ways to boost productivity: Restrictive social media policies can be counter-productive November 10, 2015 It's not rocket science that you can increase employee output by giving staff more flexibility and freedom. However, a new report commissioned by Red Letter Days for Business, entitled “What’s killing UK productivity?”, has produced some unusual findings. Surveying 2,000 employees, it revealed that those with the highest output are likely to be late for [...]
Cranes fill London’s skyline as office building activity hits seven-year high November 10, 2015 Building activity in central London has jumped by 28 per cent in the last six months to a reach a seven-year high, according to data released today. Deloitte Real Estate’s latest Crane Survey, which tracks building activity across the capital, said there were 26 new starts in the period totalling three million square feet and [...]