Bitcoin and Dollar-Cost Averaging April 22, 2022 Disclaimer: The content of this article is not investment advice. Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) is a term that will already be familiar to many investors. The concept is relatively simple: instead of making a single lump-sum purchase, you periodically buy a fixed dollar amount of whatever asset you want to accumulate. Feel free to substitute dollars [...]
Govt urged to launch nationwide ‘holiday fun fund’ for poorer families to battle rising cost of living April 22, 2022 The government should create a new nationwide “holiday fun fund” as part of their response to the rising cost of living, the Lib Dems said today. The party believes it could help make sure children from poorer families can still enjoy outings and activities during school breaks. The Liberal Democrats also want to ensure all [...]
Senior lawyers saw their incomes boom during Covid as firms boosted profitability April 22, 2022 Law firm partners saw their incomes increase 8.3 per cent during the pandemic to heights of £825,331 in 2021, on the back of booming demand for legal services. Those working as equity partners in English and Welsh law firms saw their fee incomes rise from £761,981 in 2020 to more than £825,000 the following year, [...]
Major firms should be ready for wave of Russian cyberattacks, global spy alliance says April 22, 2022 UK companies should protect themselves against cyberattacks and be wary of hackers exploiting software used to work from home, one the world’s major intelligence alliances has warned. The Five Eyes alliance of spy agencies from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, has said the Russian government is planning to launch a series of [...]
Warrior Wellington set for Romantic follow up success April 22, 2022 RACING enthusiasts from around the globe will have their alarm clocks set on Sunday morning for the FWD Champions Day extravaganza from Sha Tin, which is live on Sky Sports Racing. Despite the Covid-19 restrictions scuppering any plans for overseas visitors, Hong Kong’s best gallopers will be locking horns in three Group Ones worth a [...]
Everything you were afraid to ask about the metaverse April 22, 2022 This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA Magazine. It recently hosted its first wedding, with a guest list of thousands. It may soon see CAs send digital avatars to clients’ virtual offices. But will the metaverse really reshape business or be just a niche preserve of gamers? Christian Koch investigates. The metaverse is coming… “Who [...]
Gaucho and M boss: Eat out with a clear conscience – or just eat at home April 21, 2022 THE owner of working lunch institutions Gaucho and M has said he’d rather eat at home if he can’t eat out with a clear conscience.Martin Williams, the restaurateur behind Rare Restaurants, told City A.M. yesterday that he would only be serving carbon-neutral beef from now on as consumers demand more from where they’re eating. “Our [...]
Post-Brexit travel: New £200 ‘Global Britain tax’ on flights to destinations more than 5,500 miles from UK April 21, 2022 Government plans for a new so-called ‘Global Britain tax’ will make it harder and more expensive for British businesses and investors to forge important new relationships with markets outside Europe, with up to £200 in additional taxes being put on the cost of flights, business leaders warned today. In fact, passengers flying to fast-growing destinations [...]
The City View: Re-Leased CFO Sam Caulton on real estate’s brave new world April 21, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to Sam Caulton, CFO of Re-Leased, a commercial property management proptech. They discuss his journey to the role; why the commercial real estate sector’s been in desperate need of change, and how he effecting such change with Re-Leased; the impact of Covid on the sector; and the importance of being in [...]
Cabaret review: A riot, old chum – with or without Eddie Redmayne April 21, 2022 Fresh from breaking the record for the most amount of Olivier Awards ever won by a revival, Cabaret strides confidently forwards with an excellent new cast This new revival of Cabaret had West End critics fighting to publish their five star reviews first when it first opened in November 2021. Seeing homegrown A-List talent Eddie [...]