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Contract hiring up amid uncertainty in Greece

31st July 2015
Market analysis from specialist contract recruiter Venn Group has found that contract vacancies within London’s Financial Services sector increased by 2% between May and June 2015 as uncertainty in Europe threatens to impact UK markets. There has been unprecedented demand for experts in European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) legislation to work on a project basis […]
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PR agencies could suffer in outsourcing change

30th July 2015
New research into the communications landscape in South Africa has found that PR & Comms is becoming an increasingly in-sourced function where the skills of the in house communicator are becoming crucial for service delivery. This may not bode well for the PR agency market with over half (52%) of respondents stating that they do […]
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Orient Securities selects Orc for options market making in China

29th July 2015
Orc, the global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives, today announced that Orient Securities Co. Ltd. (Orient Securities), one of the largest securities firms in China, has selected Orc’s Trading Bricks platform for their options market making operations on Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). With the signed agreement, Orc and Orient Securities will […]
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IoD steps up efforts to build pipeline of women executives

28th July 2015
In support of its goal of increasing the number of women in senior executive positions at British companies, the Institute of Directors announces today that it is partnering with the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) to support its UK launch. Founded in Canada in 1997, WXN’s mission is to provide development and networking opportunities aimed at […]
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Three new members enhance BIAN’s global network, including Avaloq and Fiserv

27th July 2015
The Banking Industry Architecture Network e.V (BIAN) welcomes three new members to its fast growing global network today, creating an international network of 60 of the leading banks, service providers, software vendors and academic partners. The international software and BPO provider Avaloq, Lebanese banking core applications developer BML Istisharat and financial services technology provider Fiserv, […]
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Ladbrokes merges with Coral

24th July 2015
In a deal with an expected value of £2.3 billion, bookmaker Ladbrokes has announced that it will merge with smaller competitor Gala Coral. This will take Ladbrokes past the current high street leader William Hill, taking the new combined company's total presence to 3945 shops (2100 Labrokes' and 1854 Coral's). To fund the deal Ladbrokes will […]
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Greek MPs pass bailout reforms amid further protests

23rd July 2015
Following a fear of rebellious votes, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was easily able to pass bailout measures with 230 votes in favour, 63 against and five abstentions. Last week Greece passed an initial set of austerity measures as imposed by external creditors, to protests from members of the Greek public. This second set of […]
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Britain Can Learn from USA County’s Jobs Initiative

22nd July 2015
The reaction comes following a report in the Daily Tribune News, a Cincinnati-based publication, which details a new project designed to help students with special needs make the transition from school life to the working world. An initiative that started over twenty years ago in Cincinnati’s Children’ Hospital Medical Centre, Project Search has been the […]
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Costa Rica Becomes First Country to Run On 100% Renewable Energy

21st July 2015
Burlington, USA was one of the first cities in the world to run on renewable energy and now Costa Rica has becomes the first country to do so. This is a huge achievement for Costa Rica but a huge worry for traditional energy companies says author of new book iDisrupted. An environmental milestone has been achieved, the country […]
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Rosewood Packaging expands nationally after acquiring Scott Packaging operations in the Midlands

20th July 2015
Rosewood Packaging continues its growth, having recently acquired Scott Packaging’s Wolverhampton business for an undisclosed sum. Rosewood Packaging, a family-owned manufacturer of timber and corrugated packaging, was established in 1953 and is based on Tyneside. The firm has now developed into being a leading, award-winning, designer & manufacturer of innovative packaging solutions for industrial applications […]
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WTO agreement could reduce worldwide trade costs

20th July 2015
Implementing the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) could reduce worldwide trade costs by anywhere from 12.5% to 17.5%, according to new OECD analysis, with the greatest benefits accruing in developing countries. The 2015 OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators (TFIs) find that countries which implement the TFA in full will reduce their trade costs by anywhere from […]
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Ria Acquires Malaysian Money Transfer Provider IME

17th July 2015
Ria Money Transfer, the third-largest global money transfer company and a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq:EEFT), today announced it has acquired IME, a leading Malaysian-based money transfer provider, and certain affiliated companies. The purchase will be funded primarily by cash, with a small amount of Euronet stock. The acquisition of IME provides Ria with […]
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