Growth expectations for 2017 remain subject to both upside and downside risks from potential policy changes as the Federal Reserve considers raising interest rates for the second time in three months, according to the Fannie Mae Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) Group's March 2017 Economic and Housing Outlook. Full-year economic growth is projected at 2.0 […]
Startup Genome, in partnership with the Global Entrepreneurship Network, recently released The Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2017 (GSER), a comprehensive look at how regions foster and sustain vibrant startup ecosystems. It reveals how successful tech innovation is being led by young entrepreneurs all over the world. The top five regions in this year's ranking are […]
Flashback 20 (or so) years to 1996. Kodak, seen at the time as one of the world’s leading technology innovators, was worth $38billion and employed 140,000 people. That’s an average worth of $270,000 per employee. Skip forward to recent times. YouTube sold for $1.65 billion and employed 65 employees - placing each employee’s value at […]
by Greg Thorpe, Managing Director, Howett Thorpe Until recently AAT qualifications were cut and dried. Either it was a pass or a fail. Employers had no idea whether a candidate with an AAT Qualification had just scraped through, or was top of the class. As of September 2016, this all changed with the introduction of a […]
TaxTalent recently released its most important tax staffing report of the year. The 2017 Global Tax Market Assessment identifies a potential perfect storm that could cause significant disruption for the tax industry in 2017. Data indicates another thirty-year transformation cycle could result from major tax reforms. The 2017 Global Tax Market Assessment is produced in conjunction […]
The latest House of Lords Brexit report focuses on trade in non-financial services and concludes that a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EU is needed. To enable UK companies to continue to operate within the EU, without serious non-tariff barriers, this would need to include a range of complex mutual provisions. In the […]
What is the disruption gap? How does technology and communication affect your end of year figures? How can you oversee all processes without a digital transformation? This week, Finance Monthly heard from Matt Fisher, VP of Marketing at Snow Software, who gives us all the answers and then some. With digital transformation becoming ever more […]
The latest market report from technology M&A advisory firm, Hampleton Partners, reveals a reduction in fintech transaction volume in 2016 whilst overall transaction value remained stable as early hype has been replaced with cautious investment in proven and more established technologies and businesses. The Fintech M&A report, which covers mergers and acquisitions in the period […]
This week Finance Monthly has heard from Tracie Pearce, Head of Mortgages at HSBC. Tracie gives us a rundown of mortgage history from day one, and points towards the shifts that are set to further shape how buyers afford their bricks.
March is Fraud Prevention Month and Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is highlighting that everyone can play a role in limiting the personal and financial costs of auto insurance fraud. "Auto insurance fraud is a serious crime that costs Canadians billions of dollars each year," said Garry Robertson, National Director, Investigative Services, IBC. "It's an […]
In a keynote speech to the American Chambers of Commerce, in Brussels last week, Fiona Dawson (Global President of Mars Food) warned that failure to reach a new UK-EU free trade agreement for food would threaten jobs and lead to higher consumer prices. Noting that protectionist trends are threatening to undermine global trade and make […]
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