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Are Football Transfers Silly Money Compared to Other M&A Markets?

31st August 2017
To many casual observers, this Summer’s football transfer window appears to have left the realms of reality. Transfer fees for players have broken records and the total spend in the English Premier League alone stands at an incredible £1.17 billion and with deals still being thrashed out in boardrooms around Europe, that figure is likely […]
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Is Paypal still the best choice for businesses?

31st August 2017
For as long as the world wide web has existed, there have been e-payment systems in place for online shoppers, gamers and benefactors. The first was launched as early as 1994, when the Stanford Federal Credit Union established an online banking platform, though it was overly complicated and often required specialised encryption and data knowledge. […]
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How to Avoid (Being) the Delusional Investor

31st August 2017
Mark Homer is a financially-free multi-millionaire property investor and entrepreneur, and below details the kind of mind to adopt when investing, when to cut your losses and how to manage losses. Some people delude themselves that something is working to save face (or hard work), or because they don’t want to feel (especially publicly) that […]
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The FCA Focuses the Spotlight on Senior Managers (Again)

31st August 2017
The FCA has finally released its long-awaited consultation paper[1] (CP) on its planned extension to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) to the vast majority of those firms regulated by it. The FCA intends introducing this new extended regime on a proportionate basis and having regard to the plethora of activities undertaken by regulated […]
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North Korea US Tension is a Timely Warning for Investors

30th August 2017
The latest increase in tension between North Korea and the US over North Korea's nuclear missile programme is a timely warning for investors to remain diversified, affirms a leading analyst. The warning from Tom Elliott, International Investment Strategist at deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial services organisations, comes as the tensions contributed […]
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The World’s Top 10 Most (Un)Affordable Places to Live

30th August 2017
People are paying more for their homes around the world, with average house prices up 6.5% in the last 12 months. But, where have house prices grown faster than the average income? Assured Removalists have combined data on average annual salary, income tax and house prices to produce a ratio that shows the measure of […]
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Facial-Recognition Technology: Safe or Scary?

29th August 2017
Police now hold more than 20 million facial recognition images. Included on the databases are the faces of hundreds of thousands of innocent people - which the Government says don't need to be deleted. Sky's Technology correspondent Tom Cheshire reports.
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Financial Services Sector Drives Outsourcing to Record Period

29th August 2017
The UK outsourcing market recorded its strongest half year performance since 2012 between January and June as financial services companies ramped up activity, according to the Arvato UK Outsourcing Index. The research, compiled by outsourcing provider Arvato and industry analyst NelsonHall, revealed outsourcing deals worth £5.2 billion were agreed in the first six months of […]
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Snap Back: Why Are Tech Shares So Volatile?

29th August 2017
After Bitcoin fork, and a huge tech sell-off in July, Snap – the company behind Snapchat - has now joined the circus that is tech giant share prices. In one day in August, Snap Inc. dropped 4%, before bouncing back 6% 24 hours later. What is it about tech shares? Andrew Amy is Investment Manager […]
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Internet of Banking and Payments

25th August 2017
21-23 November 2017 Canary Wharf, London  PSD2 will fundamentally change the ways in which consumers will pay for items. For banks, it will open the door to a wave of competitors, require a lot of investment and has the potential to reduce revenue streams. However, Open Banking more broadly is a huge opportunity for the […]
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Finance Magnates London Summit

25th August 2017
14-15 November 2017, Old Billingsgate Organizer: Finance Magnates URL: https://events.financemagnates.com/londonsummit/ Contact: events@financemagnates.com   Now in its sixth year, Finance Magnates is proud to present the biggest London Summit yet. As the trading space is shifting on both the retail and institutional levels, this massive event brings together influencers and decision-makers to discuss all the hot […]
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5 Tips to Help You Find the Best Loan for Your Small Business

25th August 2017
Local banks are now cracking down on their criteria for lending money to small businesses and it’s becoming hard for business owners to find capital to take their business to new heights. While bigger businesses are getting bigger, smaller businesses just aren’t growing, and that’s becoming a huge problem for new business owners. Not all […]
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