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Your Thoughts: 5 Year Inflation High

24th October 2017
According to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), inflation in the UK hit 3% this past September, a level not seen since April 2012, climbing from 2.9% this August. Overall this rise in inflation means a more assured likelihood of increased interest rates, which currently sit at 0.25%. State pension payments will also rise in line […]
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Governments, Tech Firms & Insurers to Discuss Drones and Driverless Cars at WEF

24th October 2017
The World Economic Forum recently launched its Global Platform for Geostrategic Collaboration to bring together leading policy research institutions (think tanks) to engage the global public on geostrategic challenges in a multipolar world. The platform aims to fill the urgent need for leaders and experts to understand the world through the eyes of their counterparts […]
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Jordan Belfort: ICOs Are the ‘Biggest Scam Ever’

23rd October 2017
According to reports, Jordan Belfort, the American stockbroker immortalized in the blockbuster movie Wolf of Wall Street, claims Initial Coin Offerings, the IPOs for new crypto coins, have become “the biggest scam ever.” Belfort told the Financial Times that fundraising ICOs are “far worse than anything I was ever doing,” adding that “"It's the biggest […]
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What is MiFID II?

23rd October 2017
Vincenzo Dimase (@vincedimase), Head of Market Development, Trading at Thomson Reuters (@mifidii), gives an overview of MiFID II and the many different aspects of the financial market it will affect. Visit http://mifidii.com for more information.
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How Blockchain is Reconstructing Marketplaces

23rd October 2017
Blockchain will disrupt everything from Silicon Valley to the New York Stock Exchange.
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Businesses Determined to Grow Despite Brexit But Finance Environment Won’t Cut It

20th October 2017
New report from national law firm Mills & Reeve highlights the defiant ambition of the mid-market despite serious challenges, and demands for sustainable growth finance. Mid-market businesses remain ambitious and confident in their growth prospects despite an unstable economic landscape, the impact of Brexit and an unsupportive funding environment, according to new research from national […]
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Are We at a Historic Turning Point for the Rental Market?

20th October 2017
With an ever-growing need for property, renting in the UK has become go-to game for many home seekers who can’t quite make it into the mortgage market. But what does this mean for the letting side of property? Fareed Nabir, CEO of PropTech platform LetBritain discusses for Finance Monthly. Over recent weeks we have seen the […]
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30 Years Since Black Monday: How Does It Compare To Other Crashes?

19th October 2017
19th October marks the 30th anniversary of Black Monday, when in October 1987 stock markets around the world experienced a flash crash. The FTSE 100 fell 11% on the day, and then fell a further 12% the next day, wiping out more than a fifth of the value of the UK stock market in just […]
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The World’s Top 10 Cashless Countries in 2017

19th October 2017
A recent study from Forex Bonuses finds the countries among the 20 largest economies who are adapting quickest to using cashless systems like phones and contactless cards – revealing that Canada narrowly edges out Sweden for the top position. The economies adopting the most cashless technology have been revealed in new research from global trading site Forex […]
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The Keys to a Successful Merger Completion

19th October 2017
Jumping into a big company merger can be daunting, and while legal and financial steps take place, actual company operations, staff and systems are also a massive part of the merger. Here Ian Currie, ‎Director of EMEA business development, Dell Boomi walks Finance Monthly through some key considerations to make in the internal merger process. […]
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Black Monday 1987 in Numbers

18th October 2017
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the day when the financial bubble, that resulted in the Dow Jones reaching a record peak of 2722 in August, burst in spectacular fashion. Following a fraught Friday on the New York Stock Exchange where the DJIA dropped sharply, the opening bell on 19th October started a selling onslaught […]
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More Than £40 Million 'Lost' Due to Deliberate Tax Avoidance

18th October 2017
As the traditional saying goes: In life, only two things are certain – death and taxes. Whilst death is inevitable, there are those who unfortunately try to avoid paying tax. This is evident from the ‘current list of deliberate tax defaulters’ collated by the Government (Gov.uk). It details 209 separate cases of businesses/individuals who have […]
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