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The Beneficial Mental Effects of Online and Video Games

3rd December 2018
There is a misconception that playing video games promotes a lack of sociability, obesity, and idleness. In fact, research conducted by Adam Eichenbaum, Daphne Bavelier and C. Shawn Green show the opposite. At https://www.psychologytoday.com/, you can see that the results of their study showed there are long-term positive effects, such as improved perception, a better attention […]
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The Top 10 Biggest Stock Market Crashes

3rd December 2018
Finance Monthly explores the 10 biggest Stock Market crashes throughout history and their trigger factors.
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Regulated bridging loans down to lowest since 2015

3rd December 2018
Recent figures show that regulated bridging loans have fallen in the third quarter to the lowest level since Q1 2015. The culprit is Brexit, with property developers acting cautiously and waiting for property prices to come down before acting. It also suggests the preference of many developers to use unregulated bridging loans which can be […]
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Payday Lenders Cautious Amid Rise in Compensation Claims

3rd December 2018
High cost payday lenders are being cautious with their lending criteria, according to sources. Following the rise in compensation claims, the industry has already seen household names such as Wonga and The Money Shop spend millions in refunds and they are no longer offering loans on their website. The payday loan industry has grown significantly […]
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Siam Cement Group Acquires Equity Stakes in Long Son Petrochemicals

30th November 2018
VILAF advised Vina SCG Chemicals Co., Ltd. (“VSCG”), its wholly-owned subsidiary of Siam Cement Group, in a sequence of transactions to buy out 25% and 29% of the equity stakes in Long Son Petrochemicals Company Limited (“LSP”) from Qatar Petroleum and PetroVietnam respectively. The chain of transactions was completed in June 2018. The transactions increased Siam […]
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Claranet Italia Acquires XPeppers

30th November 2018
Claranet, a European leader in the hosting and management of critical applications, has announced the acquisition of Italian DevOps and cloud specialist XPeppers. Founded in 2010, XPeppers is a value-added systems integrator specialising in AWS managed services, DevOps and Agile technologies. Having built strong relationships with a number of large businesses, XPeppers has become a respected […]
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Americas Power Partners Acquires Sammartein Biogas Società Agricola

30th November 2018
Masotti Berger Cassella acted as legal adviser to Americas Power Partners, an American company part of the Armstrong Group, in its acquisition of Sammartein Biogas Società Agricola. Based in the US, Americas Power Partners, Inc. engages in generating electricity, primarily utilising cogeneration technologies. The company focuses on developing domestic industrial cogeneration plants that produce electricity […]
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WARC Acquired by Ascential

30th November 2018
Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the global specialist information company, has announced the acquisition of the entire share capital of WARC Limited for an initial cash consideration of £19.5m (subject to a normalised working capital adjustment), plus deferred consideration of £4.5m payable in 2019. WARC is a global digital subscription business that helps brands, agencies and […]
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Fistral Beach Hotel & Spa – The Perfect Cornish Retreat

30th November 2018
It’s hard not to fall in love with Cornwall and its long, rugged coastline and hundreds of sandy beaches. It’s also hard not to fall in love with Fistral Beach Hotel & Spa and its perfect location right next to surfers’ favourite Fistral Beach. In addition to sensational views, staying in a room here grants […]
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GDPR 6 Months on: Repercussions & Challenges

30th November 2018
Effectiveness So Far The run up to the implementation date of the EU General Data Protection Regulation on 25 May 2018 saw a flurry of activity – most visibly in communications with customers; notifying them of changes in privacy policies and seeking their opt-in consent for marketing activities. While many communications were not strictly necessary, […]
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The Top Benefits and Challenges of AI Adoption in the Financial Sector

30th November 2018
The emergence of AI has had a positive impact on the financial industry and has enhanced productivity, in particular in the accounting and banking areas. Therefore I anticipate that machine learning will definitely be a significant area of investment in the near future for this sector.   However, as with any change of this magnitude, the […]
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It's Time to Actively Pursue Digital Transformation

30th November 2018
Amidst a large swathe of planned job cuts at Lloyds, at the beginning of November the bank announced that there was a silver lining - a £3 billion investment programme that will see the country’s biggest high-street lender radically transform its digital strategy. While 6,000 existing roles are being cut from a broad range of […]
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