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Courtney Evans

Courtney studied English Literature and Creative Writing at University and is the Editorial Assistant for Finance Monthly, CEO Today and Lawyer Monthly writing articles for all three publications. Courtney is an experienced writer who enjoys researching for the articles. When she’s not working, Courtney can be found planning her next budget friendly trip and trying to tick off new experiences on her ever-growing bucket list.

Articles by Courtney Evans

Cryptocurrencies Yet to Convince the Savvy Investor

25th April 2018
Investors in the Assetz Capital platform are yet to be convinced by cryptocurrencies, with just 16% seeing them as worthwhile investments. The peer-to-peer lending platform canvassed the views of its investors in the Q1 Assetz Capital Investor Barometer. 43% believe the entire market is on the brink of collapse, while 40% feel cryptocurrencies are still […]
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Which Friends Character Earns the Most?

24th April 2018
One of the most popular American sitcoms, Friends, is enjoying a revival thanks to being made available on Netflix in January. Now a new generation of fans is laughing at the exploits of Joey, Chandler, Ross, Rachel, Monica and Phoebe as they live in downtown New York, grow into adulthood and drink a lot of coffee. Over the […]
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How IBM Quietly Pushed Out 20,000 Older Workers

23rd April 2018
In a ProPublica feature that collected the stories of over 1,400 former IBM employees, it was estimated that a staggering 20,000 American employees ages 40 and over have been eliminated by the company. How does one of the country’s largest tech giants quietly push out this many older workers? Don’t we have laws to protect […]
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Women in Banking Sector Face a ‘Double Glass Ceiling’

20th April 2018
Women in banking face a ‘double glass ceiling’; one when being promoted to management and another when being promoted to executive roles, according to new research from the SKEMA Business School Observatory on the Feminisation of Companies. Although women make up 52% of banking sector employees globally, they average only 38% of middle managers and […]
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FDI Creates 8,847 New Jobs in Financial Services

19th April 2018
2,265 FDI projects secured in 2016-17, a rise of 2%. Total FDI jobs down by -7%, falling from 115,974 to 107,898 in 2016-17. Software and Computer Services is number one for FDI, with 418 projects 2016-17. The South East, West Midlands and North West hold the highest number of FDI projects. America remains the UK’s […]
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2018 Cryptocurrency Predictions

18th April 2018
Price comparison site finder.com has released its monthly Cryptocurrency Predictions Survey on how the top 10 Cryptocurrencies by market cap and three trending coins will perform in 2018. Out of the 13 coins, finder.com’s 13 panellists predict that Dogecoin (DOGE) will experience the greatest percentage growth by December 31, 2018 (5,838 percent). DOGE was sitting at […]
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Cloud Technology: Only the Beginning

17th April 2018
We all know the cloud is leading the way in transforming operations across financial organisations, but while a significant enabler, it represents just one element of much wider digital investment. We hear from Steven Boyle, CEO of Integrated Cloud Group, who discusses how cloud technology is only the beginning of true digital transformation for financial […]
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Larger SMEs More Optimistic About Growth

16th April 2018
BDRC published its quarterly SME Finance Monitor. The largest and most frequent study of its kind in the UK, research findings have been gathered across 27 waves of interviews since 2011 and are based on more than 130,000 interviews with SMEs. The data to year ending Q4 2017 published provides further updates on the period […]
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Will Cryptocurrency Be Commonplace for Everyone by 2025?

16th April 2018
Lendingblock, the first cross-blockchain securities lending platform for cryptocurrency, has released research into attitudes towards cryptocurrencies, which reveals that most people believe cryptocurrency is here to stay. Despite the pervasive narrative of the indeterminate future of cryptocurrencies, the survey of 2,000 people through personal data and insights platform CitizenMe found that more than one in […]
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Has The Euro Failed As A Currency?

16th April 2018
Business Insider spoke with Dharshini David, economist, broadcaster, and author of "The Almighty Dollar." David talked about why the Euro hasn't challenged the Dollar as an international currency, despite being used by more people than the American currency. She also talked about how the Yuan could become the world's dominant currency.
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China's Trillion Dollar Plan to Dominate Global Trade

9th April 2018
China's Belt and Road Initiative is the most ambitious infrastructure project in modern history. It spans over 60 countries and will cost over a trillion dollars. The plan is to make it easier for the world to trade with China, by funding roads, railways, pipelines, and other infrastructure projects in Asia and Africa. China is […]
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The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa

28th March 2018
Nestled in the Somerset countryside in England, Bath is a beautiful historic town, known for its 18th-century Georgian architecture and natural hot springs – or the Roman baths. One of the town’s most popular sights is The Royal Crescent – a row of 30 terraced houses built between 1767 and 1774. The 150-metre-long sweeping crescent […]
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