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6 Essential Tips On Negotiating Salaries August 31, 2023 | Sponsored The economy may be picking up, but that doesn’t mean employers are increasing salaries at the same rate as inflation or the ongoing cost of living crisis. In fact, global employers have set aside 4% for salary increases in 2024. Predictions show that inflation, while expected to drop slightly in 2024, will still remain higher, [...]
Career progression is stalling for working mothers in the UK August 24, 2023 | Sponsored According to the government in its Gender Equality at Every Stage roadmap, companies which come in the top 25% for gender diversity on their executive team are 21% more likely to experience above-average profitability than companies which lie in the bottom quarter. Additionally, the roadmap says that in terms of the economy, reducing gender gaps [...]
Klarna going ‘all in on AI’ to fuel super-app push August 21, 2023 Klarna is “going all in on AI” as it looks to push beyond its buy-now pay-later bread and butter and take on banks on cheap lending, its global chief said.
GAM calls on rebel investor to ‘accept the realities’ and back Liontrust takeover August 21, 2023 Swiss asset manager GAM has called on shareholders to “accept the realities” facing the firm today as it issued a rallying cry for investors to back its takeover by London rival Liontrust. Liontrust has faced a wave of resistance from shareholders since launching a £96m takeover swoop for GAM in May, with a group of [...]
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Who let the dogs out? St James’s Place tops list of poor performing ‘dog fund’ managers August 13, 2023 It seems the Baha Men’s 23-year-search for a canine-freeing culprit may finally be over. Who let the dogs out? It was money manager St James’s Place. The London-listed firm, which manages some £157.5bn for investors, currently manages £29.3bn in laggard funds and has seen four of its vehicles labelled as the biggest ‘dogs’ in the [...]
