What the Donald Trump win means for your pension pot November 9, 2016 Given all the excitement this morning, your retirement funds might be the last thing on your mind, but you might want to take a moment or two to ponder your pension after all. The fallout from Donald Trump's election win might call for some careful thinking about pension pots, industry experts have warned. Trump's somewhat [...]
“We are heading into a world of unprecedented political risk”: Seven investors react to Donald Trump’s victory November 9, 2016 In a poll last week, 80 per cent of financial advisers predicted a Donald Trump victory in the US election would have a negative impact on investments. Just four per cent of the 202 UK independent financial advisers surveyed by Opinium Research said it would be positive. With that in mind, here are the early [...]
Be warned: Careless talk costs jobs November 9, 2016 Loose lips recently hit the headlines when England manager Sam Allardyce stepped down from his role by mutual agreement, following a sting operation by the Daily Telegraph which resulted in him being caught on camera offering questionable services in return for cash. While most of us are not quite interesting enough to be the subject of [...]
How to put your children onto the property ladder (without acrimony) November 9, 2016 With rising house prices and tighter lending criteria, it is increasingly difficult for young people to get onto the housing ladder. In most cases, they will need to call on the Bank of Mum and Dad. Parents who want to help their children are often uncertain about the best way to provide the funds, the [...]
New targets to have women in 33 per cent of top exec jobs by 2020 unveiled November 8, 2016 New targets has been set for FTSE 100 companies to have at least 33 per cent of their executive pipeline positions filled by women for 2020. The government-commissioned Hampton-Alexander Review has been unveiled with statistics to be released tomorrow showing that 25 per cent of those currently sitting on FTSE 100 exec committees and their direct [...]
BMW workers vote in favour of strikes at UK factories over final salary pension closure November 8, 2016 The number of Minis and Rolls-Royce cars rolling off the production lines in the UK could be considerably disrupted after thousands of workers balloted in favour of strike action. BMW, which owns the two iconic brands, is planning to close its UK final salary pension scheme. Read more: Unite ready to fight BMW over pension changes A raft of [...]
Supporting Britain’s scaleups must be a national priority post-Brexit November 8, 2016 If you're looking for examples of tomorrow’s titans, the high-growth superstars that will change our world, you can find an abundance in Britain today. In fact, 18 of Europe’s 47 unicorns – startup companies valued at over $1bn – are from Britain, the highest concentration on the continent. It’s a track record that has made the [...]
Entrepreneurs must be nimble in the face of cyber risks November 8, 2016 Chancellor Philip Hammond announced last week that, over the next five years, the government will invest £1.9bn in trying to tackle cyber attacks. There’s an argument that a sizable chunk of this funding should be directed towards stopping the problem at source abroad, but for UK-based entrepreneurs, their fight against cyber crime will necessarily be [...]
At the frontline: The cyber threat is becoming ever more subtle November 8, 2016 On any given day, typing the words “cyber attack” into Google News will give you a fresh medley of hacking stories. Hollywood and Edward Snowden may have romanticised the perpetrators of these crimes, but behind most of the headlines sit one or more business owners who are the victims of these devastating breaches. Darktrace and its 330 [...]
Workers are taking fewer sick days this year. And, you guessed it, Brexit is being cited as a reason November 8, 2016 The number of sick days are falling – and the trend, like so many others, is being linked to Brexit. A new study found the average worker took off 1.67 days per year for minor ailments, down from 1.85 in 2015. The fall in sick days is being linked to job security and the UK’s [...]
