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There’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is that at current rates of progress, in the future women will be earning the same amount as men. The bad news is that none of us will reap the be...
The government’s recent colossal capital injection into the UK’s banks is obviously a good thing for all those with a vested interest in the banks. Increasing liquidity in inter-bank lending is one pi...
PricewaterhouseCoopers have published the results of a survey into UK attitudes to credit and to me at least it doesn't look terribly healthy. Twenty per cent of credit customers in the UK are worried...
Yes, even easier than it was last week. In fairness, we have responded to some user feedback and we've made some adjustments to make it a little more straightforward. In case you missed last week's po...
I have been looking at the Super (401K/Retirement) Funds over the last few months and I don't see that they have much of a future. In Australia investors who haven't quite lost all their money have ei...
“Good morning gentlemen…and lady.” Sir Gordon Bennett, the chairman of EuroCorp smiled gratuitously and made eye contact with Karen Carbuncle, the only female in the room. “The events of the past six...
Interesting to read in the papers today that at least 10 boroughs in the UK now have almost 50% of the working population employed by the state, rather than the private sector. This, with what is hap...
It's temporary I hope - eventually I must get bored with playing Fieldrunners. Anyone still under the impression that the iPhone is not a real games platform should have a look at this offering from S...
Today I was reading the Netbanker blog about Zions Bank gift planner. I find it very innovative, a new value-added service which helps the bank to make their customers loyal. It helps to list your gi...
It appears that there was a lack of co-ordination between and within police, army and anti-terrorist forces, with none of the NSG located in Mumbai. The fact that they needed to be flown in suggests a...
Last week saw the start of ramping up staff numbers at UK Financial Investments, the 'arms length' company the Government is setting up to manage the investments in RBS and the merged Lloyds group. I...
Research from the University of Toronto has shown that women prefer to have a male boss. Stress levels increased when women employees had a female boss, as did depression, insomnia and headaches. The ...