How challenger banks and P2P can work together
Alongside the P2P lenders and crowdfunding platforms, challenger banks have continued to make their mark as leaders of the alternative finance revolution. One of those challengers is OakNorth, which...
View ArticleHow to make a killer speech
Being able to communicate across your workforce is a key skill required by anyone who is, or has aspirations to be, in senior management. In large corporations, employee demographics can differ widely...
View ArticleHow business can get around the digital skills crisis
Make no mistake, digital is more than just the word du jour; it’s helping companies to transform their businesses. But the demand for digital talent is causing yet another skills crisis. This skills...
View ArticleWill VW super-cars leave diesel-gate in the dust?
If you happened to miss out on all the Oscar buzz and are still browsing Mail Online to decide whether Leonardo DiCaprio’s suit was a hit or miss, stop wasting your time! Because the greatest...
View ArticleLessons from the Tories: How to debate diplomatically
Ten days after David Cameron secured his EU renegotiation, and the Tories are already at war. From divorce jibes to warnings of threats to national security, opening salvos have given way to heavy...
View ArticleAre fearful investors creating a crisis?
Despite hopes, the G20 grouping of world leaders failed to come up with a deal to boost flagging global growth at its latest meeting in Hangzhou, China. There had been calls for a joint effort to...
View ArticleIn control: How to harness the power of your emotions
Scientists have known for years that emotions impair our decision-making ability. But it is only recently that they have begun to prove that the opposite is also true. Namely that, if we effectively...
View ArticleWhy Chinese crowdfunding is looking to Britain
Despite a relatively slow start, the past two years have seen exponential growth in the Chinese equity crowdfunding sector, and there are indications that it could skyrocket in the 12 months to come....
View ArticlePersonality clash: Dealing with conflict in the workplace
Most of us will encounter difficult individuals at some point in our careers. Whether it’s an overly negative colleague or an overbearing contact, the confines of the modern workplace give us little...
View ArticleFirms are failing millennials by ignoring their leadership needs
Research from Deloitte this week revealed some worrying trends in how UK businesses view their leadership pipeline. According to our annual human capital trends survey, leadership development needs to...
View ArticleSix ways to invest your Nisa
The end of the tax year is approaching and many savers will be topping up their Nisas to make full use of the £15,240 tax-free allowance. It’s also the time of year when many people look at new ways of...
View ArticleIf anyone can be an "authority", any fraud can get an audience
I used to be in awe of people who were recognised as an “authority” on something or other. Those who spoke at conferences. Or frequented panel discussions. Or gave prolific press commentary. Or – the...
View ArticleWhy Mario Draghi is in a bind over negative interest rates
What a difference a few weeks make. Sentiment has improved and fears of imminent recession now appear a touch hasty. But the question of where markets head next still depends on policy-makers’ ability...
View ArticleWhat does your desk say about you?
What do your colleagues think when they look at your desk? We teamed up with the director of Space Works Consulting Lily Bernheimer to run through the secrets of office desk psychology. Clutterer...
View ArticleArgentina shakes off default and will rise again
The land of beef, red wine, ranches and hinterland. Argentina is on the cusp of great change. The combination of a newly elected pro-change President, Mauricio Macri, and the resolution of a nearly...
View ArticleBudget 2016: A spread of tax changes are coming
Next week’s Budget looms large as experts are anticipating wide-ranging changes, with chancellor George Osborne tweaking tax to raise revenue and balance the books. Pensions were widely anticipated to...
View ArticleThe market chaos of 2016 has created a buying opportunity
There was much to concern investors in the first two months of 2016. Chinese growth has slowed further, and the renminbi devaluation has kept investors nervous that there is a more intense currency war...
View ArticleNow's the time to clear your social media cobwebs
Online social networks now connect 2bn people and millions of businesses across the world. Email, by comparison, cannot keep up. But while we tend to feel comfortable sending sensitive content via...
View ArticleNow's the time to clear your social media cobwebs
Online social networks now connect 2bn people and millions of businesses across the world. Email, by comparison, cannot keep up. But while we tend to feel comfortable sending sensitive content via...
View ArticleWhy crowdfunding must take due diligence more seriously
The growth of equity crowdfunding has been spectacular. It has delivered the kind of shot in the arm for the funding of small businesses that policymakers have been seeking for decades. And what is...
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