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A First Look at New York City’s New Law Prohibiting Employers From Inquiring About the Salary History of Applicants

A First Look at New York City’s New Law Prohibiting Employers From Inquiring About the Salary History of Applicants

In its latest effort to close the “gender gap” on wages, the New York City Council has enacted legislation (effective in 1..

Fed watch: Prepare for more bond market volatility

Fed watch: Prepare for more bond market volatility

By David Absolon, Investment Director at Heartwood Investment Management More often than not the minutes of central bank policy meetin..

THE GREAT DIVIDE: Brits Debate The New £1 Coin

THE GREAT DIVIDE: Brits Debate The New £1 Coin

Around a quarter of Brits (22%) ‘couldn’t care less’ about the new £1 coin 18-24s most enthusiastic about the new coin ‘£1 coin’ ment..

Countryside and Hyde signed a development agreement with Medway Council and HCA to develop Rochester Riverside

Countryside and Hyde signed a development agreement with Medway Council and HCA to develop Rochester Riverside

A 30 hectare site which adjoins Rochester’s historic town centre and new railway station Countryside, one of the UK’s leading home bui..

Escape The City For Picturesque Market Town

Escape The City For Picturesque Market Town

Over the last five years the average UK city house price has risen by 32%, the highest level on record. Meanwhile the average city ann..

PMP Recruitment Appoints NewsStrategic Development Director

PMP Recruitment Appoints NewsStrategic Development Director

PMP Recruitment, part of the Cordant Group, has appointed Daniel Hobbs as Strategic Development Director, to support its continued gro..

Capgemini wins new agreement with Ikano Bank

Capgemini wins new agreement with Ikano Bank

Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, has announced an agreement with Ikano Bank AB, part of ..

Alawwal bank redefines what branch banking means in the digital age

Alawwal bank redefines what branch banking means in the digital age

Synechron designs first-of-its-kind café branch complete with barista and digital onboarding Coffee and Impulsive Banking are infused ..

LzLabs appoints Gartner’s Dale Vecchio as Chief Marketing Officer

LzLabs appoints Gartner’s Dale Vecchio as Chief Marketing Officer

Dale Vecchio leaves Gartner after 18 years to join creators of the world’s first Software Defined Mainframe  LzLabs today announced th..

Over a quarter of Brits left secondary school without any careers advice

Over a quarter of Brits left secondary school without any careers advice

      Less than one in ten (9%) Brits think the careers advice they received in school was impartial       19% said they felt pushed ..

McDermott Welcomes Experienced Litigator in Dallas

McDermott Welcomes Experienced Litigator in Dallas

Eli Burriss is the Latest Addition to the Firm’s Litigation Practice Group McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Elio..

Miton’s David Jane: Rising inflation raises spectre of corporate defaults

Miton’s David Jane: Rising inflation raises spectre of corporate defaults

Benign levels of inflation and low interest rates make real assets highly attractive Increased inflation may ultimately lead to a cre..

Growing confidence among the UK’s aspiring business owners

Growing confidence among the UK’s aspiring business owners

Four out of five Brits would consider starting up their own business, but financial risks (54%) and fear of failure (40%) are holding ..

Severe US weather expected to cost insurers more than $2bn in March, according to Aon catastrophe report

Severe US weather expected to cost insurers more than $2bn in March, according to Aon catastrophe report

Cyclone Debbie hits Australia resulting in minimal $310m insurance payout Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model d..

Cheque Fraud Figures Reach Record Low

Cheque Fraud Figures Reach Record Low

Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK), the body responsible for leading the collective fight against fraud in the UK payments industry, a..

New Aerospace Group SkyxTo Bring Fully Autonomous Drones To Oil & Gas Industry

New Aerospace Group SkyxTo Bring Fully Autonomous Drones To Oil & Gas Industry

Ontario-based UAV provider targeting multi-billion pipeline monitoring market Drones able to recharge themselves, offering maximum ra..

Home Hunters Discover Rare Help To Buy Houses In Wembley

Home Hunters Discover Rare Help To Buy Houses In Wembley

Countryside’s Parkside Place in Wembley is the only development in North West London offering access to much-needed three-bedroom hous..

NewBellway Homes Spark Life Into Tech Hub

NewBellway Homes Spark Life Into Tech Hub

Home to Europe’s largest cluster of tech powerhouses, including more than 8,000 technology-led company HQs such as Microsoft, Oracle a..

Countryside selected by Bromley Council to create over 380 new homes

Countryside selected by Bromley Council to create over 380 new homes

Countryside will work with the Council to deliver Churchill Gardens in southeast London Countryside has been selected to deliver a dev..

Steemit Announces New VP of Marketing to Take The Company From Crypto to Consumer

Steemit Announces New VP of Marketing to Take The Company From Crypto to Consumer

Mitchell Loureiro signs on to lead platform’s new growth strategy: “Crowdsourcing the Future” Steemit, the world’s first decentralize..

Liberty Appoints New European Global Financial Risks Head

Liberty Appoints New European Global Financial Risks Head

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Alexandra Paton as Head of Continental Europe f..

New Generation Video Management System – Mirasys VMS V8

New Generation Video Management System – Mirasys VMS V8

Mirasys Ltd., one of the leading suppliers of open platform Video Management and Visual Intelligence Solutions, launches a new generat..

IRIS first to launch Making Tax Digital functionality for accountants

IRIS first to launch Making Tax Digital functionality for accountants

IRIS Software is today announcing a market first with the availability of its IRIS Accountancy Suite Spring 2017 Release which brings ..

Lifetime ISAs are potential supplements to pensions, not replacements

Lifetime ISAs are potential supplements to pensions, not replacements

Ollie Smyth, York-based IFA at Walker Crips Wealth Management, emphasises the need for accurate advice in retirement planning ahead of..

First Homes For Sale In Harlow £65m Regeneration Scheme Unveiled

First Homes For Sale In Harlow £65m Regeneration Scheme Unveiled

The first homes to be built as part of a multi-million-pound regeneration of an area of Harlow are set to be showcased to the public. ..

Small Business Advice Week guiding SMEs to a brighter future in light of Brexit

Small Business Advice Week guiding SMEs to a brighter future in light of Brexit

2017 marks the 14th anniversary of Small Business Advice Week (SBAW).  Small and medium sized businesses make up 99% of all businesses..

Einride to change the future of transport with world’s first sustainable self-driving ‘T-pod’

Einride to change the future of transport with world’s first sustainable self-driving ‘T-pod’

Swedish transport specialists reinvent the wheel with an entire new transport system Today marks the global launch of Einride, the com..

Neptune Continues Expansion with Integration into FlexTrade’s Buy-Side EMS Platform

Neptune Continues Expansion with Integration into FlexTrade’s Buy-Side EMS Platform

The fixed income market network is now connected to its latest OMS/EMS provider to offer the buy-side greater access to liquidity thro..

Populism and terrorism converge to compound global risks

Populism and terrorism converge to compound global risks

Aon publishes 2017 Risk Maps for Political Risk, Terrorism and Political Violence  2016 saw a 14 percent increase in the number of te..

Smaller SMEs face failure due to cashflow barriers

Smaller SMEs face failure due to cashflow barriers

73% find funding application a long and painful process Smaller businesses are continuing to face barriers to funding across the UK, w..

UK SMEs ‘not worried about the impact of Article 50’

UK SMEs ‘not worried about the impact of Article 50’

Just 13% think it will have an immediate effect on the It’s ‘business as usual’ for UK SMEs, following the triggering of Article 50 at..

Japanese equity market story focused on corporate sector developments

Japanese equity market story focused on corporate sector developments

By Michael Stanes, Investment Director at Heartwood Investment Management The attraction of the Japanese equity market is less a macro..

Compliance professionals risk onboarding delays as complexity of regulation grows

Compliance professionals risk onboarding delays as complexity of regulation grows

49% of compliance professionals surveyed admit it will become harder to comply with regulation over the next year Two-fifths (40%) of..

Sme Inflation Among The Highest In Eight Years – But Three Fifths Aren’t Prepared

Sme Inflation Among The Highest In Eight Years – But Three Fifths Aren’t Prepared

59% of SMEs aren’t prepared to manage inflationary fluctuations Two thirds will consider increasing prices if inflation increases fur..

Politics remains rooted at top of economic agenda

Politics remains rooted at top of economic agenda

By John Wyn-Evans, Head of Investment Strategy at Investec Wealth & Investment Strong recovery in Emerging Markets following init..

The ‘Erin Brockovich’ of Spanish property still fighting a decade later 

The ‘Erin Brockovich’ of Spanish property still fighting a decade later 

Keith Rule uncovered Spanish Law LEY 57/1968 that allows banks to be held accountable for off-plan property deposits In 2012 Finca Pa..

Help To Buy Leaves Home Hunters Happy At Willow Grange

Help To Buy Leaves Home Hunters Happy At Willow Grange

According to a survey by ING[1] Bank, homeowners in the UK are happier than those who rent. The research found that 80% of those on th..