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• SEC chief: Cyber-crime biggest threat to financial systems - SC Magazine UK

  20-05-2016 18:17
  
  SC Magazine UK
  SEC chief: Cyber-crime biggest threat to financial systems
  SC Magazine UK
  Speaking at the Reuters Financial Regulation Summit in Washington, Mary Jo White, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US, warned that cyber-crime is the most pressing threat to global financial systems. The SEC found that ...en meer »
  
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• Let’s move to Leigh-on-Sea: ‘What a difference 15 years makes’

  20-05-2016 17:30
  
  It was Let’s move to’s first visit, in 2001, and it was to be the Next Big Thing – or so I thoughtWhat’s going for it? It’s not quite time for my carriage clock. A cake with candles, perhaps. For you, dear reader, have been watching me tapping away at my computer on these pages since 2001. When I began Let’s Move To… George Bush was in his first year as president, S Club 7 and Destiny’s Child were riding high in the charts. Leigh-on-Sea, our first
  
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• David Hasselhoff claims financial struggles - Belfast Telegraph

  20-05-2016 15:40
  
  Belfast Telegraph
  David Hasselhoff claims financial struggles
  Belfast Telegraph
  David Hasselhoff spends $66,000 a month, he has revealed in court documents in the battle against ex-wife Pamela Bach for spousal support. David Hasselhoff has claimed he has less than $4,000 (£2,745) to his name. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google ...en meer »
  
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• The Rental Trap: Financial wellness of UK renters revealed | Property Reporter - Property Reporter

  20-05-2016 13:07
  
  Property Reporter
  The Rental Trap: Financial wellness of UK renters revealed | Property Reporter
  Property Reporter
  The first Momentum UK Household Financial Wellness Index has revealed that a growing number of UK adults are unable to purchase a home, leading them to suffer from poorer levels of financial wellness. The Index, commissioned by Momentum UK and ...en meer »
  
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• The Rental Trap: Financial wellness of UK renters revealed - Property Reporter

  20-05-2016 12:52
  
  Property Reporter
  The Rental Trap: Financial wellness of UK renters revealed
  Property Reporter
  The first Momentum UK Household Financial Wellness Index has revealed that a growing number of UK adults are unable to purchase a home, leading them to suffer from poorer levels of financial wellness. The Index, commissioned by Momentum UK and ...en meer »
  
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• IMF report on UK financial services regulatory regime - Lexology (registration)

  20-05-2016 11:40
  IMF report on UK financial services regulatory regime
  Lexology (registration)
  The IMF has published its Article IV report on the UK financial services regulatory regime, which includes the following comments: (i) even though the major elements of the UK financial system appear to be resilient, interconnectedness across sectors ...en meer »
  
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• Low UK broadband targets lack ambition using slow and costly network upgrades

  20-05-2016 11:35
  
  The Queen’s speech included measures for universal access to high-speed broadband, but the bar has been set pretty low, despite promised rural coverageThere is a good chance you have never heard of Chattanooga, Tennessee. A city of only 170,000 inhabitants, its main claim to fame is a song called the Chattanooga Choo Choo, recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra for the 1941 film, Sun Valley Serenade. Though Chattanooga may be small, it has big ambitions, recently becoming one of the fi
  
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• The psychology of money - podcast

  20-05-2016 08:45
  
  How does money change our thinking, feelings and behaviour? Claudia Hammond joins the podcast team to teach us how to take control of our cashMoney brings opportunities, but whether it brings happiness is another question. Claudia Hammond, author of Mind Over Money, joins Ian Sample in the studio to explore our psychological relationship to money.Continue reading...
  
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• The experts' secrets to scaling up a business

  20-05-2016 08:45
  
  From sourcing finance to hiring a skilled team, experts on our live Q&A panel offer advice on growing your business quickly While new start ups are at record levels in the UK, the number of businesses that manage to grow quickly and significantly – or scale up – is low. A scale up is when an enterprise has a 20% average annual growth in employees or turnover over three years, according to The Scale up report and The Scale up challenge. The challenges businesses face when scaling
  
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• We're having 'marriage guidance' to help our business partnership

  20-05-2016 08:20
  
  When acquaintances launching a business worried how little they knew one another, they turned to a coach for help
  Hilary Ellis and Lisa Westbury met while organising an event together. Around a year later they decided to launch a career coaching business. Concerned by how little they knew each other, they decided to try out coaching sessions together – with techniques parallel to those used in couples counselling. Here they each describe their experience. Continue reading...
  
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• Surreal estate: add some sparkle to this diamond in the rough

  20-05-2016 08:00
  
  Originally a jewellery workshop in London’s Hatton Garden, this one-bedroom house is spread over three storeys and has a roof terraceContinue reading...
  
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• A colleague I work closely with is incompetent – what can I do?

  20-05-2016 08:00
  
  He is at a mid-senior level but has no grasp of the business, let alone what his role entails
  Twice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?I have to work with a colleague who – not to put too fine a point on it – is f
  
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• Which? says Whirlpool is creating confusion over fire-risk tumble dryers

  20-05-2016 01:18
  
  Consumer group wants owner of Hotpoint and Indesit brands to ‘treat customers fairly’ after undercover research reveals failingsWhich? has accused Whirlpool of creating delays and confusion for owners seeking repairs for tumble dryers that risk catching fire.In November the company said that the dryers, sold under the Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda brands, could be dangerous as they allow lint to build up against the heating element. Some 5.3m dryers were bought in the UK between April
  
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• Energy schemes to add £100 to UK household bills within five years

  20-05-2016 01:01
  
  Energy subsidies designed to keep lights on and support low-carbon electricity will have risen 124% by 2020-21, review findsHouseholds will be paying £100 more for their annual bills within five years to fund four government policies designed to keep the lights on and support low-carbon electricity, according to a review.Independent consultancy Cornwall Energy said energy subsidies will have risen by 124% by 2020-21 due to the cost of the capacity market, renewable obligations, contracts f
  
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