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Financial services – “performance bonuses flat”

Financial, Pay and Reward

18 February 2017

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17 February 2017

Investor confidence rises for third consecutive month

The Hargreaves Lansdown Investor Confidence Index rose for the third consecutive month in February....

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16 February 2017

Financial firms must hire for core competencies not just sector experience

An analysis by the specialist change and business transformation consultancy found that firms are often reluctant to hire professionals without significant experience in the financial...

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12 February 2017

BP profits halve

BP has announced underlying profits fell by 56% in 2016, to $2.6 billion from $5.9 billion in 2015. At a headline level BP made $115...

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11 February 2017

Just one-in-five UK banks confident they can detect data breach

The verdict is still out on whether customers trust their banks. There are many contrary reports that state trust is at an all-time low and...

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10 February 2017

Businesses have ‘fraud tunnel vision’

Despite over half (56 percent) of UK organisations being affected by fraud, confidence levels in fraud prevention techniques is remarkably high, reveals research from Callcredit...

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30 January 2017

Corporate liability proposals could mean significant losses for businesses

New legislation threatens them with ‘significant’ financial and reputational losses unless they take steps to protect themselves. From Rachel Adamson, Head of Regulatory Law at...

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Businesses optimistic despite harsher conditions in 2017

Financial

29 January 2017

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25 January 2017

Pound slides following Supreme Court’s Brexit ruling

Rarely do the currency markets get so engrossed by legal argument – but yesterday every clause sent anxious ripples across trading desks. Article by David...

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23 January 2017

Mixed feelings about China economy growth

China's economy grew 6.7 percent in 2016 and Chinese policy makers will take heart from the new economic growth data. Despite the overall slow-down in...

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23 January 2017

Retail sales – hints of inflation in bagging area

Retail sales data released by the ONS this morning show a rising trend, both in terms of the number of items bought, and the overall...

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Inflation hits 30-month high

Financial

22 January 2017

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