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From extreme weather, terror attacks and fire, to cyber attacks, hacking and human error, businesses are having to prepare, more than ever, for the unknown
It’s amazing how fast reality can be ripped open. Just ask the people of the British Virgin Islands. Up to 6 September last year, t...
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By Dave Waller on
16 August 2018
How a tricky little thing called ‘confirmation bias’ might not only affect the decisions you make in your daily life, but those you make at work as well, often at a serious cost
The human brain is a clever beast. For one thing, it knows the value of not working too hard – it has a...
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By Dave Waller on
13 August 2018
Will the advent of data sharing between financial providers really make life easier for customers and small businesses?
The UK launched its Open Banking initiative on 13 January this year, but most people, aside from those in the finance industry, seemed oblivious to it. But now that a little time ...
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By Chris Menon on
9 August 2018
We’d all like to hit on the next big investment thing and make ourselves rich, but we’re more likely to get in late and lose our shirts – so why do investors jump on the wrong investment bandwagon?
Why are we, as investors, so susceptible to hype? We read endlessly about the need ...
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By David Burrows on
6 August 2018
Getting it right on social can be a minefield – and getting it wrong can be costly for businesses. So should you ‘do a Wetherspoons’ and drop it altogether?
It was a sunny Monday in April this year when JD Wetherspoon, the discount pub chain, dropped its bombshell. Not that it was...
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By Dave Waller on
2 August 2018
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