Bitcoin´s new all-time high of $67k underscores its mainstream value, says deVere CEO October 21, 2021 Bitcoin is undeniably a mainstream asset class and most investors should consider including crypto assets as part of a diversified portfolio, asserts an industry insider. The bullish observation from Nigel Green, CEO and founder of deVere Group, which has $12bn under advisement, comes as the world’s dominant cryptocurrency hits a new all-time high of more [...]
Budget 2021: Sunak eyes tax on online deliveries and freelance workers February 28, 2021 Rishi Sunak is reportedly preparing to announce new taxes on online deliveries and freelance workers in Wednesday’s Budget to help pay off the UK’s Covid spending. The tax would likely target online firms like Amazon and Asos who have seen profits soar over the past year, after people spent much of 2020 in lockdown. It [...]
UK to gain new £700m film and TV studio amid streaming goldrush August 1, 2021 The UK is set to gain yet another major film and TV studio complex after private equity giant Blackstone unveiled plans to build a major new hub near London. Funds managed by Blackstone Real Estate Partners and LA-based Hudson Pacific Properties have acquired a 91-acre site in Hertfordshire, 17 miles north of central London, for [...]
Can Amazon really be a climate change champion? June 12, 2019 Amazon is not a company normally associated with meaningful strides towards a low carbon future. Although e-commerce is typically better for the environment than heavily air-conditioned, high street stores, speedy deliveries carry a high carbon cost. Any Amazon shopper may feel a pang of guilt – as I have – at using the one day delivery [...]
FTX, LUNA, Celsius, et al – a post-mortem November 30, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher checks the health report of some deeply troubled crypto platforms as he lauds the inevitability of the metaverse.
Connect More: Looking after your mental health and wellbeing with digital support March 9, 2023 Having a proactive attitude to our mental health is crucial for us all. And now it’s even easier with a raft of digital services Great strides have been made over the past few years around raising the profile of mental health and wellbeing and its importance in our lives. Since the pandemic there has been [...]
The Electronic Trade Documents Bill – one of the most important Bills you’ve never heard of October 12, 2022 Today, in the House of Lords, Lord Holmes witnessed the Government introduce an incredibly important piece of legislation.
Apple staff called back to the office for three days a week June 3, 2021 Apple employees must return to the office for three days a week from September, chief executive Tim Cook has said, as the tech giant signalled an end to the work-from-home era. In a company-wide memo, the Apple boss said: “For all that we’ve been able to achieve while many of us have been separated, the [...]
Global Britain is a good policy – now we need businesses to put it into action October 18, 2021 Our economy is facing many challenges, but there is a huge opportunity too. Both the Government and business must be committed to make a success of our Global Britain mission. Following the G7 summit in Cornwall and with Cop26 just weeks away, the timing is right for business to feed into the development of what [...]
MPs to grill social media giants over ‘inaction’ on financial fraud September 21, 2021 MPs will tomorrow probe the role of online giants like Facebook and Google in preventing financial fraud amid concerns the companies are letting scammers run rampant on their platforms. Westminster’s Treasury Select Committee will grill senior figures from Amazon, Google, Facebook and eBay for its inquiry into “combatting economic crime”, with one MP lamenting “the [...]