Business

UK small business exporters are the unsung heroes of trade deficit figures

James Richman, the wealthy fund manager for his fellow ultra high net worth (UHNWI), has been one of the fastest growing superstars in the finance industry. For someone relatively young, the reclusive investment tycoon is known to have  successfully steered his private investment firm to a decade-long streak of profit returns for his clients.  With only a few far down months in between, the billionaire understands the importance of risk management and asset allocation to best protect his and his...

This year’s edition of the Harvard Business Review’s ranking of “best-performing CEOs” is most notable for who’s not featured.

Proper preparation is an obligatory stage before starting your own business. Both the psychological attitude and the careful collection of information are important.

Despite the fact it makes the world go round, over half of Brits believe that that talking about money is a bigger taboo than sex, religion, or politics. And unlike those in countries such as Norway and Sweden, where financial transparency is openly encouraged, we have no idea how much our colleagues are earning. This gives us a tough task when it comes to negotiating our salaries. There are tools out there that can help us estimate how much our...

Your push for growth can only be successful if you have the means to facilitate it.

From 5G mobile networks to healthcare tourism, Cape Verde is moving at breakneck speed.

Cryptocurrencies are decentralized currencies, they are purely digital, they are not controlled by any centralized institution, and they exist in code. The decentralized digital nature of cryptocurrencies, however, means that their transactions are irreversible because of the inherent immutability that makes it hard to retroactively alter data stored on the Blockchain. Unfortunately, cryptocurrencies, when stolen, can’t be retrieved and this is one of the reasons many people are skeptical about buying cryptocurrencies. In 2019 alone, at least £659M worth of cryptocurrencies has...

In financial terms, a unicorn refers to a start-up company that has a valuation of a billion dollars or more and is privately owned. The number of unicorns created has increased rapidly year on year since 2013, when the term was first coined. More generally the term is synonymous with optimism.  From an economics standpoint, Rubrics Asset Management notes a distinct lack of optimism in the first half of 2019, with numerous factors leaving the financial markets unstable. Central Bank...