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Five important benefits of trade credit insurance

Most businesses insure their property, plant equipment and other assets, yet many don’t insure their largest asset – their debtors ledger. Whether for local or export sales, trade credit insurance can provide a business owner with valuable cover when a client does not pay their dues or becomes insolvent.  Five key benefits of trade credit […]

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Financial Services Firms Zoom In On Regulatory Technology

This article was sourced from Forbes. Article by John Ivanoski. The financial services industry is focusing on growth again. After eight years of cost cutting, increased regulation and operating in a low interest rate environment, firms are putting renewed emphasis on acquisitions, new product development and improving the customer experience. iStock For financial institutions, RegTech can improve […]

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BT Pitches $788 Million Plan for Faster U.K. Rural Broadband

This article was sourced from Bloomberg Technology. Article by Rebecca Pent. BT Group Plc is proposing a 600 million-pound ($788 million) plan to bring faster Internet coverage to the rural U.K., to be paid for by charges to other broadband users. The former phone monopoly’s Openreach wholesale division by 2020 would build connections enabling broadband download speeds […]

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The “attention economy” created by Silicon Valley is bankrupting us

This article was sourced from Tech Crunch.  Article by Andrew Keen. Another week, another political crisis. We’ve had yet another few days of outrageous tweets from President Trump all designed, it seems, to monopolize the national conversation. It’s all so predictably unpredictable — and what Tristan Harris, the co-founder of the nonprofit group Time Well Spent, calls a […]

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The UK’s chronic productivity crisis is worsening

This article was sourced from Business Insider. Article by Thomas Colson. LONDON — The UK’s productivity crisis is worsening, according to a new report from accountants BDO. The report comes a week after the Office for National Statistics published damning data illustrating how far Britain’s productivity lags behind other leading economies. The BDO Business Trends report […]

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3 Ways To Tell If You’re Connecting With Your Audience (And What To Do If You’re Not)

This article was sourced from Fast Company. Article by Anett Grant. Hint: Stop trying to read facial expressions. Ever wish you could call “time out” during your presentation to ask the audience how you’re doing? Since that usually isn’t doable, your next best option is to scan people’s faces for emotional clues, but recent research suggests […]

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What Happened When I Ditched My Smartphone For A Paper Planner

Would two weeks of writing everything down improve my life? Kind of. <b>This article was sourced from Fast Company. Article by Michael Grothaus. Japan and China may have a reputation for being technologically advanced, but recording appointments and to-dos with pen and paper is long-held tradition in Asia. There is also evidence that it’s gaining popularity […]

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I Work At Slack–Here’s How I Use It To Manage My Workday

This article was sourced from Fast Company. Article by Jassim Latif. Slack is a group messaging platform that’s handy for trading notes with your colleagues over the course of your workday. But in my time working at Slack, I’ve figured out some ways to use it for much more than that. More than just a communication platform, Slack […]

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Facebook adds new features to Instant Articles to encourage email sign-ups and Page Likes

This article was sourced from Tech Crunch. Article by Sarah Perez. Facebook today rolled out an improvement to its Instant Articles feature that now lets publishers include call-to-action units in their articles to better connect with readers, including those that encourage email sign-ups and Page Likes. The company also announced it’s testing two more units for publishers interested […]

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Why So Many Workers Prefer Their Remote Colleagues To The Ones In Their Office

This article was sourced from Tech Crunch. Article by Jeanne Meister. In one recent study, two-thirds of employees said their favorite coworkers were in another location. Last year, Ann Herrmann, who heads up a talent management firm, made her entire workforce remote. They now rely on a combination of videoconferencing tools and chat platforms, with an annual […]

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According to the stock market, Tesla is now worth more than Ford

This article was sourced from Tech Crunch. Article by Matt Burns. Tesla’s market capitalization is now higher than Ford’s. Tesla is trading up on the day, sending its market cap to $47.46 billion. And then there’s Ford, the blue chip automaker that’s exactly 100 years older than Tesla, which is trading down on the day, causing […]

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Twitter adds location sharing for businesses offering customer support over Direct Messages

This article was sourced from Tech Crunch. Article by Sarah Perez. The Twitterverse is still reeling from Twitter’s revamp of @ replies, and scratching its head over how changing a default avatar has anything to do with addressing abuse, but the network is plodding on, today releasing a new feature aimed at its business users. The latest […]

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Personal bankruptcy – what you need to know

Each year, it seems the stigma associated with bankruptcy continues to fade just a little…but should it? While every individual’s situation is different and needs to be considered on its own merits, there are upsides and downsides to filing for bankruptcy that must be understood before choosing the insolvency path.  Allowances in bankruptcy When an individual […]

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Budniok v Adjudicator, Insolvency Service [2017] EWHC 368 (Ch)

This article was sourced from Ashfords. Article by Olivia Bridger and Alan Bennett. Chief Registrar Baister overturned the Adjudicator’s decision in refusing to grant a Bankruptcy Order where the Debtor’s COMI was an issue. Mr Budniok, a German citizen who had recently moved to London, applied online for a Bankruptcy Order in England. After several requests for […]

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When and What to Shred, Discard or Keep Financial Documents

This article was sourced from The Paramus Post. H&R Block to host free shred event in Selden and Lakewood NEW YORK, N.Y. – Three million Americans annually report tax identity theft and the IRS has paid out an estimated $5 billion in fraudulent returns for a single year. While cyber attacks pose a major threat, not […]

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Alibaba gets serious in Southeast Asia in preparation for battle with Amazon

This article was sourced from TechCrunch. Article by Jon Russell. Done betting, Alibaba is getting down to work in Southeast Asia as it bids to lead the region’s promising e-commerce space and maximize its early mover advantage over Amazon. Alibaba became the first major international player to enter Southeast Asia, a region with more than 600 million cumulative consumers, when […]

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VR is disrupting the retail industry – but not in the way you might think

This article was sourced from LinkedIn. Article by Mark Hardy. In this series, retail experts at Shoptalk discuss the most pressing issues facing their industries today. Write your own #Shoptalk17 article here. Virtual reality is being talked about a lot right now. Depending on who’s doing the talking, VR is either on its way to change the future as we know […]

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WESTPAC BAKING CORPORATION & ORS -v- THE OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR OF THE BELL GROUP LTD (IN LIQ) & ANOR [No 5] [2017] WASC 77

This article was sourced from BarNet Jade.  This article is in PDF format and can be found at https://jade.io/article/524817 Tell us what you thought of this article by commenting below or connecting with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

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Sears Enters Death Spiral: Vendors Halt Shipments, Insurers Bail

This article was sourced from Zero Hedge.  When we commented yesterday morning on the unexpected “going concern” notice in Sears’ just filed 10-K which sent the stock crashing, we pointed out the immediate spin provided by Eddie Lampert’s distressed retailer which promised that its comeback plan may help alleviate the concerns, “satisfying our estimated liquidity […]

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In the matter of Bromesley Pty Limited (Receiver and Manager Appointed) [2017] NSWSC 295

This article was sourced from BarNet Jade.  This article is in PDF format and can be found at https://jade.io/article/525205 For specialist advice regarding your specific circumstances, please contact the BCR team. Tell us what you thought of this article by commenting below or connecting with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.