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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This article was sourced from Tech Crunch. Amazon today is launching Amazon Spark, a new feature aimed at improving product discovery, which is seemingly inspired by Instagram and its use of shoppable photos. Similarly, Amazon Spark users are encouraged to post stories, ideas and images of products they love, which others can react to with […]
This article was sourced from Australian Financial Security Authority. Ms Alison Jane BENSON of Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, was sentenced on 4 May 2017 after pleading guilty to offences of removing part of her property to the value of $20 or more, and signing a declaration contained in her Statement of Affairs that she knew to […]
This article was sourced from BRI Ferrier. The ease with which an insolvent company may appoint an administrator following the resolution of its board presents an opportunity for unscrupulous directors to take advantage of the administration procedure for extraneous and improper purposes. Australian courts have often intervened to terminate a voluntary administration where the decision […]
This article was sourced from TMA Events. Yesterday’s Australian Financial Review has published an article on page 6 which positions the TMA in tandem with AVCAL as two key industry supporters backing the proposed Safe Harbour provisions which form part of the Federal Government’s innovation agenda. National Board director, Marcus Derwin, speaks on behalf of […]
In delivering his second Federal Budget last night, Scott Morrison, Federal Treasurer, has committed to the principles of “fairness, opportunity and security”. Bentleys’ team of tax experts has reviewed the budget in detail. Click here to read our full report on key tax and superannuation measures. In brief, the Government is aware of electorate frustration and is keen to […]
This article was sourced from Bloomberg Markets. Article by Luke Kawa. Euro soars on French election results, Chinese stock slump raises fears of yuan depreciation, and the U.S. looks to avoid a government shutdown. Here are some of the things people in markets are talking about today. Euro Up The euro spiked to a five-month high […]
This article was sourced from Bloomberg Markets. Article by Mai Ngoc Chau. The first Vietnamese bank granted government approval to sell a majority stake to a foreign investor could attract an investment of at least $700 million. Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank, the fifth-largest by assets, said it’s in talks to draw that investment by selling […]
This article was sourced from Bloomberg Markets. Article by Stefania Spezzati. The euro jumped against the dollar after the first round of the French election showed that centrist Emmanuel Macron and nationalist Marine Le Pen were set to reach next month’s run-off. The shared currency traded 1.8 percent higher at $1.0920 by 10:00 p.m. London time, paring […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]