Stamp duty move 'brought £4,500 saving'
Buyers purchasing a property in the last 12 months are typically £4,500 better off owing to the stamp duty changes of a year ago, a lender says.
View ArticleUK manufacturing faces slump in demand
UK manufacturers face a miserable end to the year amid "gathering gloom" from the global economy, says industry body the EEF.
View ArticleHigh Street shops 'face rates shake-up'
UK retailers face radical changes in the amount of money they pay in business rates, new research suggests.
View ArticleThe boss who gets up people's noses
Why the boss of Lush likes to get up people's noses
View ArticleHeathrow expansion: The environmental challenges
The environmental questions facing the government
View Article'Uneasy calm' in financial markets
Financial markets are experiencing an "uneasy calm", according to the Bank for International Settlements, a central bank association.
View ArticleFX Options in Target Zone. (arXiv:1512.01527v1 [q-fin.PR])
In this note we discuss - in what is intended to be a pedagogical fashion - FX option pricing in target zones with attainable boundaries. The boundaries must be reflecting. The no-arbitrage requirement...
View ArticleArbitrage and Hedging in model-independent markets with frictions....
We provide a Fundamental Theorem of Asset Pricing and a Superhedging Theorem for a model independent discrete time financial market with proportional transaction costs. We consider a probability-free...
View ArticleKey drivers of EU budget allocation: Does power matter?. (arXiv:1512.01267v1...
We examine the determinants of the EU budget expenditures allocation among different countries. In line with earlier literature, we consider two alternative explanations for the EU budget distribution:...
View ArticleA Theory of Individualism, Collectivism and Economic Outcomes....
Culture impacts every aspect of society. This paper studies the impact of one of the most important dimensions of culture -- the tension between individualism and collectivism -- on some of the most...
View ArticleThe complicated business of house buying when you're disabled
The many hurdles to buying a home when youâre disabled
View ArticleDetention centre firm in takeover bid
Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial SA makes an all-cash takeover bid for the Australian detention centre operator Broadspectrum - formerly Transfield Services.
View ArticleAustralia to spend $1bn on 'ideas boom'
Australia's government announces a plan to replace the faltering mining boom with an "ideas boom" by investing in science and industry.
View ArticleVIDEO: India's pharmacy protest over online
India's pharmacies are under pressure as online-only pharmacies are luring more and more customers away from traditional shops.
View ArticleHong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Issues Second-Quarter Report
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published its Quarterly Report summarising key developments from July to September 2015.read more...
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The Ways to New: 15 Paths to Disruptive Innovation
The Ways to New explains 15 proven paths to disruption that have driven growth in companies around the world. It is illustrated with case studies from companies such as L'Oréal, Salesforce, Xiaomi,...
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The Essential Retirement Guide
In The Essential Retirement GuideFrederick Vettese, Chief Actuary of Morneau Shepell, revisits some of the most fundamental questions of retirement planning and offers some startling insights. Read...
View ArticleCouncil parking profits 'hit £700m'
English councils made a record £693m profit from parking charges in 2014/15, according to the RAC Foundation.
View ArticleAsian shares lose steam despite US jobs
Asian shares lose steam on Monday despite a positive start following a solid jobs report from the US on Friday.
View ArticleDeutsche Börse: Listing Of Steinhoff International Holdings N.V....
As of 7 December, Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. (ISIN: NL0011375019) is listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The issue price was €5.00, the market capitalisation totals...
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