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Web posts can make or break your career

International Finance DeskMay 7, 2015

by International Finance DeskMay 7, 2015

Recruiters are increasingly gauging the suitability of candidates by looking up their posts on social media Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya May 7, 2015: That LinkedIn and Facebook are used by companies to hunt for the right candidate is well known. But now more and more firms are going beyond and using other social media platforms, like...

Fintech

‘Investment on solutions must yield highest ROI’

International Finance DeskMay 5, 2015

by International Finance DeskMay 5, 2015

Robert Hazboun, Managing Director at ICSFS, tells IFM that technology is increasingly becoming a differentiator for banks due to tough competition and the tight economic climate May 05, 2015 When you started in the 70s, how did you convince companies about the advantages of embracing technology? Robert Hazboun MD,ICSFS International Computer Systems (London) Ltd., or...

Finance Wealth Management

Ecology Building Society makes investment via crowdfunding platform Abundance

International Finance DeskMay 5, 2015

by International Finance DeskMay 5, 2015

The move extends Ecology’s support of UK Renewable Energy Projects May 5,2015: Ethical investment in the UK continues to thrive and expand its reach as the Ecology Building Society has made an investment of £250,000 through Abundance, the UK’s leading online ethical investment platform. Both organisations have a long commitment to the spirit of democratic...

Finance Wealth Management

Where are we in the investment cycle?

International Finance DeskApril 30, 2015

by International Finance DeskApril 30, 2015

It is now six years since the global financial crisis ended Dr Shane Oliver April 30, 2015 While corrections are inevitable, we still appear to be a long way from the peak in the investment cycle. Shares are not unambiguously overvalued and on some measures are still cheap, uneven and below trend global and Australian...

Economy

Egypt betting big on a new capital

International Finance DeskApril 29, 2015

by International Finance DeskApril 29, 2015

President hopes it will usher in new investments; however, such plans have failed in the past Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya April 29, 2015: Over the past 5,000 years, Egypt has changed its capital city 29 times. The Pharaohs of Egypt often moved the capital by building new cities. But since 950 AD, the country has had...

Finance Islamic Banking

Shari’ah law cannot apply to a commercial transaction in UK

International Finance DeskApril 28, 2015

by International Finance DeskApril 28, 2015

A look into a case settled in 2004 in the England and Wales Court Of Appeal Camille Paldi April 28, 2015: Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd., Mr. Ahmad Solail Fasiuhur Rahman, Beximco (Holdings) Ltd. v. Shamil Bank of Bahrain E.C. [2004] EWCA Civ 19, the defendant Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and the other...

Fintech

‘Payments via mobile phones are predicted to grow to $58 billion by 2017’

International Finance DeskApril 23, 2015

by International Finance DeskApril 23, 2015

IFM spoke to Andrew Schrage, co-founder of Moneycrashers.com, about the changes in payment systems April 23, 2015 Karan Belani How do the various payment systems — cash, cheque, credit cards, net banking, mobile payment — compare in terms of 1. Cost incurred by the customer 2. Safety issues There are virtually no costs incurred by...

Banking

Pioneering business models lead to higher returns

International Finance DeskApril 23, 2015

by International Finance DeskApril 23, 2015

Frost & Sullivan analyses key forces collapsing, disrupting and transforming the banking industry landscape April 23, 2015: Over the past decade and a half, banks have had to contend with a dynamic business model landscape. Key forces, like ever changing customer experience requirements, regulatory adjustments, and the rapid development of technology are transforming the banking landscape...

Fintech

Best way to advertise? Get on an app

International Finance DeskApril 22, 2015

by International Finance DeskApril 22, 2015

From e-commerce to gaming firms, all are betting big on appvertising Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya April 22, 2015: There was a time not too long ago when advertisers struggled to fit in their ads in mobile apps. They could hardly accommodate five words and a small picture, which was too minute to even get noticed. Secondly,...

Business Leaders

Rewarding enterprise

International Finance DeskApril 21, 2015

by International Finance DeskApril 21, 2015

In the fourth of his monthly columns, Jonathan Freeman writes about the Enterprise Challenge 2015 Jonathan Freeman April 21, 2015: The Mosaic Enterprise Challenge, generously supported by the Apax Foundation and Nectar Trust, is a fully immersive, business-based annual competition for secondary school students across the UK, designed to develop and encourage their entrepreneurial skills. This...