Mutual Fund Industry Awards Winners Announced

Jean Miller, CEO of Investing Zone, looks at how crowdfunding could be a future AIM feeder for high-growth technology companies.

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, unveiled its 2015 Political Risk Map which portrays political risk in emerging markets.

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It has been a turbulent year for the economy as a result of Covid-19, so it is no surprise that interest in gold has risen sharply within the investment world. The financial shock caused by the pandemic has left currencies and markets across the globe in vulnerable and unpredictable positions. With that in mind, more investors are turning to gold as an alternative way of strengthening their investment portfolio.

It takes a lifetime of hard work and planning to acquire the real estate, investments and other assets that lawyers refer to as a person’s estate. You might think that the last thing anyone would do is leave the distribution of an estate to the one-size-fits-all state intestacy laws, but that is exactly what 67% of Americans responding to a survey have done by not having an estate plan.

The UK Furlough Scheme is providing fixed wages to the employees who would have otherwise been unemployed

Corporate Responsibility Magazine has announced its 15th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, recognizing the standout performance of public companies across the United States.

Staff are a significant risk to their employer’s cyber security according to new research by specialist global executive search and interim management company Norrie Johnston Recruitment (NJR). The research, which forms part of NJR’s cyber security report: how real is the threat and how can you reduce your risk, shows that 23 per cent of employees use the same password for different work applications and 17 per cent write down their passwords, 16 per cent work while connected to public wifi networks and 15 per cent access social media sites on their work PCs. Such bad habits and a lack of awareness about security mean that employees are inadvertently leaving companies’ cyber doors wide open to attack.

With the new year finally here, now’s a good time as any to start being more financially responsible. Even if you’re an avid saver, falling into a financial pitfall is much easier than you may think. This is why it’s important you take the necessary steps to prevent losing control of your finances. It all starts by knowing what kind of issues there are to avoid. Here are four of the most common financial pitfalls to avoid in 2022.

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in London, Asite helps people share information and build knowledge in a secure cloud environment. Asite’s cloud technology gives everyone involved in projects access to key information online in a secure environment. It allows for increased collaboration, fewer mistakes and reduced rework, giving huge time and cost savings. In an interview with the firm’s CEO - Tony Ryan, he reveals that he was honoured to be awarded the Business Elite CEO of the Year 2016, and sheds light on Asite’s cloud technology.