Finance

The shopping revolution

Ben Gale, NCR’s Vice President of Western Europe, looks at how retailers are boosting productivity and customer service levels by enabling consumers to shop using a seamless combination of digital and physical stores

Structured corporate services

ABI Trust offers robust corporate financial services in Antigua and Barbuda

GBC supports Caribbean finance

Global Bank of Commerce is an important force within a Caribbean financial sector that is attracting a host of international investors. European CEO speaks to Brian Stuart-Young, CEO of GBC

How I learned to stop worrying and love the eurozone crisis

The ongoing financial downturn is harming individuals and businesses across the globe… but there are some for whom the recession has prompted a steady period of growth

University College Dublin: Fighting cyber crime

The pace at which new cyber threats emerge is a challenge to any organisation operating within the high-tech arena. Fighting cybercrime needs a collaborative approach, which is where the UCD Centre for Cybersecurity & Cybercrime Investigation comes in

CBRE: Investing in commercial real estate

Against the current backdrop of European sovereign debt crises, any asset that delivers stability is highly attractive. Michael Haddock, Director of Research and Consulting at CBRE, explores the case for investment in commercial real estate

The real dangerzone

If you think the eurozone is a dangerous place to do business, you clearly haven’t travelled very far, writes Colin Turner

Osec: Taking care of business

Anyone who visits Switzerland immediately realises that the country has much more to offer than cheese, chocolate, watches and beautiful mountains, writes Daniel Küng, CEO, Osec

Moving business to Hong Kong

With uncertain prospects in Europe, many companies are looking to Asia, and China in particular, for new business. As a recent survey shows, Hong Kong continues to be a prime location

Stocks remain uncertain

As economies throughout the world remain in murky territory, stocks and shares have had a bumpy year

NEST to raise UK pension schemes

UK’s National Employment Savings Trust forces employers to up pension standards

First time UK buyers in negative equity

Following the housing market going bust, many first time buyers have found themselves in negative equity

Resolution sees more deals as Friends sales drop

British insurance-focused bid vehicle Resolution reported weaker sales at Friends Provident, its first acquisition, and said an end to growth in Britain’s life market had opened up further deal opportunities. Friends Provident had sales of £873m ($1.37bn) in 2009, down 13 percent from £1bn the previous year, Resolution said on recently. Analysts had expected sales […]

Growth through diversification

Since the dawn of the millennium and especially in the last several years, growth has been explosive at the Turks and Caicos Islands

Working the assets

The corporate treasury function has often been regarded in the boardroom as something akin to a piggy bank – a static, low risk place to park surplus money for use in times of need

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