Good news, economy heading in the right direction!

Dollar holds advantage on economic optimism, euro looks vulnerable   The dollar traded near multi-month highs against most major currencies on Friday, supported by a wave of optimism due to improving US economic data, the rollout of coronavirus vaccines, and rising Treasury yields. The euro was in focus ahead of data on German business sentiment…

ESG Funds blooming as Spring arrives!

Sustainable investment boom sees huge surge in ESG funds   With the rising popularity of ESG funds, investors have to be careful not to fall foul of greenwashing. Proposed EU regulations may help them to do just that 2020 was a watershed year for ESG funds. Investment strategies that take environmental, social and corporate governance…

Robots are now hiring! The Pro’s & Con’s of recruiting via an AVI

Screened out by a computer? What job interviews are like without human beings Experts predict “asynchronous” one-way interviews will outlast the COVID-19 pandemic   As the coronavirus pandemic continues, job-seekers expect to attend employment interviews online. But increasingly, the employers and recruiters looking to hire are sitting those same interviews out. Instead of asking candidates questions face-to-face, many…

As Donald Trump would say this is “Yuuuge”

Hedge fund manager Hohn pays himself $479m   Pay-out marks one of the biggest ever in the UK after his firm’s profits surge “Christopher Hohn described himself as ‘an unbelievable moneymaker’ in 2014 court testimony during his divorce” Billionaire hedge fund manager Sir Christopher Hohn has paid himself a dividend of $479m, one of the…