Despite a bumper first quarter, many hedge funds are opting to cash in their chips due to an increasing wariness that a sudden change in the market could see them suffer the same kinds of losses that they were suffering in the volatile markets of 2011. In the first 2 months of this year, hedge funds returned 5% which is, according to Hedge Fund Research, the best start made in a new year since 2000. Continue reading
It is no secret that office costs in London are very expensive, and with more people unable to actually purchase their own properties the price of letting office space is quickly growing. When you combine a high monthly rent with all of the other overhead costs, starting up or continuing to maintain a London office may start to seem out of your budget. However, there are some ways that you can cut corners that can help offset the high price that you are paying in overhead costs. Continue reading
The word is that intelligent networks can transform the role of the CIO in a business, but finding the correct one with the strategy to fit your needs can be the tricky part. David Molony is a principal analyst from Ovum Enterprise Telecoms and he considers intelligent networks to be vital players in any business where a CIO and their team are tied up with resource building that is done project by project, allocations and oversights, as this can allow them to spend more time with their peers than be bogged down. Continue reading
While Francois Hollande is busy campaigning to be the next French president as part of the Socialist party, it seems he is also appealing to England to accept him, as well as taking the time out to reassure the City of London that they should not be concerned about his ideas to better regulate the financial world.
Adverse possession is the process by which a person that does not legally own a piece of land can take over ownership of the land if they have lived on it for an allotted period of time. The actual law that made adverse possession possible was passed in 2002 and is called the Land Registration Act 2002.
Skype
Cisco, the networking company, stated this week that it will challenge the Microsoft takeover deal of Skype that is valued at $8.5b to help ensure that Microsoft is not able to block users from using other video conferencing companies.
Microsoft signed the takeover paperwork in October after the European Commission declared the takeover was within the country’s regulations. Microsoft is hoping that by owning Skype it will be better prepared to compete with tech moguls Google and Apple.
However, as the largest computer networking equipment manufacturer, Cisco Systems is concerned that the Skype takeover will interfere with its own video conferencing systems.
Greece looking to EU for bail out
Another week has now passed and there is still not a final resolution in place in terms of the need for Greece to receive a second bailout in just two years. Analysts and economists are starting to only look at worst case scenarios for the country as it continues to teeter on the brink of disaster. Continue reading
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PREDA, the Paris Regional Economic Development Agency, have announced the launch of their new Web TV channel. The Paris Region Channel will be primarily focused towards economic affairs, and will give entrepreneurs and movers and shakers, both from home and abroad, a platform to showcase their services and products.
