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By: Ainsley Brown I want to extend a very warm heart felt Happy Birthday to Robert Nesta Marley, better know to the world as Bob Marley. Rest in peace Bob, you are gone but never forgotten. Thank you for the music, memories and most of all the vision for a better world. So what does this have to do… Continue reading "Happy Birthday Bob…Jah Bless"
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By: Ainsley Brown In a move that would be the first of its kind, a state-owned Chinese bank could take control of a US retail bank. The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has reportedly signed a deal to acquire the majority stake in the US subsidiary of Bank of East Asia. The deal signed during the recent state… Continue reading "Chinese Bank To Take Control Of US Retail Bank?"
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By: Emma Peart The decision in Radmacher has potentially given even more credibility to Pre-nuptual agreements in the UK. The case concerns a German industrial heiress and her Ex-Husband, a Former Investment Banker, who entered into a Pre-Nuptial agreement with the idea of protecting the interests they would inherit through family business. The Judgement itself states that the approach of… Continue reading "More Recognition for Pre-Nups?"
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By: Ainsley Brown Hedge Funds, a business synonymous with offshore and often tropical locals is witnessing a surprising trend in the European Union (EU). Are you ready for this? Ok, one word: onshoring. With the passage of the controversial EU Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive last year, many a fund have abandoned offshore locations such as the British Virgin Islands,… Continue reading "Ireland Now EU Top Hedge Fund Domicile"
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By: Ainsley Brown On the go but want to check if that hot new stock tip you got is Shari’ah compliant? Well now you can – Shari’ah compliance has gone mobile. Amiri S3 or Shari’ah Screening System is a downloadable Blackberry application that allows its users to check over 38,000 stocks from all over the world to determine Shari’ah compliance.… Continue reading "Shari’ah Compliant Investment – There’s Now An App For That"
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By: Ainsley Brown Listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) could become a much quicker process in 2011 if several of the leading investment banks in the UK follow through with their plans. It currently takes five weeks generally to go from a company announcing its intention to list to it being placed on the LSE – the banks… Continue reading "London Stock Exchange Listings to be quicker in 2011?"
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By: Ainsley Brown Talk about kicking off the New Year with a bang: it is official as of January 1, 2011 Australia now has its first national Consumer Law. The new law ushers in a comprehensive national consumer protection regime that mandates quick remedies – repair, replace, refund – to customer complaints. It replaces a patchwork of 20 national, State… Continue reading "Australia’s National Consumer Protection Law Comes Into Effect"
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By Emma Peart Recently a bill named the Daylight Saving Bill has passed through the initial stages of Government voting. The bill effectively suggests the changing of time within the UK away from Greenwich Mean Time(GMT). The proposal is to change to Continental time, whereby in the spring the UK would have GMT plus two hours – also known as… Continue reading "Time for a change? Proposed bill for changing UK Time"
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By Emma Peart A new deal has been announced that could open up the intellectual property market. The European Patent Office has announced that it is arranging a deal that will ease the translation of Patents. Part of the well known Google name consists of an on-line translation service named “Google Translate”. Perhaps spotting the potential benefits to protecting intellectual… Continue reading "Google Translate-a step forward for patents?"
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By: Ainsley Brown Are you an entrepreneur? Are you British? Do you have the resources to commercialize patented materials? If you answered yes to the above questions then the University of Glasgow wants to talk to you. In a move that could spur innovation in the UK through the development and increased use of collaborative ecosystems between universities and enterprise,… Continue reading "UK University To Giveaway IP In Hopes Of Spurring Innovation"