Private businesses 66% of privately held businesses (PHB) in the UK have a woman in the boardroom – compared to 94% in the Philippines, 88% in Russia and 81% in China. The International Business Report (IBR) by Grant Thornton interviewed 7,200 PHBs across 32 countries and 22% felt the pay Read More
Several of my clients are interested in the insurance industry. The Association of British Insurers provides an excellent overview of the (2007) UK market: • Largest in Europe and now second largest in the world – 11% of total worldwide premium income • Employs 309,000 people – a third of Read More
A couple of interesting facts reported during the week with implications for planning in family legal and property teams: Fathers The number of full time fathers in Britain who stay at home and look after their children has increased from 192,000 in April 2008 to 342,000 today - an 80% Read More
I have just finished writing a review of this book by Philip Kotler and John A Caslione and I have to say that I found it a thoroughly gripping read offering immense reassurance to those of us who did our MBAs a long time ago - some of those favourite Read More
City of London Police reported that the number of reported frauds rose by 64% last year. They advocate changing its name from the gentlemanly "white collar crime" to "organised crime". They highlight mortgage fraud in the property market caused by deliberate over valuing of new developments requiring conspiracies of lawyers, Read More