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<blockquote data-quote="Coralin96" data-source="post: 204" data-attributes="member: 15"><p>Next update <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>05/03/2017</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Italy's election: </strong>Voters in Italy moved away from the centre-left and centre-right and towards the right- Five Star Movement, which became the largest party in Parliament. The anti-immigrant party, League, also beat former PM Berlusconi's Forza Italia party and became the main Conservative party in Italy. Italy's market fell in reaction and shares in its banks were hit. Why has this all happened? Many were unhappy with the number of migrants that moved into Italy. The conservative parties also blamed the EU, an indication that anti-establishment politics since Brexit has not died down - even though Italy's history was based on big support for the EU. It contrasts with France who is pushing for more integration with the EU.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Global fund manager confidence in the UK stock market fallen</strong>: A survey from Bank of America found that among global fund managers, UK stocks were the least popular. Its also delivered the lowest total return in dollar terms (including dividends) compared to the US, Eurozone, Japan and Germany. Confidence has falled by these investors because of Brexit, poor wage growth, inflation and political uncertainty. It's also the weakest European economy.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Private equity firms taking on risk</strong>: PE firms have raised the most cash in history amid US tax conditions, lots of cash and a slow economy. At the same time, debt for US and Europe leveraged buyouts is almost at the highest before the financial crisis and PE firms have increasing amounts of money from investors. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Only 1/6 of UK employers submitted gender pay gap data</strong>: Companies with 250 or more staff are required to report gender pay gaps this year. Public companies have until the end of March and private companies have until the beginning of April. So far, the largest gap is in construction then education and then finance and insurance. Among the banks that have reported so far, Barclays has the largest gap. The CEO of Lloyd's of London said that the data is skewed because many of the highest paid male staff are excluded. For example, when it comes to law firms, equity partners are said to be owners instead of employees, so they aren't included.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Update to Trump's steel tariffs: </strong>There's been a variety of reactions from countries to Trump's plans: Theresa May reportedly raised concerns with Trump in a phone call, Canada, the largest outside supplier to the US in steel and aluminium have been lobbying, the EU has drawn up 2.8bn proposed countermeasures. Despite this, Trump threatened to include European car imports in its tariffs. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Small British businesses unprepared for the GDPR: </strong>Less than 1 in 10 small businesses in Britain are prepared for the General Data Protection Regulation according to the Federation of Small Businesses. The group has called for a safe harbour so businesses can get advice rather than face a penalty if they don't comply immediately. The GDPR adds stricter rules on processing and personal data storage, and includes new consent requirements. Businesses that have lots of personal data will need to appoint a data protection officer. <strong> I think this will be very relevant for law firms.</strong></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coralin96, post: 204, member: 15"] Next update :) 05/03/2017 [LIST] [*][B]Italy's election: [/B]Voters in Italy moved away from the centre-left and centre-right and towards the right- Five Star Movement, which became the largest party in Parliament. The anti-immigrant party, League, also beat former PM Berlusconi's Forza Italia party and became the main Conservative party in Italy. Italy's market fell in reaction and shares in its banks were hit. Why has this all happened? Many were unhappy with the number of migrants that moved into Italy. The conservative parties also blamed the EU, an indication that anti-establishment politics since Brexit has not died down - even though Italy's history was based on big support for the EU. It contrasts with France who is pushing for more integration with the EU. [*][B]Global fund manager confidence in the UK stock market fallen[/B]: A survey from Bank of America found that among global fund managers, UK stocks were the least popular. Its also delivered the lowest total return in dollar terms (including dividends) compared to the US, Eurozone, Japan and Germany. Confidence has falled by these investors because of Brexit, poor wage growth, inflation and political uncertainty. It's also the weakest European economy. [*][B]Private equity firms taking on risk[/B]: PE firms have raised the most cash in history amid US tax conditions, lots of cash and a slow economy. At the same time, debt for US and Europe leveraged buyouts is almost at the highest before the financial crisis and PE firms have increasing amounts of money from investors. [*][B]Only 1/6 of UK employers submitted gender pay gap data[/B]: Companies with 250 or more staff are required to report gender pay gaps this year. Public companies have until the end of March and private companies have until the beginning of April. So far, the largest gap is in construction then education and then finance and insurance. Among the banks that have reported so far, Barclays has the largest gap. The CEO of Lloyd's of London said that the data is skewed because many of the highest paid male staff are excluded. For example, when it comes to law firms, equity partners are said to be owners instead of employees, so they aren't included. [*][B]Update to Trump's steel tariffs: [/B]There's been a variety of reactions from countries to Trump's plans: Theresa May reportedly raised concerns with Trump in a phone call, Canada, the largest outside supplier to the US in steel and aluminium have been lobbying, the EU has drawn up 2.8bn proposed countermeasures. Despite this, Trump threatened to include European car imports in its tariffs. [*][B]Small British businesses unprepared for the GDPR: [/B]Less than 1 in 10 small businesses in Britain are prepared for the General Data Protection Regulation according to the Federation of Small Businesses. The group has called for a safe harbour so businesses can get advice rather than face a penalty if they don't comply immediately. The GDPR adds stricter rules on processing and personal data storage, and includes new consent requirements. Businesses that have lots of personal data will need to appoint a data protection officer. [B] I think this will be very relevant for law firms.[/B] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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