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In defence of pension freedom
Investors Chronicle (Main), 24/07/2015, p.16, Chris Dillow
to economists' advice to partially annuitise than you might think. Secondly, some of us have a sufficient appetite for risk to prefer risky equities to safe annuities. Researchers at the LSE have shown that lower levels of risk aversion allied to moderate bequest motives can explain low demand for annuities. A third reason lies in the fact that the decision
http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/2015/07/21/comment/chris-dillow/in-defence-of-pension-freedom-xQ9bJORWI1zuX4FTGnMoqK/article.html
Female graduates find more jobs but less pay
The Guardian (Main), 24/07/2015, p.16, Unattributed
in summer 2014. The data matches recent research on the persistent pay disparity between men and women, even as graduates from prestigious universities. A study of five years' worth of London School of Economics graduates found that men gaining a first class degree received 6% higher wages - worth nearly £2,000 a year - while women with firsts reported no
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jul/23/women-graduates-find-more-jobs-while-men-win-higher-pay
Plan for spiralling education costs
Investors Chronicle (Main), 24/07/2015, p.28, Kate Beioley
£2,750 per month," he says. university fees University tuition fees are now as high as £9,000 per year and living costs on top of that could be even higher. The London School of Economics advises students to budget £1,000-£1,200 per month for living costs as well as fees, taking total annual costs to about £21,000. Using a Jisa works very
Buy into conservation hotspots
City AM (Main), 24/07/2015, p.20, Melissa York
satellite dishes, from solar panels to conservatories. And it has an effect on house prices in these areas; according to the only research into the matter carried about by the London School of Economics in 2012, homes in conservation areas can command premiums of up to nine per cent and the growth rate of house prices in these areas are
Don't get blue - get into The Grays
City AM (Main), 24/07/2015, p.30, Unattributed
up to 15 per cent in the next two years," says development director Katherine McCullough. The apartments are expected to prove a hit with international students in particular as the London School of Economics and University College London are nearby. With three Tube stations - Chancery Lane and Holborn on the Central Line, Farringdon on the Hammersmith & City Lines
BIRTHDAYS
The Independent (Main), 24/07/2015, p.53, Unattributed
Royal Court Theatre, 45; Peter Dean, former Chairman, Gambling Commission, 76; Danny Dyer, actor, 38; Professor Derek Fraser, historian, and former Vice-Chancellor, Teesside University, 75; Emily Grundy, Professor of Demography, LSE, 60; Lord Hill of Oareford, Member, European Commission, 55; Sir Gordon Hourston, chemist, 81; Julie Krone, former jockey, 52; Ferdinand Kübler, former Tour de France champion, 96; Jennifer Lopez,
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How did these terror attacks during the last 20 years change the world?
Telegraph (Web), 23/07/2015, Unattributed
remains were found in May, long after the video had gone viral online. The mastermind of the attack was a British-born Pakistani, Omar Saeed Shaikh who had studied at the London School of Economics. This attack changed the world in that it recognised sprawling metropolises as the new, and far more complex, battlefields in the war on terror. Further, it
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11729063/How-did-these-terror-attacks-during-the-last-20-years-change-the-world.html
How British universities spread misery around the world
Spectator (Web), 23/07/2015, Unattributed
ideas there. Among their number was Robert Mugabe, destroyer of the economy of Zimbabwe. The dishonour of distributing economic failure around the world is spread around British universities but the London School of Economics can rightly claim more than its share, of course. Jomo Kenyatta, first prime minister of Kenya after independence, went there. True, under his leadership, the Kenyan
http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9589072/how-british-universities-spread-misery-around-the-world/
ABN AMRO appoints new CFO
Malaysian Reserve, 24/07/15
ABN AMRO announced the appointment of its new CFO Oliver Kuan, to oversee the entire finance function of its Greater China offices and Wholesale Banking Asia business, while based in Hong Kong. Kuan holds a Masters’ degree in Economics from the London School of Economics.
http://www.themalaysianreserve.com/new/story/abn-amro-appoints-new-cfo
Interesting similarities between Uhuru and Obama
The star, 24/07/15
Their fathers attended prestigious colleges – Mzee Jomo Kenyatta attended the London School of Economics while Barack Obama Snr went to Harvard University.
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/interesting-similarities-between-uhuru-and-obama
Nikkei Acquires FT for Digital Strategy, Global Readership
Washingtonpost.com, 24/07/15
“Nikkei is the Japanese FT,” said Charlie Beckett, director of media at the London School of Economics. “It does give them (Nikkei) an organization that has been a hugely successful digital adapter.”
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-NRYV0A6JTSEA01-7G7KB5P6GEAN65TFTEK3HL3VER
Also in Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Business Times
Education is the solution
Al-Ahram Weekly, 24/07/15
Applicants choose the field they want to study and must then gain acceptance from a top university anywhere in the world, including Harvard, Stanford and Columbia in the US; Oxford, Cambridge and the London School of Economics in the UK..
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/12813/24/Education-is-the-solution-.aspx
加普：东芝会计丑闻带来投资机遇
中国日报网(China Daily), 24/07/15
Japanese companies also pay attention to loyalty and social cohesion. LSE (London School of Economics) visiting scholar Simon King (Simon Wong) said: the relationship between life "on the lower level you will often throughout his career, for that you just joined the company when you are familiar with. people remain loyal to the situation. "
http://caijing.chinadaily.com.cn/2015-07/24/content_21394577.htm
Could Revolution Follow Greek Crisis?
Jakarta Globe, 23/07/15
Article by LSE IDEAS Associate Andrew Hammond on the aftermath of the Greek crisis and political unrest.
http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/opinion/revolution-follow-greek-crisis/
New LSE study shows Scotland-UK offshore renewable energy w-industry needs competition to cut costs and boost innovation
Scottish Energy News, 23/07/15
A new study by the London School of Economics finds that UK policy intended to create jobs in offshore wind energy may have the opposite effect.Government demands that bidders for wind farm development must have approved “supply chain plans”, showing their local jobs and..
http://www.scottishenergynews.com/new-lse-study-shows-scotland-uk-offshore-renewable-energy-w-industry-needs-competition-to-cut-costs-and-boost-innovation/
Bernie Sanders Exaggerates While Discussing 'The Few' With Wealth
Huffington Post, 23/07/15
Some of Sanders’ claims on income and wealth come from a widely quoted October 2014 study by economists Emmanuel Saez of the University of California, Berkeley, and Gabriel Zucman of the London School of Economics and Political Science.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-exaggerates-while-discussing-the-few-with-wealth_55b1222ce4b0a9b94853ee53?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592
Saudi women find ways into the workplace
Herald Democrat, 23/07/15
The so-called Saudization program, an attempt to reduce unemployment among the growing number of young Saudis entering the workforce, has opened doors to women in sectors that can accommodate the kingdom’s strict rules on gender segregation, said Steffen Hertog, an expert on labor reform at the London School of Economics and Political Science
http://heralddemocrat.com/news/international/saudi-women-find-ways-workplace#sthash.WmVVR8Qm.dpuf
6 Traits Successful Entrepreneurs All Share
Fast Company, 23/07/15
Researchers at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and the London School of Economics found that successful entrepreneurs have tended to get into trouble as teenagers.
http://www.fastcompany.com/3048755/lessons-learned/6-traits-successful-entrepreneurs-all-share
Provoking the Past in the Greek Referendum
Huffington Post, 23/07/15
Article by Daniel Knight, Visiting Fellow at the Hellenic Observatory, London School of Economics.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/american-anthropological-association/provoking-the-past-in-the_b_7858234.html
Australia needs to accept the move to clean energy
The Age.com, 23/07/15
Articl co-authored by Fergus Green from the Grantham Research Institute, LSE, re the need for Australia to leave behind fossil fuels and aim for zero-carbon energy
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/australia-needs-to-accept-the-move-to-clean-energy-20150723-giipe2.html
Also in: Sydney Morning Herald, WA Today, Canberra Times, Brisbane Times
Es gibt eine Sache, die alle intelligenten Menschen gemeinsam haben. Du wirst nicht glauben, was es ist!
Barcoo, 24/07/15
Der Autor der Studie, Satoshi Kanazawa von der London School of Economics, vermutet, dass weniger intelligente Menschen sich noch nach dem Tag-Nacht-Rhythmus unserer Vorfahren richten.
http://www.barcoo.com/news/es-gibt-eine-sache-die-alle-intelligenten-menschen-gemeinsam-haben
El cambio de dueño de los monstruos del papel
Laverdad24, 24/07/15
Así que cuando ayer ELMUNDO.es le preguntó, en una conferencia organizada por la London School of Economics
http://laverdad24.com/article/84583/el-cambio-de-dueno-de-los-monstruos-del-papel
Also in: El Mundo
Las mujeres inteligentes son más propensas a ser alcohólicas
Zocalo, 24/07/15
Ciudad de México.- De acuerdo a un estudio realizado por London School of Economics, entre más grande sea el coeficiente intelectual o grado académico de una mujer, mayor es la probabilidad de que llegue a beber más alcohol.Una vida social más activa, mayores compromisos...
http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/las-mujeres-inteligentes-son-mas-propensas-a-ser-alcoholicas-1437699128
OECD: Nove TE na ugljen mogle bi završiti kao mrtva imovina
Hrvatski Fokus, 23/07/15
"Te će elektrane emitirate stakleničke plinove u narednim godinama", upozorio je na predavanju u London School of Economics,
http://www.hrvatski-fokus.hr/index.php/gospodarstvo/14221-oecd-nove-te-na-ugljen-mogle-bi-zavrsiti-kao-mrtva-imovina