The Facebook logo is seen on a screen in this picture illustration taken December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Illustration Facebook recommended rules on Tuesday for how its independent oversight board will work and said a former human rights group director will lead the board’s administrative staff. The content appeals board, which will grow to about 40 […]
Archives for January 2020
Google announces $1 million grant for promoting news literacy in India
Google on Wednesday announced a $1 million grant for global non-profit organization Internews that will launch a new initiative to promote news literacy among the Indian public. The funding is part of Google.org’s broader, $10 million commitment to media literacy, in collaboration with the Google News Initiative (GNI), the company said in a statement. Internews […]
Distinguishing Financial Stress From Anxiety And Client Communication Strategies To Help
Executive Summary In today’s digital-age culture where nearly all sources of news and media are instantly accessible and information overload is a normal state of being, it is not surprising that stress and anxiety are very commonly experienced in our fast-paced society. And in fact, stress and anxiety about specific financial problems are what most […]
McDonald’s stock jumps as earnings beat
Pedestrians walk past a McDonald’s Corp. restaurant in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Noriko Hayashi | Bloomberg | Getty Images McDonald’s on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts’ expectations as price hikes boosted U.S. sales. Shares of the company jumped 1% in premarket trading. Here’s what the company reported […]
53% of younger savers prefer robo to human advisers
New research suggests that millennials, those aged 18-35, are increasingly likely to turn to robo-advisers although trust in human financial advisers remains high. New research on 500 ‘affluent millennials’ suggests that a technology ‘tipping point’ has been reached for millennials when it comes to managing money. Overall, 53% now prefer to take advice from a robo-adviser […]
Why You Don’t Need to Be an Accountant to Be a CFO – The Wall Street Journal
At the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies, the portion of CFOs who are certified public accountants fell to about 36% last year, according to organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry. Photo: iStock By Mark Maurer Jan. 29, 2020 5:30 am ET Directors of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc. congregated in the boardroom in late 2018. […]
Mobile World Congress to go ahead despite China virus spread – GSMA
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Mobile World Congress, an annual telecoms industry event that draws more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona, will go ahead as planned on Feb. 24-27 despite the international spread of a virus that has killed 132 people in China. “The upcoming Mobile World Congress Barcelona event will proceed as planned,” the GSMA […]
21 Hidden Charges in Saving Bank Account
Life has become a lot more convenient with the new age banking but this convenience comes with a lot costs in terms of hidden charges. Below is the list of such charges which you might not know 1. Non Maintenance of Monthly/Quarterly Average Balance: Almost all banks insist on maintaining monthly/quarterly average balance. In case […]
Our top picks for Xero Education Month (NZ)
So you’ve signed up to Xero, and it’s been great! But you’re sure there’s a better way to manage expenses…and file a pay run…and what do you mean you can do this on a mobile?! To help you get the most out of Xero and share some useful hacks, we’re thrilled to bring you Education […]
Banks approve reduced fees for UPI, RuPay
Banks have decided that they will not charge a part of the fees on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and RuPay card transactions as long as the merchant discount rate (MDR) remains zero following the government announcement, three people aware of the matter said. After a letter from the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) on removing entire […]