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The new technology center that’s West of London

The FT reports that Microsoft are looking to set its new head office out of London to West or East. I will be travelling in to London on the Queen Elizabeth Line from Slough.  I will pass through through suburbs … Continue reading

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Struggling to compute the risk of being paid a pension by Microsoft?

7.7% of my savings for retirement are invested in one company – Microsoft, more than a quarter in one sector, US technology. By comparison less than 4% of my savings are invested in the UK. When someone who runs a … Continue reading

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Linked in – the predator’s playground

I suspect that your view of the $26bn (£18bn) cash valuation of Linkedin by Microsoft, will depend on whether your a linked in predator or linked in  prey. Linkedin is the Serengeti of the social media world, a (cyber) space … Continue reading

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Reading through the palm of my hand

To suppose that we will be purchasing financial services  in 2014 as we did five years ago or even today could be a mistake. Walk down your high street and the only discretionary businesses are social clubs (coffes shops hairdressers and nail bars) – oh … Continue reading

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