What the UK Is Teaching Us So Far on Gender and Pay: QuickTake

The U.K. is the biggest, and won't be the only, country to delve into the explosive topic of the pay gap between women and men. Firms with at least 250 employees in Britain have until April 4 to calculate and report wage disparities, and what's likely coming is a wave of embarrassing information. The U.K.
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If you are a shareholder in Yashili International Holdings Ltd's (SEHK:1230), or are thinking about investing in the company, knowing how it contributes to the risk and reward profile of your portfolio is important. Broadly speaking, there are two types of risk you should consider when investing in stocks
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While the presence of a near-record 79 cranes on the Dublin city centre skyline has given rise to concerns that the capital's office market is moving into, or already in, bubble territory, it seems the only line we've been hearing about development land from the property industry is that there's just too little of
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MUMBAI (Reuters Breakingviews) – An era of reckless lending is proving hard to shake off. On Friday, State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, reported an unexpected dip into the red. It's a poor start to the tenure of new Chairman Rajnish Kumar, but at least he has a good idea of where the bank
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The stock connect schemes allow international investors to buy Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed shares through Hong Kong brokers, while mainlanders can invest in Hong Kong stocks via mainland brokers. The Shanghai stock connect launched in November 2014 and the Shenzhen version in
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This column presents such evidence from a randomised field Although the success of microcredit was originally attributed to the group loan model, there is little evidence on the relative impacts of individual lending versus group lending on household consumption, income, and enterprise creation.
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TO share their thoughts on the plan to provide a lending facility for some suppliers of the Cebu City Government, the City Council wants several government agencies and offices of City Hall to discuss the plan. A proposed resolution sponsored by Councilor Sisinio Andales seeks to authorize Mayor
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I grew up in a ferocious Wheel of Fortune family and never paid much attention to Jeopardy! until I went off to college. Now my preference scale has tipped in favor of Trebek and Daily Doubles. I'll still flip on Wheel of Fortune as background noise, but I will always watch Jeopardy! with laser focus.
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Traders start the week on edge, North Korea invites the South to talks and a far-reaching bank inquiry starts in Australia. Here are some of the things people in markets are talking about. Jittery Markets. Investors are bracing for another bumpy ride this week after volatility returned with a vengeance,
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Orr stressed the importance of “honesty and fairness” on the part of banks, and suggested it had already found some evidence of banks not living up to these standards. “The commission will hear evidence of events involving certain financial services entities in the context of home lending that suggests
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Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey reported that benchmark 30-year fixed rate loans averaged 4.32 percent on February 8, up from 4.22 percent a week earlier and the highest mark since December 2016. On February 9, Chicago lenders were quoting a range of 4.126 to 4.36 percent on
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State Bank of India (NSEI:SBIN), a IN₨2.56T large-cap, operates in the banking industry, which has recently been facing serious existential threats resulting from potential disintermediation and disruption from new technology. Many aspects of banking and capital markets are being attacked by new
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With few investment options available to individuals beyond the volatile stock market and wealth-management products (more and more of which are being banned), it's no surprise that as much as 25 percent of the demand for real estate is speculative, according to Bloomberg Economics. Third, there's
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Perennial Real Estate Holdings (PREH) is approaching its vision as a medical hub that it can leverage on rising healthcare demand in China and Singapore, DBS Equity Research said. According to a report, most of the major takeaways from its results were the achieved 85% committed occupancy in
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How many days could the government keep running if the richest person of each country was paying for it? We created the 2018 Robin Hood Index to delve into the subject. We took 49 countries with various political regimes and expenditure types and the richest individuals of each of these nations.
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Wells Fargo also offered refunds to customers last year after acknowledging that its mortgage bankers unfairly charged them fees to lock in interest rates on mortgages. The bank, the country's largest mortgage lender, already has begun refunding some customers who have complained about the fees
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The scam is simple: you just bought a house, and you've been working with your agent or title officers for weeks or longer. Hackers get access to your email find out your closing is coming up. Then you get an email, that appears to be from your agent or title company with new wiring instructions.
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This comes just two weeks or so removed from the company's announcement late last month that the title had the strongest first three days in Monster Hunter history. The new record, however, is not to be mistaken for the actual number of units sold to consumers – as Gamespot explained, shipment
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NAHB housing market index (Wednesday): For the February NAHB report, we expect no change in the NAHB housing market index which fell to 72 in January, from 74 in December. In our view, consumer fundamentals remain healthy with strong labor market conditions and steady gains in personal
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The royal commission's first hearing on misconduct in the financial services industry will center on lending practices across home loans, car loans and credit cards. The investigation will look into whether consumers are enjoying their right for honest and fair treatment in the lending space, said senior
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