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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Cashzilla · Storify]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finance tweets. Follow the blog for more finance news.]]></description><link>http://storify.com/cashzilla</link><generator>NodeJS RSS Module</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 03:04:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://storify.com/rss/cashzilla" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[UK businesses must now submit Real Time PAYE info to HMRC]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">Changes to HMRC's PAYE reporting system mean that as of 6th April 2013, UK businesses must submit Real Time Information (RTI) on wages and tax each time they pay their employees. Learn more about how the changes may affect you...</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/cashzilla" style="color: #429ec6;">Cashzilla</a> · 
<span>Tue, Mar 26 2013 09:12:02</span></p><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">From 6 April employers will have to start reporting PAYE information to HMRC in real time. See here http://t.co/RSGj8GMFRj #RTI</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/HMRCgovuk" style="color: #429ec6;">HM Revenue &amp; Customs</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/HMRCgovuk/status/316488557076299776" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 02:55:26</a></div></blockquote><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/P1vpj7D_BsU?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>Real Time Information - What it Means for Employers</span> · 
<a href="http://youtube.com/hmrcgovuk" style="color: #429ec6;">hmrcgovuk</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Real Time Information for PAYE - live Q&amp;A #webinar today at 10.30am. Join us here http://t.co/DpAEGjtUKG #RTI</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/HMRCgovuk" style="color: #429ec6;">HM Revenue &amp; Customs</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/HMRCgovuk/status/316490820381462528" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 03:04:26</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">April is almost here - and that means, Easter eggs and.... RTI. Are you ready? We're ready for the change and... http://t.co/LErAlfgIwL</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/VirtualPA4U" style="color: #429ec6;">Office Images</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/VirtualPA4U/status/316570444922753024" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 08:20:50</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Temporary RTI Relaxation - HMRC hand brief reprieve to small employers http://t.co/iJbNEH52X5</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/contractweekly" style="color: #429ec6;">Contractor Weekly</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/contractweekly/status/316569979304681472" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 08:18:59</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78656956@N06/8547374261" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8369/8547374261_d03fb8d44b_z.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>RTI ad campaign 2</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78656956@N06" style="color: #429ec6;">HM Revenue &amp; Customs</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">In recent news,HMRC has announced the ease of RTI reporting deadlines for small businesses. Are you aware?-http://t.co/rTZcPdH3If #bizitalk</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/RiverviewLawSME" style="color: #429ec6;">Riverview Law SME</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/RiverviewLawSME/status/316569238485729282" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 08:16:02</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.freeagent.com/l/getting-ready-for-rti-guide?utm_campaign=RTI" title="Are you ready for the 6th April deadline for Real Time Information (RTI)? Download our free 7-page guide to find out whether RTI applies ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://freeagent-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/website/images/site-assets/landing/rti-cover-landing-2.png" alt="Are you ready for RTI? Download our free RTI guide - FreeAgent" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.freeagent.com/l/getting-ready-for-rti-guide?utm_campaign=RTI" title="Are you ready for the 6th April deadline for Real Time Information (RTI)? Download our free 7-page guide to find out whether RTI applies ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Are you ready for RTI? Download our free RTI guide - FreeAgent</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Are you ready for the 6th April deadline for Real Time Information (RTI)? Download our free 7-page guide to find out whether RTI applies ...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">RTI: possible late-payment penalties: There seems to be some confusion about the new Real Time Information rul... http://t.co/Jovcu3u9QY</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/StartupUK" style="color: #429ec6;">Startup UK</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/StartupUK/status/316569029701672961" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 08:15:12</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Deloitte Tax Expert Urges Midlands’ Businesses To Face Up To RTI http://t.co/VmEUM1N9uO - By @DeloitteUK</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/LawNewsEurope" style="color: #429ec6;">Mondaq Europe</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/LawNewsEurope/status/316561221304336384" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 07:44:11</a></div></blockquote><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/apbt36Q8Ur4?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>HMRC shake-up of PAYE - chaos predicted. BBC interview Adrian Huston vs HMRC ref RTI</span> · 
<a href="http://youtube.com/hustontv" style="color: #429ec6;">hustontv</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Calling a lot of clients about #RTI the info NEEDS to be correct for @hmrc otherwise payments will not be able to be processed!!</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/JohnstoneHowell" style="color: #429ec6;">Johnstone Howell</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/JohnstoneHowell/status/316559603846488065" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 07:37:45</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Practitioners concerned over RTI, poll finds:   Accountancy Age  
          
                  ... http://t.co/Z42KMRRKyN KMC Consulting</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/KMCaccountant" style="color: #429ec6;">KMC Consulting</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/KMCaccountant/status/316553202621349889" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 07:12:19</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">We'll be looking at PAYE RTI and also running a LinkedIn workshop, Tuesday 2nd April, details here: http://t.co/9kXzW9ieGb</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/EssexBC" style="color: #429ec6;">Essex Business Club</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/EssexBC/status/316551455001698304" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 07:05:22</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Before you use @FreeAgent for PAYE RTI make sure you've registered with HMRC for Online PAYE. http://t.co/U41M5OCApT</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/StuartJones" style="color: #429ec6;">Stuart Jones</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/StuartJones/status/316550583471443969" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 07:01:54</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78656956@N06/8547373277" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8097/8547373277_4c02674102_z.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>RTI ad campaign 1</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78656956@N06" style="color: #429ec6;">HM Revenue &amp; Customs</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Some good news for small businesses with only a few employees. http://t.co/BuYmgnWv7p</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/tlgcnetworking" style="color: #429ec6;">TLGC Networking</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/tlgcnetworking/status/316550161411215360" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 07:00:14</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#RTI is here from 6 April. We're running 2 more free #RTI breakfast sessions. Book here: http://t.co/qu8ZHpgqmU</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Curocounts" style="color: #429ec6;">Curo Accountants</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Curocounts/status/316540217546924034" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 06:20:43</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Employers - #RTI starts in April.  We're ready - are you? http://t.co/jCfNuhvZqg</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/gbmaccounts" style="color: #429ec6;">nick goddard</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/gbmaccounts/status/316535519930626050" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Mar 26 2013 06:02:03</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://cashzilla.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/uk-businesses-are-you-ready-for-rti/" title="There is less than two weeks to go before HMRC's new Real Time Information (RTI) reporting system for PAYE comes into effect. As of 6th A..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i0.wp.com/farm9.staticflickr.com/8097/8547373277_4c02674102.jpg?fit=440%2C330" alt="UK Businesses: Are you ready for RTI?" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://cashzilla.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/uk-businesses-are-you-ready-for-rti/" title="There is less than two weeks to go before HMRC's new Real Time Information (RTI) reporting system for PAYE comes into effect. As of 6th A..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">UK Businesses: Are you ready for RTI?</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">There is less than two weeks to go before HMRC's new Real Time Information (RTI) reporting system for PAYE comes into effect. As of 6th A...</div></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=5151c07a1e304afb5200a228&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fcashzilla" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/cashzilla/uk-businesses-must-now-submit-real-time-paye-info</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/cashzilla/uk-businesses-must-now-submit-real-time-paye-info</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cashzilla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:12:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[January Finance News Round-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">The most interesting and exciting  financial news stories at the start of 2013</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/cashzilla" style="color: #429ec6;">Cashzilla</a> · 
<span>Thu, Feb 07 2013 07:08:16</span></p><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://instagr.am/p/Vbu5nZOxLP/" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/a357b6f2713311e2b17a22000a1fa432_7.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>#iamkevdidit #money #investing #trading #trader #gold #investor #stocks #market #investments #assets #currency #cash #work #learn #know #makemoney #art #finance #financial #portfolio #stock #price #information #income #economics #economy #forex #wealth #wealthy</span> · 
<a href="" style="color: #429ec6;">iam_kevdidit</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://money.cnn.com/news/briefing/" title="Business and financial news on U.S. and international companies and   newsmakers from the past ... 5:43am: Thinking of buying the latest ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/img/5.0/logos/cnnmoney_mainnav.gif" alt="Financial news in brief - CNNMoney.com" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://money.cnn.com/news/briefing/" title="Business and financial news on U.S. and international companies and   newsmakers from the past ... 5:43am: Thinking of buying the latest ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Financial news in brief - CNNMoney.com</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Business and financial news on U.S. and international companies and   newsmakers from the past ... 5:43am: Thinking of buying the latest ...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/financial-fears-hit-consumer-confidence-153238568.html" title="Jan 29, 2013 ... From Yahoo! Finance: Consumer confidence dropped in January to its lowest   level in more than a year as Americans were ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SJZEB3gvaktuU6lY8nAHQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTYwMDtweG9mZj01MDtweW9mZj0wO3c9NjAw/http%3A//globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_REUTERS_OLUSBUS_WRAPPER_H_LIVE_NEW/2013-01-29T153441Z_1_CBRE90S179Z00_RTROPTP_3_USA-ECONOMY-SENTIMENT_original.jpg" alt="Financial fears hit consumer confidence in January - Yahoo! Finance" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/financial-fears-hit-consumer-confidence-153238568.html" title="Jan 29, 2013 ... From Yahoo! Finance: Consumer confidence dropped in January to its lowest   level in more than a year as Americans were ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Financial fears hit consumer confidence in January - Yahoo! Finance</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Jan 29, 2013 ... From Yahoo! Finance: Consumer confidence dropped in January to its lowest   level in more than a year as Americans were ...</div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36495803@N05/8450504146" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8196/8450504146_24f851de8d_z.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Rich Crocodile with Funny Money and Cash Currency</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36495803@N05" style="color: #429ec6;">epSos.de</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Get the latest tax news and advice: Stories and resources that affect you for tax year 2012. http://usat.ly/11VYFbH</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/financial_team" style="color: #429ec6;">Andy Financial</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/financial_team/status/299201370622406656" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Feb 06 2013 09:02:20</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://paidcontent.org/2013/02/07/not-good-enough-new-york-times-posts-ho-hum-numbers-slow-digital-growth/" title="New York Times revenues declined 0.7% in 4th quarter of 2012; ad revenues down 8.3%, circulation up 8.6% - @paidContent" class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://gigaompaidcontent.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/new-york-times-building-day-o.jpg?w=440&amp;h=330" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://paidcontent.org/2013/02/07/not-good-enough-new-york-times-posts-ho-hum-numbers-slow-digital-growth/" title="New York Times revenues declined 0.7% in 4th quarter of 2012; ad revenues down 8.3%, circulation up 8.6% - @paidContent" class="title" style="color: #429ec6;"></a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">New York Times revenues declined 0.7% in 4th quarter of 2012; ad revenues down 8.3%, circulation up 8.6% - @paidContent</div></div><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/j8sePb3SHFg?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>Get Far Away From USA...Its Collapse Will Be Messy Jeff Berwick</span> · 
<a href="http://youtube.com/latestworldnewstv" style="color: #429ec6;">latestworldnewstv</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.cpifinancial.net/news/post/18031/barclays-rolls-out-improved-free-for-life-credit-card" title="Barclays rolls out improved â ˜free for lifeâ ™ credit card. ... e-payment system &amp;#39;  e-Tasdeed&amp;#39; · Home; News. Tuesday 15, January..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.cpifinancial.net/files/magazines/issues/130/medium/IBF_issue76_cover.jpg" alt="CPI Financial | News | Barclays rolls out improved &amp;#39;free for life&amp;#39; credit ..." style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.cpifinancial.net/news/post/18031/barclays-rolls-out-improved-free-for-life-credit-card" title="Barclays rolls out improved â ˜free for lifeâ ™ credit card. ... e-payment system &amp;#39;  e-Tasdeed&amp;#39; · Home; News. Tuesday 15, January..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">CPI Financial | News | Barclays rolls out improved &amp;#39;free for life&amp;#39; credit ...</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Barclays rolls out improved â ˜free for lifeâ ™ credit card. ... e-payment system &amp;#39;  e-Tasdeed&amp;#39; · Home; News. Tuesday 15, January...</div></div><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/m4B_4hx0yvY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>23rd January 2013: Channel 10 5pm Finance News Update.</span> · 
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/CommSecTV" style="color: #429ec6;">CommSecTV</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#Stocks fall, but have best January in years: What you need to know (via @BusinessInsider) http://yhoo.it/XpdYIv</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/YahooFinance" style="color: #429ec6;">Yahoo! Finance</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/YahooFinance/status/297103931786551296" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 31 2013 14:07:51</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34128007@N04/8105920289" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8326/8105920289_52d105b00e_z.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Philadelphia Bourse</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34128007@N04" style="color: #429ec6;">prayitno</a></div></div><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/aRA9jsw2r0U?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>Basel Banksters: Secretive elite group pulls strings of finance</span> · 
<a href="http://youtube.com/russiatoday" style="color: #429ec6;">russiatoday</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.barclaycard.co.uk/personal/credit-cards/platinum-balance-transfer" title="Make your money go further with our longest 25 month balance transfer credit   card. Apply for our Platinum balance transfer credit card ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.barclaycard.co.uk/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&amp;blobkey=id&amp;blobtable=MungoBlobs&amp;blobwhere=1290526238559&amp;ssbinary=true" alt="0% Balance Transfer Credit Card | Barclaycard" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.barclaycard.co.uk/personal/credit-cards/platinum-balance-transfer" title="Make your money go further with our longest 25 month balance transfer credit   card. Apply for our Platinum balance transfer credit card ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">0% Balance Transfer Credit Card | Barclaycard</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Make your money go further with our longest 25 month balance transfer credit   card. Apply for our Platinum balance transfer credit card ...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Jobless claims point to slow hiring: Read full story for latest details. http://bit.ly/TPeulo</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/financial_team" style="color: #429ec6;">Andy Financial</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/financial_team/status/299524216414412800" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Feb 07 2013 06:25:12</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Finance news: House prices rise 0.5pc in January: House prices jumped by 0.5pc month-on-month in January, in a f... http://bit.ly/U0Q0a7</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/onlinewebacc" style="color: #429ec6;">OnlineWebAccounting</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/onlinewebacc/status/296904773444202497" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 31 2013 00:56:28</a></div></blockquote><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xs0mG1A6m4k?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>Does Germany's GOLD NOT EXIST? - Silver All-Stars - PT 1</span> · 
<a href="http://youtube.com/unconventionalfin" style="color: #429ec6;">unconventionalfin</a></div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98706376@N00/8427329022" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8330/8427329022_65f654d19e_z.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Letter</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98706376@N00" style="color: #429ec6;">faul</a></div></div><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/DW8U-DQZn58?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>Latest Business News, Financial &amp; ASX Markets News</span> · 
<a href="http://youtube.com/ratinghunter" style="color: #429ec6;">ratinghunter</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.balancetransferexpert.co.uk/2013/balance-transfer-news/barclaycard-balance-transfer-offers/" title="Jan 25, 2013 ... Home &gt;&gt; Balance Transfer News &gt;&gt; Barclaycard Balance Transfer Offers.   Barclaycard have once again changed ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.balancetransferexpert.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/barclaycard-balance-transfer-offers.gif" alt="Barclaycard Balance Transfer Offers - Now 0% For 25 Months" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.balancetransferexpert.co.uk/2013/balance-transfer-news/barclaycard-balance-transfer-offers/" title="Jan 25, 2013 ... Home &gt;&gt; Balance Transfer News &gt;&gt; Barclaycard Balance Transfer Offers.   Barclaycard have once again changed ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Barclaycard Balance Transfer Offers - Now 0% For 25 Months</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Jan 25, 2013 ... Home &gt;&gt; Balance Transfer News &gt;&gt; Barclaycard Balance Transfer Offers.   Barclaycard have once again changed ...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.towerswatson.com/united-states/newsletters/us-finance-watch/8825" title="Pension Finance Watch — Pension Index Unchanged for 2012. December saw   increases in long bond yields and strong equity returns, which r..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Finance Watch: January 2013 - Towers Watson</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Pension Finance Watch — Pension Index Unchanged for 2012. December saw   increases in long bond yields and strong equity returns, which r...</div></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=5113c35b55697d765806b356&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fcashzilla" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/cashzilla/january-finance-news-round-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/cashzilla/january-finance-news-round-up</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cashzilla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:08:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[January Business Stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">January has been another busy month in the business world so here is a round up of all the #business headlines...</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/cashzilla" style="color: #429ec6;">Cashzilla</a> · 
<span>Wed, Jan 30 2013 09:13:41</span></p><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://henryrichards.posterous.com/january-business-news#" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2013-01-30/IInAitHtwjwhlApttwBzrfFodBfkxwmHrvfkAbBpIAnmwBvmuzjtuJBiCtxH/5398561400_12aef8874a.jpg.scaled500.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>January Business News</span> · 
<a href="http://henryrichards.posterous.com/january-business-news#" style="color: #429ec6;">henryrichards.posterous.com</a></div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">9th Jan:</div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20958659" title="Troubled High Street camera retailer Jessops has gone into administration, with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) appointed as the administrat..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/65195000/jpg/_65195934_65195928.jpg" alt="Jessops goes into administration" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20958659" title="Troubled High Street camera retailer Jessops has gone into administration, with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) appointed as the administrat..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Jessops goes into administration</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Troubled High Street camera retailer Jessops has gone into administration, with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) appointed as the administrat...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Damn what has happened to #jessops -another one down, such a shame</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/xFlyingCx" style="color: #429ec6;">Faye</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/xFlyingCx/status/296624952583524354" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Jan 30 2013 06:24:34</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">10th Jan:</div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jan/10/rpi-review-cost-pensioners-thousands" title="The Office for National Statistics has issued a surprise decision to keep key inflation measure the RPI intact while recommending that a ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="https://static-secure.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Observer/Columnist/Columnists/2010/9/11/1284198125410/-George-Osborne-006.jpg" alt="RPI review recommends new inflation index" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jan/10/rpi-review-cost-pensioners-thousands" title="The Office for National Statistics has issued a surprise decision to keep key inflation measure the RPI intact while recommending that a ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">RPI review recommends new inflation index</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The Office for National Statistics has issued a surprise decision to keep key inflation measure the RPI intact while recommending that a ...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">14th Jan:</div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2013/jan/14/state-pension-reform-flat-payment?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487" title="A radical reform of the state pension has been unveiled, under which women, the self-employed and low earners will have their weekly inco..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="https://static-secure.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Money/Pix/pictures/2008/09/19/PensionGettyGraemeRobertson460.jpg" alt="State pension reform unveils future £144 per week flat payment" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2013/jan/14/state-pension-reform-flat-payment?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487" title="A radical reform of the state pension has been unveiled, under which women, the self-employed and low earners will have their weekly inco..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">State pension reform unveils future £144 per week flat payment</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">A radical reform of the state pension has been unveiled, under which women, the self-employed and low earners will have their weekly inco...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">15th Jan:</div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Growing up HMV was a big part in me finding new music, don't let future generation miss out on this please support HMV #supportHMV #HMV</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/HmvSupport" style="color: #429ec6;">Support hmv</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/HmvSupport/status/296619951165427712" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Jan 30 2013 06:04:41</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21021073" title="HMV, the music and DVD retailer employing about 4,350 staff, has become the latest casualty on the High Street after appointing an admini..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/65276000/jpg/_65276421_bn-144x81.jpg" alt="Retailer HMV appoints administrator" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21021073" title="HMV, the music and DVD retailer employing about 4,350 staff, has become the latest casualty on the High Street after appointing an admini..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Retailer HMV appoints administrator</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">HMV, the music and DVD retailer employing about 4,350 staff, has become the latest casualty on the High Street after appointing an admini...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Want to know why HMV/Jessops/Blockbuster and others are in trouble/have gone? Amazon sales up 22% to £14.4BILLION in fourth quarter.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Grahamhiscott" style="color: #429ec6;">Graham Hiscott</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Grahamhiscott/status/296367426080235520" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Jan 29 2013 13:21:15</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">16th Jan:</div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hExbbL8LgVrtYCoReyucUw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Y2g9MjY1Nztjcj0xO2N3PTM1MDA7ZHg9MDtkeT0wO2ZpPXVsY3JvcDtoPTQ3MjtxPTg1O3c9NjIy/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-01-16T163430Z_350154424_LM1E91G19ZZ01_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-BLOCKBUSTER.JPG" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hExbbL8LgVrtYCoReyucUw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Y2g9MjY1Nztjcj0xO2N3PTM1MDA7ZHg9MDtkeT0wO2ZpPXVsY3JvcDtoPTQ3MjtxPTg1O3c9NjIy/http:/media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-01-16T163430Z_350154424_LM1E91G19ZZ01_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-BLOCKBUSTER.JPG" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><a href="http://l2.yimg.com" style="color: #429ec6;">Yimg</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21047652" title="DVD rental firm Blockbuster has become the latest UK High Street firm to go into administration after struggling against online competito..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/65331000/jpg/_65331524_7on50lne.jpg" alt="Blockbuster enters administration" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21047652" title="DVD rental firm Blockbuster has become the latest UK High Street firm to go into administration after struggling against online competito..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Blockbuster enters administration</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">DVD rental firm Blockbuster has become the latest UK High Street firm to go into administration after struggling against online competito...</div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.chud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/blockbuster.jpeg" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://www.chud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/blockbuster.jpeg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><a href="http://www.chud.com" style="color: #429ec6;">Chud</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://cashflowkiller.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/retail-news-round-up/" title="There has been a lot of business news and announcements about the high street recently so here is a round up of the bad and the good news..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://cashflowkiller.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/5398561400_12aef8874a.jpg?w=440&amp;h=330&amp;crop=true" alt="Retail News Round-up" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://cashflowkiller.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/retail-news-round-up/" title="There has been a lot of business news and announcements about the high street recently so here is a round up of the bad and the good news..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Retail News Round-up</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">There has been a lot of business news and announcements about the high street recently so here is a round up of the bad and the good news...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">22nd Jan:</div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; 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color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">The Funding for Lending Scheme has been one of the UK Government's key initiatives in it's battle to get the country's economy moving again. But is it having the desired effect or not? </p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/cashzilla" style="color: #429ec6;">Cashzilla</a> · 
<span>Thu, Jan 24 2013 07:01:14</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>&nbsp;A bit of background on the FLS</h2></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/aug/01/funding-for-lending-scheme-scepticism" title="The government's £80bn scheme to kickstart the economy by encouraging more lending to homebuyers and businesses has launched, but experts..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="https://static-secure.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Money/Pix/pictures/2012/8/1/1343817231379/A-man-looks-at-mortgage-r-004.jpg" alt="Funding for Lending scheme launches amid scepticism" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/aug/01/funding-for-lending-scheme-scepticism" title="The government's £80bn scheme to kickstart the economy by encouraging more lending to homebuyers and businesses has launched, but experts..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Funding for Lending scheme launches amid scepticism</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The government's £80bn scheme to kickstart the economy by encouraging more lending to homebuyers and businesses has launched, but experts...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.startups.co.uk/funding-for-lending-scheme-explained.html" title="Announced in July 2012 and officially launched in August by the Bank of England and HM Treasury, the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) is ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.startups.co.uk/funding_for_lending_bank-jpg.html" alt="Funding for Lending Scheme explained | Startups" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.startups.co.uk/funding-for-lending-scheme-explained.html" title="Announced in July 2012 and officially launched in August by the Bank of England and HM Treasury, the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) is ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Funding for Lending Scheme explained | Startups</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Announced in July 2012 and officially launched in August by the Bank of England and HM Treasury, the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) is ...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/Pages/FLS/data.aspx" title="The Bank will publish on this page quarterly data showing, for each group participating in the FLS, the amount borrowed from the Bank, th..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/PublishingImages/images/flsdatatable.jpg" alt="Bank of England | Markets | Funding For Lending Scheme | Funding for Lending Scheme - Usage and lending data" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/Pages/FLS/data.aspx" title="The Bank will publish on this page quarterly data showing, for each group participating in the FLS, the amount borrowed from the Bank, th..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Bank of England | Markets | Funding For Lending Scheme | Funding for Lending Scheme - Usage and lending data</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The Bank will publish on this page quarterly data showing, for each group participating in the FLS, the amount borrowed from the Bank, th...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>The Good</h2></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/mortgages-soar-thanks-to-the-banks-funding-for-lending-8437707.html" title="Mortgage availability has soared to its highest level since the onset of the credit crunch nearly five years ago, the Bank of England sai..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.independent.co.uk/skins/ind/images/eagle_logo.jpg" alt="Mortgages soar thanks to the Bank's Funding for Lending" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/mortgages-soar-thanks-to-the-banks-funding-for-lending-8437707.html" title="Mortgage availability has soared to its highest level since the onset of the credit crunch nearly five years ago, the Bank of England sai..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Mortgages soar thanks to the Bank's Funding for Lending</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Mortgage availability has soared to its highest level since the onset of the credit crunch nearly five years ago, the Bank of England sai...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d5437b38-5fc7-11e2-b128-00144feab49a.html#axzz2IuAN7npd" title="Mortgage lending for new house purchases picked up in November, led by a rise in first-time buyers, according to new data. The number of ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/social/og-ft-logo.png" alt="First-time buyers boost lending numbers - FT.com" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d5437b38-5fc7-11e2-b128-00144feab49a.html#axzz2IuAN7npd" title="Mortgage lending for new house purchases picked up in November, led by a rise in first-time buyers, according to new data. The number of ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">First-time buyers boost lending numbers - FT.com</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Mortgage lending for new house purchases picked up in November, led by a rise in first-time buyers, according to new data. The number of ...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20893165" title="The supply of mortgage funds will be increased &quot;significantly&quot; by the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS), says the Bank of England. A surve..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/65045000/jpg/_65045733_kwp9wr7m.jpg" alt="Mortgage funds to rise, says Bank" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20893165" title="The supply of mortgage funds will be increased &quot;significantly&quot; by the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS), says the Bank of England. A surve..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Mortgage funds to rise, says Bank</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The supply of mortgage funds will be increased "significantly" by the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS), says the Bank of England. A surve...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Mortgage market will be stronger in 2013 then it has been over the last 5 years... Think funding for lending is working @David_Cameron</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Mr_Kaker" style="color: #429ec6;">Nazir Kaker</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Mr_Kaker/status/294418193836019712" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 24 2013 04:15:42</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Drag on household incomes not as heavy as before, Funding for Lending having positive impact on credit conditions mood - BoE #MarketInsite</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/BakeronBusiness" style="color: #429ec6;">Richard Baker</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/BakeronBusiness/status/294375891537117184" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 24 2013 01:27:36</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Home loans 'the most affordable they have been in a decade', say Halifax, and are expected to get even cheaper due to Funding For Lending.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/BedfordKSK" style="color: #429ec6;">KSK Bedford</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/BedfordKSK/status/293795918581489666" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Jan 22 2013 11:03:00</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>The Bad</h2></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/426128/20130121/boe-trends-lending-funding-credit-report-business.htm" title="Lending to business in Britain fell by £4bn in the three months to November, despite a significant push by the Bank of England to free up..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/small/2013/01/21/337351.jpg" alt="UK Business Lending Drops by £4bn" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/426128/20130121/boe-trends-lending-funding-credit-report-business.htm" title="Lending to business in Britain fell by £4bn in the three months to November, despite a significant push by the Bank of England to free up..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">UK Business Lending Drops by £4bn</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Lending to business in Britain fell by £4bn in the three months to November, despite a significant push by the Bank of England to free up...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/9801426/Fallon-No-evidence-Funding-for-Lending-is-working.html" title="Michael Fallon said there is &quot;not enough evidence yet&quot; that the flagship scheme to cut the cost of loans is helping credit-starved small ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02455/fallon_GB_2455210a.jpg" alt="Fallon: No evidence Funding for Lending is working - Telegraph" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/9801426/Fallon-No-evidence-Funding-for-Lending-is-working.html" title="Michael Fallon said there is &quot;not enough evidence yet&quot; that the flagship scheme to cut the cost of loans is helping credit-starved small ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Fallon: No evidence Funding for Lending is working - Telegraph</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Michael Fallon said there is "not enough evidence yet" that the flagship scheme to cut the cost of loans is helping credit-starved small ...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/372677/Lending-is-hitting-the-savers" title="Experts have said the Government should ease the burden on savers by offering better tax breaks People who rely on the income provided by..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://images.dailyexpress.co.uk/img/dynamic/23/285x214/372677_1.jpg" alt="Lending is hitting the savers" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/372677/Lending-is-hitting-the-savers" title="Experts have said the Government should ease the burden on savers by offering better tax breaks People who rely on the income provided by..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Lending is hitting the savers</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Experts have said the Government should ease the burden on savers by offering better tax breaks People who rely on the income provided by...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">M&amp;S Money Everyday Saver - 1st Jan 1.85pc. From April 3 - 0.35 pc. Thanks a bundle Funding for Lending.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/jimconey" style="color: #429ec6;">James Coney</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/jimconey/status/294063297668452353" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Jan 23 2013 04:45:28</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Meryn King says banks' funding costs have reduced 1.25% since 'funding for lending'-why haven't they reduced their Standard Variable Rates?</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/DominicLindley" style="color: #429ec6;">Dominic Lindley</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/DominicLindley/status/293819934063071232" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Jan 22 2013 12:38:25</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Mervyn King is putting a big emphasis on Funding for Lending scheme - but no traction for scheme in NI yet.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/mwadvocate" style="color: #429ec6;">MWAdvocate</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/mwadvocate/status/293810890678075392" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Jan 22 2013 12:02:29</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>Asking the Question... Is&nbsp;it Working?</h2></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://cashzilla.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/the-funding-for-lending-scheme-is-it-making-a-difference/" title="In July 2012 the government introduced a new scheme which allowed the Bank of England to lend money to financial institutions at cheaper ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://s.wordpress.com/imgpress?resize=440,330&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm6.staticflickr.com%2F5159%2F5909272599_96ecbde87a.jpg" alt="The Funding for Lending Scheme - Is it making a Difference?" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://cashzilla.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/the-funding-for-lending-scheme-is-it-making-a-difference/" title="In July 2012 the government introduced a new scheme which allowed the Bank of England to lend money to financial institutions at cheaper ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">The Funding for Lending Scheme - Is it making a Difference?</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">In July 2012 the government introduced a new scheme which allowed the Bank of England to lend money to financial institutions at cheaper ...</div></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=51014ce4173ae58b2b040f11&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fcashzilla" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/cashzilla/the-uk-s-funding-for-lending-scheme</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/cashzilla/the-uk-s-funding-for-lending-scheme</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cashzilla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:01:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The UK's 4G Mobile Frequency Auction]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">The UK Government is expecting a 3.5billion cash windfall as the 4G bidding war begins. Seven companies are fighting it out in Ofcom's blind auction for the rights to use prized radio frequencies in the UK.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/cashzilla" style="color: #429ec6;">Cashzilla</a> · 
<span>Mon, Jan 21 2013 09:32:29</span></p><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/files/2012/11/purple-4g-logo-1024x635.png" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/files/2012/11/purple-4g-logo-1024x635.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><a href="http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk" style="color: #429ec6;">Ofcom</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://nerdinsider.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/ofcoms-4g-mobile-airwave-auction-the-key-questions/" title="With the UK government's 4G airwave auction finally underway, we take a look at who the players are and what it's all about. What is 4G? ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://nerdinsider.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/split-phone-tower2.jpg?w=440&amp;h=330&amp;crop=true" alt="Ofcom's 4G Mobile Airwave Auction - The Key Questions" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://nerdinsider.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/ofcoms-4g-mobile-airwave-auction-the-key-questions/" title="With the UK government's 4G airwave auction finally underway, we take a look at who the players are and what it's all about. What is 4G? ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Ofcom's 4G Mobile Airwave Auction - The Key Questions</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">With the UK government's 4G airwave auction finally underway, we take a look at who the players are and what it's all about. What is 4G? ...</div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://nerdinsider.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/split-phone-tower2.jpg?w=620" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://nerdinsider.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/split-phone-tower2.jpg?w=620" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><a href="http://nerdinsider.files.wordpress.com" style="color: #429ec6;">Wordpress</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">The UK 4G auction should begin this week, which will boost the amount of airwaves available by 75% for mobile operators.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/rootmetrics" style="color: #429ec6;">RootMetrics</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/rootmetrics/status/293360253486108672" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, Jan 21 2013 06:11:49</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.knowyourmobile.com/features/1768202/ofcoms_uk_4g_auction_everything_you_need_to_know.html" title="Next week Ofcom will auction off the UK's 4G spectrum in the biggest ever auction of its kind in the UK. Bidding will be intensive being ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.knowyourmobile.com/siteimage/scale/0/0/350418.jpg" alt="Ofcom's UK 4G Auction: Everything you need to know" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.knowyourmobile.com/features/1768202/ofcoms_uk_4g_auction_everything_you_need_to_know.html" title="Next week Ofcom will auction off the UK's 4G spectrum in the biggest ever auction of its kind in the UK. Bidding will be intensive being ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Ofcom's UK 4G Auction: Everything you need to know</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Next week Ofcom will auction off the UK's 4G spectrum in the biggest ever auction of its kind in the UK. Bidding will be intensive being ...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Ed Richards @Ofcom says: our objective with the 4g auction is the most efficient allocation of spectrum, not revenue generation. #beyond2013</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/edbrewster" style="color: #429ec6;">Ed Brewster</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/edbrewster/status/291216684310732800" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Jan 15 2013 08:14:02</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jan/18/london-buses-radio-spectrum-auction" title="Every day on London's streets, fleets of buses jostle for space, their red liveries bearing the names of many different operators. On boa..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="https://static-secure.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2013/1/18/1358523365108/London-bus-006.jpg" alt="London buses show way for auction of radio wave spectrum to mobile firms" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jan/18/london-buses-radio-spectrum-auction" title="Every day on London's streets, fleets of buses jostle for space, their red liveries bearing the names of many different operators. On boa..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">London buses show way for auction of radio wave spectrum to mobile firms</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Every day on London's streets, fleets of buses jostle for space, their red liveries bearing the names of many different operators. On boa...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/23677/Ofcom_keen_to_avoid_a_4G_political_football.aspx" title="Ofcom keen to avoid a 4G ''political football''. Visit MobileToday for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, features and interviews abou..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/images/2011/Mobile/4G_images/Ofcom-hq-4G.jpg" alt="Mobile Today | Ofcom keen to avoid a 4G 'political football'" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/23677/Ofcom_keen_to_avoid_a_4G_political_football.aspx" title="Ofcom keen to avoid a 4G ''political football''. Visit MobileToday for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, features and interviews abou..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Mobile Today | Ofcom keen to avoid a 4G 'political football'</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Ofcom keen to avoid a 4G ''political football''. Visit MobileToday for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, features and interviews abou...</div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://radiotoday.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ofcom.jpg" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://radiotoday.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ofcom.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><a href="http://radiotoday.co.uk" style="color: #429ec6;">Radiotoday</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://media.ofcom.org.uk/2012/11/12/ofcom-finalises-4g-auction-rules/" title="Ofcom has today published final regulations and a timetable for the 4G mobile spectrum auction - the largest ever sale of mobile airwaves..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Ofcom | Ofcom finalises 4G auction rules</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Ofcom has today published final regulations and a timetable for the 4G mobile spectrum auction - the largest ever sale of mobile airwaves...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jan/06/4g-spectrum-bidders-auction" title="Britain's mobile phone companies open their war rooms on Monday for the long-awaited 4G spectrum auction, a process that is expected to g..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="https://static-secure.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/1/6/1357483934016/Vodafone-004.jpg" alt="4G spectrum bidders to be confirmed as auction begins" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jan/06/4g-spectrum-bidders-auction" title="Britain's mobile phone companies open their war rooms on Monday for the long-awaited 4G spectrum auction, a process that is expected to g..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">4G spectrum bidders to be confirmed as auction begins</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Britain's mobile phone companies open their war rooms on Monday for the long-awaited 4G spectrum auction, a process that is expected to g...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2265141/Government-earn-windfall-4G-deposits.html" title="PUBLISHED: 05:47 EST, 20 January 2013 | UPDATED: 05:47 EST, 20 January 2013 Thee Government's auction of the 4G radio spectrum will earn ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.mol.im/i/pix/2013/01/20/article-2265141-164068E1000005DC-833_308x185.jpg" alt="Government auction of 4G will earn multi-million pound windfall from interest on deposits" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2265141/Government-earn-windfall-4G-deposits.html" title="PUBLISHED: 05:47 EST, 20 January 2013 | UPDATED: 05:47 EST, 20 January 2013 Thee Government's auction of the 4G radio spectrum will earn ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Government auction of 4G will earn multi-million pound windfall from interest on deposits</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">PUBLISHED: 05:47 EST, 20 January 2013 | UPDATED: 05:47 EST, 20 January 2013 Thee Government's auction of the 4G radio spectrum will earn ...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Osborne banks on £3.5 billion from 4G broadband spectrum auction. Question is what will he do with it if materialises? Keep an eye on him.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/davidfreelander" style="color: #429ec6;">david freeland</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/davidfreelander/status/292984008202125314" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sun, Jan 20 2013 05:16:45</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/2013/01/15/mll-telecom-appoints-new-cto-to-oversee-4g-bid/" title="Written by: Samantha Tomaszczyk MLL Telecom has appointed former Nokia Siemens Networks and Motorola Networks technical sales director Pe..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Peter-Jennings-web.jpg?2bf7cb" alt="MLL Telecom appoints new CTO to oversee 4G bid" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/2013/01/15/mll-telecom-appoints-new-cto-to-oversee-4g-bid/" title="Written by: Samantha Tomaszczyk MLL Telecom has appointed former Nokia Siemens Networks and Motorola Networks technical sales director Pe..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">MLL Telecom appoints new CTO to oversee 4G bid</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Written by: Samantha Tomaszczyk MLL Telecom has appointed former Nokia Siemens Networks and Motorola Networks technical sales director Pe...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/2013/01/18/northern-scotland-last-in-line-for-4g-services-says-ofcom/" title="Written by: Samantha Tomaszczyk Regulator says residents in remote areas will be last to receive LTE technology Residents in northern par..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Ofcom-logo-web1.jpg?2bf7cb" alt="Northern Scotland last in line for 4G services, says Ofcom" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/2013/01/18/northern-scotland-last-in-line-for-4g-services-says-ofcom/" title="Written by: Samantha Tomaszczyk Regulator says residents in remote areas will be last to receive LTE technology Residents in northern par..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Northern Scotland last in line for 4G services, says Ofcom</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Written by: Samantha Tomaszczyk Regulator says residents in remote areas will be last to receive LTE technology Residents in northern par...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>Will 4G have much of an impact?</h2></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Consumers don't seem that interested in 4G at the moment. However it's likely that 4G will be popular for business mobile phone contracts. Also, if 3G networks do get too crowded 4G could become very&nbsp;appealing.</div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/14/uk-4g-ofcom-auction-nears_n_2471223.html" title="Ofcom's auction for new 4G spectrum is about to get under way - just in time for consumers to ignore it. The UK currently has just one 4G..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/940111/thumbs/o-4G-facebook.jpg" alt="Just 6% In UK Would Switch To 4G, Reports Survey" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/14/uk-4g-ofcom-auction-nears_n_2471223.html" title="Ofcom's auction for new 4G spectrum is about to get under way - just in time for consumers to ignore it. The UK currently has just one 4G..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Just 6% In UK Would Switch To 4G, Reports Survey</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Ofcom's auction for new 4G spectrum is about to get under way - just in time for consumers to ignore it. The UK currently has just one 4G...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21118906" title="Operators will be unable to keep up with smartphone users' growing demand for data on the move, a report warns. On average, iPhone, Andro..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/65407000/jpg/_65407916_tv005645026.jpg" alt="Slowdown looms for smartphone users" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21118906" title="Operators will be unable to keep up with smartphone users' growing demand for data on the move, a report warns. On average, iPhone, Andro..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Slowdown looms for smartphone users</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Operators will be unable to keep up with smartphone users' growing demand for data on the move, a report warns. On average, iPhone, Andro...</div></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=50fd56f3c0355b796c0025da&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fcashzilla" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/cashzilla/the-uk-s-4g-mobile-frequency-auction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/cashzilla/the-uk-s-4g-mobile-frequency-auction</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cashzilla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:32:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISOs in 2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">With a new year comes new cyber security threats for businesses around the world. So what can CISOs expect? We've rounded up some opinions and thoughts on the matter.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/cashzilla" style="color: #429ec6;">Cashzilla</a> · 
<span>Fri, Jan 04 2013 06:51:35</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Let's look at some of the predictions for cyber security in 2013. As expected, BYOD, <a href="http://secunia.com/solutions/compliance/" class="" style="color: #429ec6;">information security compliance</a> and cloud computing frequently pop up in&nbsp;many&nbsp;prediction lists.</div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/byod-developing-effective-policy-a-5377" title="Collaborate with key departments: Crafting a BYOD policy is not something a CISO can do alone. .... Advice for CISOs. MCGEE: Is there any..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://docs.bankinfosecurity.com/files/images_articles/5377_wu_stephen_175x175.jpg" alt="BYOD: Developing an Effective Policy" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/byod-developing-effective-policy-a-5377" title="Collaborate with key departments: Crafting a BYOD policy is not something a CISO can do alone. .... Advice for CISOs. MCGEE: Is there any..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">BYOD: Developing an Effective Policy</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Collaborate with key departments: Crafting a BYOD policy is not something a CISO can do alone. .... Advice for CISOs. MCGEE: Is there any...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.citeworld.com/mobile/21259/byod-keeps-expanding-and-it-just-has-deal-it" title="The debates about whether the BYOD (bring your own device) trend makes economic and security sense for enterprises raged on during 2012, ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.citeworld.com/sites/citeworld.com/files/imagecache/teaser_node_top/u273/ipad.jpg" alt="BYOD keeps expanding, and IT just has to deal with it" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.citeworld.com/mobile/21259/byod-keeps-expanding-and-it-just-has-deal-it" title="The debates about whether the BYOD (bring your own device) trend makes economic and security sense for enterprises raged on during 2012, ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">BYOD keeps expanding, and IT just has to deal with it</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The debates about whether the BYOD (bring your own device) trend makes economic and security sense for enterprises raged on during 2012, ...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/010213-7-deadly-sins-of-cloud-265442.html" title="The CISO can rest easy knowing there is no vice in moving to the cloud to reap these rewards. What may keep her up at ... Here CISOs and ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.networkworld.com/images/nww-logo-fb.gif" alt="7 deadly sins of cloud computing" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/010213-7-deadly-sins-of-cloud-265442.html" title="The CISO can rest easy knowing there is no vice in moving to the cloud to reap these rewards. What may keep her up at ... Here CISOs and ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">7 deadly sins of cloud computing</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The CISO can rest easy knowing there is no vice in moving to the cloud to reap these rewards. What may keep her up at ... Here CISOs and ...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/security/application-security/7-top-information-security-trends-for-20/240145336" title="Going into 2013, however, more firms are now setting deployment timetables and talking security practicalities. &quot;I&amp;#39;ve had a few ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://twimgs.com/infoweek/fbicons/iwk.bmp" alt="7 Top Information Security Trends For 2013" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/security/application-security/7-top-information-security-trends-for-20/240145336" title="Going into 2013, however, more firms are now setting deployment timetables and talking security practicalities. &quot;I&amp;#39;ve had a few ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">7 Top Information Security Trends For 2013</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Going into 2013, however, more firms are now setting deployment timetables and talking security practicalities. "I&amp;#39;ve had a few ...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/ideas-insights/enterprise-security-in-2013-nine-trends-to-watch-for/231" title="Our 2012 Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) study showed that most CISOs report to the CIO. This will change. Security groups will..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Enterprise security in 2013: Nine trends to watch for</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Our 2012 Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) study showed that most CISOs report to the CIO. This will change. Security groups will...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.wired.com/insights/2012/12/reinvent-your-it-security-approach-5-things-to-consider-in-2013/" title="Emergence of the CIRO – The Chief Information Risk Officer will be the next evolution of the CISO, who can communicate to the board in th..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.wired.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/icloud_locked_660-300x150.jpg" alt="Reinvent Your IT Security Approach: 5 Things To Consider In 2013" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.wired.com/insights/2012/12/reinvent-your-it-security-approach-5-things-to-consider-in-2013/" title="Emergence of the CIRO – The Chief Information Risk Officer will be the next evolution of the CISO, who can communicate to the board in th..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Reinvent Your IT Security Approach: 5 Things To Consider In 2013</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Emergence of the CIRO – The Chief Information Risk Officer will be the next evolution of the CISO, who can communicate to the board in th...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">IDC - 2013 Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Predictions: Securing the Expanding Walls of an Enterprise http://bit.ly/WnegxN</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Lluis_Altes" style="color: #429ec6;">Lluis Altes</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Lluis_Altes/status/286845945981849600" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 03 2013 06:46:17</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">The CISO role in an organisation is gaining increasing attention; no surprise as cyber security becomes an ever increasing part in the business world.</div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">90% of companies that we consider security leaders have a #CISO in place http://bit.ly/QIs7jx according to #PwC study #CIO</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/ciodashboard" style="color: #429ec6;">Chris Curran</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ciodashboard/status/285798223782760448" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, Dec 31 2012 09:23:01</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://cashzilla.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/the-importance-of-a-ciso-in-your-business/" title="As organisations become larger, so too does its network. And as more devices are connected to the network, the more IT departments feel t..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">The Importance of a CISO In Your Business</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">As organisations become larger, so too does its network. And as more devices are connected to the network, the more IT departments feel t...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://computersight.com/communication-networks/security/business-cyber-security-cisos-and-patch-management/" title="On 13.01.04, In , by While CISOs and businesses brace themselves for another year of new threats such as BYOD, they should also remember ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/computersight/2007/08/14/48149.jpg" alt="Business Cyber Security: Cisos and Patch Management" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://computersight.com/communication-networks/security/business-cyber-security-cisos-and-patch-management/" title="On 13.01.04, In , by While CISOs and businesses brace themselves for another year of new threats such as BYOD, they should also remember ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Business Cyber Security: Cisos and Patch Management</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">On 13.01.04, In , by While CISOs and businesses brace themselves for another year of new threats such as BYOD, they should also remember ...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.itproportal.com/2012/12/09/why-hybrid-ciso-right-choice-every-business/" title="Many companies approach finding a CISO the wrong way, choosing either a manager/executive who has no information security grounding or a ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://cdn.itproportal.com/photos/server-rack_feature.jpg" alt="Why a Hybrid CISO is the Right Choice for every business" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.itproportal.com/2012/12/09/why-hybrid-ciso-right-choice-every-business/" title="Many companies approach finding a CISO the wrong way, choosing either a manager/executive who has no information security grounding or a ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Why a Hybrid CISO is the Right Choice for every business</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Many companies approach finding a CISO the wrong way, choosing either a manager/executive who has no information security grounding or a ...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/82015" title="This may lead to a bifurcation of the CISO role with one business security officer and another chief security technology officer. 2. CISO..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.networkworld.com/images/nww-logo-fb.gif" alt="Executive Management Is Becoming More Engaged In Information Security" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/82015" title="This may lead to a bifurcation of the CISO role with one business security officer and another chief security technology officer. 2. CISO..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Executive Management Is Becoming More Engaged In Information Security</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">This may lead to a bifurcation of the CISO role with one business security officer and another chief security technology officer. 2. CISO...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) – where does he belong in an org chart? http://ow.ly/gtn0X  - good post by @dejan_kosutic</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/SafeNetUK" style="color: #429ec6;">SafeNet UK</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/SafeNetUK/status/286434275312664576" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Jan 02 2013 03:30:27</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">The importance of CISOs can be summed up in 5 words: cost of a data breach.</div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Why the role of a CISO can reduce the average cost of a data breach http://bit.ly/WbCddb</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/PixAlert" style="color: #429ec6;">PixAlert</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/PixAlert/status/286763916296589312" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 03 2013 01:20:20</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/blog/2012/12/20/ciphercloud-expansion-into-europe-investment-and-the-cost-of-a-data-breach-/744.aspx" title="“We are expecting growth in Europe to reach 20% of our annual turnover in 2013”, said Kothari. Richard Olver, leading ... “The best cloud..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/_common/img/template/infosec-uk/site-logo.gif" alt="CipherCloud: Expansion into Europe, Investment, and The Cost of a Data Breach" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/blog/2012/12/20/ciphercloud-expansion-into-europe-investment-and-the-cost-of-a-data-breach-/744.aspx" title="“We are expecting growth in Europe to reach 20% of our annual turnover in 2013”, said Kothari. Richard Olver, leading ... “The best cloud..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">CipherCloud: Expansion into Europe, Investment, and The Cost of a Data Breach</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">“We are expecting growth in Europe to reach 20% of our annual turnover in 2013”, said Kothari. Richard Olver, leading ... “The best cloud...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Survey shows data breaches are causing businesses to lose customers http://bit.ly/130OWDa by @cbcurran #CISO</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/MSFTenterprise" style="color: #429ec6;">Microsoft Enterprise</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/MSFTenterprise/status/285874733982027777" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, Dec 31 2012 14:27:02</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media-network/media-network-blog/2012/dec/21/information-security-exposure-vulnerability" title="Work must be monitored, audited and reported on, and a CISO is expected to be responsive, deal with threats and ensure that risk is manag..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="https://static-secure.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2011/8/2/1312304641643/Internet-Explorer-logo-003.jpg" alt="Information security: are you leaving your company exposed?" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media-network/media-network-blog/2012/dec/21/information-security-exposure-vulnerability" title="Work must be monitored, audited and reported on, and a CISO is expected to be responsive, deal with threats and ensure that risk is manag..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Information security: are you leaving your company exposed?</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Work must be monitored, audited and reported on, and a CISO is expected to be responsive, deal with threats and ensure that risk is manag...</div></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=50e6ebf4d2ae98266352f986&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fcashzilla" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/cashzilla/ciso-in-2013</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/cashzilla/ciso-in-2013</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cashzilla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:51:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Unemployment Sees a Sharp Drop]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">The Office for National Statistics has announced that the UK has seen it's biggest quarterly drop in unemployment since 2001.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/cashzilla" style="color: #429ec6;">Cashzilla</a> · 
<span>Thu, Dec 13 2012 08:38:04</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>The main figures</h2></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/december-2012/statistical-bulletin.html" title="Earnings Earnings measures money paid to employees in return for work done, before tax and other deductions from pay. The estimates relat..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Labour Market Statistics, December 2012</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Earnings Earnings measures money paid to employees in return for work done, before tax and other deductions from pay. The estimates relat...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">UK unemployment rate for Aug-Oct 2012 down by 0.2% on previous 3 month period and 0.5% on a year before – keep the good news coming!</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/JerryWright2" style="color: #429ec6;">Jerry Wright</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/JerryWright2/status/279187784122634242" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Dec 13 2012 03:35:29</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://cashzilla.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/uk-unemployment-figures-2012.jpg?w=640" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://cashzilla.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/uk-unemployment-figures-2012.jpg?w=640" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><a href="http://cashzilla.files.wordpress.com" style="color: #429ec6;">Wordpress</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://cashzilla.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/uk-unemployment-falls-sharply/" title="UK unemployment rates have just seen their biggest quarterly fall since 2001. The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics s..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://cashzilla.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/8059834283_80c43c1c3c_c.jpg?w=440&amp;h=330&amp;crop=true" alt="UK unemployment falls sharply" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://cashzilla.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/uk-unemployment-falls-sharply/" title="UK unemployment rates have just seen their biggest quarterly fall since 2001. The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics s..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">UK unemployment falls sharply</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">UK unemployment rates have just seen their biggest quarterly fall since 2001. The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics s...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Encouraging to see UK unemployment figures taking a sharp downturn. Let's hope it's sustained evidence of recovery</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/welfordrichard" style="color: #429ec6;">Richard Welford</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/welfordrichard/status/278901272554377219" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Dec 12 2012 08:36:59</a></div></blockquote><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/KdTSctZI1Sk?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>UK unemployment falls by 82,000</span> · 
<a href="http://youtube.com/worldofficialnews" style="color: #429ec6;">worldofficialnews</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/12/unemployment-falls-august-october_n_2282695.html" title="A record number of people are in work after the biggest quarterly fall in unemployment since the Spring of 2001. The jobless total fell b..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/878619/thumbs/o-WORK-PROGRAMME-facebook.jpg" alt="Record Numbers Of People Back In Work" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/12/unemployment-falls-august-october_n_2282695.html" title="A record number of people are in work after the biggest quarterly fall in unemployment since the Spring of 2001. The jobless total fell b..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Record Numbers Of People Back In Work</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">A record number of people are in work after the biggest quarterly fall in unemployment since the Spring of 2001. The jobless total fell b...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">UK: Unemployment down 0.2% over last 3 months. Biggest quarterly fall since 2001. Employment rose to 29.6 m. Highest figure since 1971.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/proftcox" style="color: #429ec6;">Tom Cox</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/proftcox/status/278946912244203520" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Dec 12 2012 11:38:21</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>All of the growth in employment has come in the private sector</h2></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/12/uk-unemployment-falls-private-sector-jobs" title="Unemployment in Britain recorded its sharpest quarterly drop in more than a decade in the late summer and early autumn as strong jobs gro..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="https://static-secure.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Business/Pix/pictures/2012/12/12/1355307373946/Unemployment-004.jpg" alt="UK unemployment falls as private sector jobs hit all-time high" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/12/uk-unemployment-falls-private-sector-jobs" title="Unemployment in Britain recorded its sharpest quarterly drop in more than a decade in the late summer and early autumn as strong jobs gro..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">UK unemployment falls as private sector jobs hit all-time high</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Unemployment in Britain recorded its sharpest quarterly drop in more than a decade in the late summer and early autumn as strong jobs gro...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Power to the private sector - UK unemployment down</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/andrewmduncan" style="color: #429ec6;">Andrew Duncan</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/andrewmduncan/status/278988615810416640" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Dec 12 2012 14:24:04</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>The drop in youth unemployment was particularly welcome</h2></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://news.sky.com/story/1024320/youth-unemployment-falls-amid-jobs-record" title="There has been the biggest quarterly fall in unemployment for a decade amid a welcome drop in the number of young people without work. Th..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2011/Nov/Week1/164157/default/v1/16103884-180x180.jpg" alt="Youth Unemployment Falls Amid Jobs Record" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://news.sky.com/story/1024320/youth-unemployment-falls-amid-jobs-record" title="There has been the biggest quarterly fall in unemployment for a decade amid a welcome drop in the number of young people without work. Th..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Youth Unemployment Falls Amid Jobs Record</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">There has been the biggest quarterly fall in unemployment for a decade amid a welcome drop in the number of young people without work. Th...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">UK Office of National Statistics said today youth unemployment has fallen by 72,000 @GovEmployment</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/thedpaf" style="color: #429ec6;">dpaf</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/thedpaf/status/278936878139453441" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Dec 12 2012 10:58:28</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>Employment may have went up, but the spending power of the average worker has went down</h2></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20697050" title="Jobs prospects for young people are starting to look a bit healthier - though the average pay packet is not. Those are two clear conclusi..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/64720000/jpg/_64720043_0m0bmhmb.jpg" alt="Jobs up, pay down" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20697050" title="Jobs prospects for young people are starting to look a bit healthier - though the average pay packet is not. Those are two clear conclusi..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Jobs up, pay down</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Jobs prospects for young people are starting to look a bit healthier - though the average pay packet is not. Those are two clear conclusi...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">BoE's Dale - warns UK may face a further adjustment in real wages (ie down)</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Art_of_Trading" style="color: #429ec6;">Art of Trading</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Art_of_Trading/status/278816322459168768" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, Dec 12 2012 02:59:26</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>There are warnings of troubled times ahead though</h2></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/05/autumn-statement-austerit_n_2245783.html" title="Austerity measures could mean a million public sector jobs disappear by 2018, according to the budget watchdog. In the Chancellor's Autum..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/891244/thumbs/o-TUC-facebook.jpg" alt="One Million Jobs" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/05/autumn-statement-austerit_n_2245783.html" title="Austerity measures could mean a million public sector jobs disappear by 2018, according to the budget watchdog. In the Chancellor's Autum..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">One Million Jobs</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Austerity measures could mean a million public sector jobs disappear by 2018, according to the budget watchdog. In the Chancellor's Autum...</div></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=50ca0433d6c28f5e027675d6&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fcashzilla" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/cashzilla/uk-unemployment-sees-a-sharp-drop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/cashzilla/uk-unemployment-sees-a-sharp-drop</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cashzilla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:36:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial News Round Up: November 2012]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">A month in money - 30 days in the global economy.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/cashzilla" style="color: #429ec6;">Cashzilla</a> · 
<span>Tue, Dec 04 2012 07:26:39</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>US Elections<br /></h2></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">After a long and bitterly fought campaign the citizens of the United States went to the polls to pick their next President and elect other government officials. The impact of the USA on economic matters extends far beyond its borders - so the eyes of the world were all on this contest.<br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Obama wins 2012 US Presidential Elections - News - Bubblews http://www.bubblews.com/news/25497-obama-wins-2012-us-presidential-elections #bubblews</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/bluelovinmei" style="color: #429ec6;">Mei</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/bluelovinmei/status/274350766712565760" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Nov 29 2012 19:14:54</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">The elections saw campaign spending on a level never seen before. Crucial swing states were subjected to wall to wall television advertising, to the extent where nothing else could get a look in.<br /></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/13/mitt-romney-ad-spending_n_1963850.html" title="Oct 13, 2012 ... WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney&amp;#39;s campaign and its Republican allies are set to ...   The disparity, with Republicans spen..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/814807/thumbs/s-ROMNEY-AD-SPENDING-small.jpg" alt="Mitt Romney Ad Spending: Candidate And Allies Greatly Outpace ..." style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/13/mitt-romney-ad-spending_n_1963850.html" title="Oct 13, 2012 ... WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney&amp;#39;s campaign and its Republican allies are set to ...   The disparity, with Republicans spen..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Mitt Romney Ad Spending: Candidate And Allies Greatly Outpace ...</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Oct 13, 2012 ... WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney&amp;#39;s campaign and its Republican allies are set to ...   The disparity, with Republicans spen...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Given the vast investment donors were understandably less than impressed by results. Leading Republican Karl Rove presided over the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Crossroads" class="" style="color: #429ec6;">Crossroads</a>&nbsp;political groups that were responsible for $125 million in spending, resulting in 158,246 election ads being shown. They failed to strike the right note with voters however.<br /><br /></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-15/will-republicans-fire-karl-rove" title="It happens all the time in advertising. A big campaign ends in disappointment. A once-dominant brand is no longer selling like it did, an..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://images.businessweek.com/cms/2012-11-15/pol_rove47__01__145x82.jpg" alt="Will Republicans Fire Karl Rove?" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-15/will-republicans-fire-karl-rove" title="It happens all the time in advertising. A big campaign ends in disappointment. A once-dominant brand is no longer selling like it did, an..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Will Republicans Fire Karl Rove?</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">It happens all the time in advertising. A big campaign ends in disappointment. A once-dominant brand is no longer selling like it did, an...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">It was reported by some news outlets that the markets fell in response to news of Obama's re-election. <br /></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2012/11/06/stocks-election-initial-reaction/1687019/" title="Story Highlights Global stock analysts and investors expect muted open in markets Markets overseas have been anticipating an Obama win 'H..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/11/06/afp-514997135-4_3_rx200_c200x200.jpg?1b1ebb617f21de8a73b4dce8a585b8d0cba68abd" alt="U.S. stock futures fall on Obama re-election" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2012/11/06/stocks-election-initial-reaction/1687019/" title="Story Highlights Global stock analysts and investors expect muted open in markets Markets overseas have been anticipating an Obama win 'H..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">U.S. stock futures fall on Obama re-election</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Story Highlights Global stock analysts and investors expect muted open in markets Markets overseas have been anticipating an Obama win 'H...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.infowars.com/obama-re-election-prompts-largest-stock-market-drop-in-a-year/" title="Stock markets responded to Obama's re-election by plunging today. The Dow tumbled below 13,000 as the S&amp;P broke 1,400, beating this year'..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://static.infowars.com/images/INFOWARS_stacked.jpg" alt="Obama Re-election Prompts Largest Stock Market Drop in a Year" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.infowars.com/obama-re-election-prompts-largest-stock-market-drop-in-a-year/" title="Stock markets responded to Obama's re-election by plunging today. The Dow tumbled below 13,000 as the S&amp;P broke 1,400, beating this year'..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Obama Re-election Prompts Largest Stock Market Drop in a Year</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Stock markets responded to Obama's re-election by plunging today. The Dow tumbled below 13,000 as the S&amp;P broke 1,400, beating this year'...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">This analysis however was seen by more level headed commentators as being simplistic at best and disingenuous at worst. Many pointed out that the markets were in fact reacting to further bad news from the Eurozone rather than the markets self destructing out of&nbsp; partisan rage.<br /><br />With the election out of the way it is now time to deal with the actual issues facing the US, and by implication, global economy. In particular the alarming sounding <br /><h2>Fiscal Cliff<br /></h2></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">The term refers to the date by which there will be automatic tax rises and spending cuts unless a deal has been reached.<br /></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://bonds.about.com/od/Issues-in-the-News/a/What-Is-The-Fiscal-Cliff.htm" title="“Fiscal cliff” is the popular shorthand term used to describe the conundrum that   the U.S. government will face at the end of 2012, when..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">What is the Fiscal Cliff?</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">“Fiscal cliff” is the popular shorthand term used to describe the conundrum that   the U.S. government will face at the end of 2012, when...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">If this happens then this could have very negative economic consequences. <br /></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/30/health/fiscal-cliff-physical-emotional/index.html" title="2 days ago ... If President Barack Obama and Congress cannot reach an agreement on the &quot;  fiscal cliff,&quot; it could hurt your phy..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120806081519-man-waiting-doctor-video-tease.jpg" alt="10 ways falling off the fiscal cliff could hurt your health - CNN.com" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/30/health/fiscal-cliff-physical-emotional/index.html" title="2 days ago ... If President Barack Obama and Congress cannot reach an agreement on the &quot;  fiscal cliff,&quot; it could hurt your phy..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">10 ways falling off the fiscal cliff could hurt your health - CNN.com</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">2 days ago ... If President Barack Obama and Congress cannot reach an agreement on the "  fiscal cliff," it could hurt your phy...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Progress in reaching a deal on this issue has proven difficult to reach. Although Obama may have won the presidential election, the system in the US is such that Republicans in the house are able to block legislation. So far all attempts at reaching compromise have failed with House Speaker Boehner showing no sign of developing bipartisan tendencies.<br /><br /></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/john-boehner-fiscal-cliff_n_2219098.html" title="2 days ago... almost nowhere&quot; near a deal to avoid the fast approaching fiscal cliff, ... poor   into little more than a block grant..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/884756/thumbs/s-FISCAL-CLIFF-small.jpg?4" alt="John Boehner On Fiscal Cliff Deal: &amp;#39;We&amp;#39;re Almost Nowhere&amp;#39;" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/john-boehner-fiscal-cliff_n_2219098.html" title="2 days ago... almost nowhere&quot; near a deal to avoid the fast approaching fiscal cliff, ... poor   into little more than a block grant..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">John Boehner On Fiscal Cliff Deal: &amp;#39;We&amp;#39;re Almost Nowhere&amp;#39;</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">2 days ago... almost nowhere" near a deal to avoid the fast approaching fiscal cliff, ... poor   into little more than a block grant...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fiscal-cliff-talks-at-a-stalemate-over-tax-hikes/2012/12/02/1c31b98a-3cc6-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_story.html" title="15 hours ago ... Both sides struck an uncompromising tone Sunday, as warnings mounted they   won&amp;#39;t be able to reach a deal." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/12/03/National-Economy/Images/Obama_Fiscal_Cliff_01be0.jpg" alt="&amp;#39;Fiscal cliff&amp;#39; talks at a stalemate over tax hikes - The Washington Post" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fiscal-cliff-talks-at-a-stalemate-over-tax-hikes/2012/12/02/1c31b98a-3cc6-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_story.html" title="15 hours ago ... Both sides struck an uncompromising tone Sunday, as warnings mounted they   won&amp;#39;t be able to reach a deal." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">&amp;#39;Fiscal cliff&amp;#39; talks at a stalemate over tax hikes - The Washington Post</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">15 hours ago ... Both sides struck an uncompromising tone Sunday, as warnings mounted they   won&amp;#39;t be able to reach a deal.</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">This is a developing story and it is almost inconceivable that a deal will not be reached. In the wacky world of American politics however nothing can be written off entirely.<br /><br /><h2>Bank of England gets new Chief<br /></h2></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Over on this side of the pond the biggest story was the appointment of a new <a href="http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_111_12.htm" class="" style="color: #429ec6;">Governor to the Bank of England</a>.<br /></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=50bcdf3ab34b7f993ba5355a&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fcashzilla" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/cashzilla/financial-news-round-up-november-2012</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/cashzilla/financial-news-round-up-november-2012</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cashzilla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:26:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dallas Digital Summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">The first annual Dallas Digital Summit will take place on 4th-5th December at Union Station, Dallas, Texas. Presented by TechMedia, this event is designed to support web orientated entrepreneurial activity, development and innovation of South and Mid-Atlantic regions.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/cashzilla" style="color: #429ec6;">Cashzilla</a> · 
<span>Mon, Dec 03 2012 02:37:49</span></p><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://launchdfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/digital-summit1.png" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://launchdfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/digital-summit1.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><a href="http://launchdfw.com" style="color: #429ec6;">Launchdfw</a></div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>THE EVENT</h2></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.dallasdigitalsummit.com" class="" style="color: #429ec6;">Dallas Digital Summit</a>'s first edition is organised by TechMedia, a leading media oganisation dedicated to bring together finance and technology thought leaders and executives. Since 2001, TechMedia has been in charge of organising different conferences and network forums to highlight the entrepreneurial, technology and venture capital communities in the South and Mid-Atlantic.<br /><br />The first edition of Dallas Digital Summit promotes forward thinking on topics related to the internet technologies, from mobile marketing and web analytics to social media and <a href="http://www.emailvision.com/" class="" style="color: #429ec6;">relationship marketing strategies</a>.<br /><br />Hundreds of senior marketers, digital executives, web strategists, bloggers, entrepreneurs will attend the event to gain knowledge and share the latest news in the digital marketing industry. In addition to learning from presentations, keynotes and expert panels, attendees will have the opportunity to network with fellow colleagues and discover some of the top new internet firms in the demo showcase.<br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">A Guide to the Dallas Digital Summit - @nstezovsky of @DTAgents http://ow.ly/fEYX7</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/AgencyPost" style="color: #429ec6;">The Agency Post</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/AgencyPost/status/275315961018601472" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sun, Dec 02 2012 11:10:14</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Getting psyched up for #DDSUM12 this week. I'm looking forward to sharing some #IBM research and moderating a panel of pros.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/graemeknows" style="color: #429ec6;">J. Graeme Noseworthy</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/graemeknows/status/275432497192509440" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sun, Dec 02 2012 18:53:19</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>THE SPEAKERS</h2></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://dallasdigitalsummit.com/images/dds12_speakers.jpg" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://dallasdigitalsummit.com/images/dds12_speakers.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><a href="http://dallasdigitalsummit.com" style="color: #429ec6;">Dallasdigitalsummit</a></div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">The first edition of the Dallas Digital Summit will present keynotes and presentations from some of the leading companies in the digital sector. These are some of the speakers that will share their knowledge during the next couple of days:<br /></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Alexis Ohanian - Co-founder, reddit</b><br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Great little debate in @Lifehacker comments abt best Android app for reading @reddit. http://ow.ly/fKHTT What's yours? I'm on baconreader</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/alexisohanian" style="color: #429ec6;">Alexis Ohanian</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/alexisohanian/status/275365103816282112" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sun, Dec 02 2012 14:25:31</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Brent Herd - Director of Southeast, Twitter</b><br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Couldn't agree more - some call him Mailman Bain.... http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/27/technology/twitter-adam-bain-ads.fortune/index.html?section=money_technology&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_technology+%28Technology%29</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/brentherd" style="color: #429ec6;">Brent Herd</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/brentherd/status/273410501550166018" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Nov 27 2012 04:58:37</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Melanie Phung - Director of New Media, PBS</b><br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">YouTube Associated Website Annotations: Link Directly to Your Website  http://www.reelseo.com/youtube-associated-website-link-annotations/</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/melaniephung" style="color: #429ec6;">Melanie Phung</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/melaniephung/status/274535616203591680" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Nov 30 2012 07:29:26</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Simon Heseltine - Director of SEO, AOL/Huffington Post</b><br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">10 Website Quality Indicators That Can Sink Your SEO Battleship by @schachin http://sewat.ch/Vgh30O via @sewatch</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/SimonHeseltine" style="color: #429ec6;">Simon Heseltine</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/SimonHeseltine/status/275083202522148865" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Dec 01 2012 19:45:20</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Jack Krawczyk - Head of Monetization, StumbleUpon</b><br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Got a cool overview with the @socialwire guys today. If you're in retail and haven't checked them out, you're missing out.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/JackK" style="color: #429ec6;">Jack Krawczyk</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/JackK/status/274340180809359360" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Nov 29 2012 18:32:50</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>THE AGENDA</h2></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">During this two-day event, attendees will be able to learn from leading edge digital marketing and business strategy experts.<br /><br /></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=50bc80fbe0a2ccb00971fd8a&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fcashzilla" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/cashzilla/dallas-digital-summit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/cashzilla/dallas-digital-summit</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cashzilla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:37:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get your head around VAT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">If you're running a business, big or small, and you are registered for VAT (Value Added Tax) then all of your taxable sales must have a VAT charge, but you may also be able to claim back the VAT charged by your suppliers.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/cashzilla" style="color: #429ec6;">Cashzilla</a> · 
<span>Tue, Nov 13 2012 08:58:54</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Here's a nice big page from HMRC to explain...</div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/start/introduction.htm" title="VAT is a tax that's charged on most goods and services that VAT-registered businesses provide in the UK. It's also charged on goods and s..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">HM Revenue &amp; Customs: Introduction to VAT</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">VAT is a tax that's charged on most goods and services that VAT-registered businesses provide in the UK. It's also charged on goods and s...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">... but that's a lot of reading.</div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>A simpler guide...</h2></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.workingmums.co.uk/working-mums-magazine/top-story/6482463/a-guide-to-vat.thtml" title="If your business is registered for VAT, then it must charge VAT on all the taxable sales it makes to all its customers. It will also be a..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.workingmums.co.uk/images/existing-images/dummy-fz.png" alt="A guide to VAT" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.workingmums.co.uk/working-mums-magazine/top-story/6482463/a-guide-to-vat.thtml" title="If your business is registered for VAT, then it must charge VAT on all the taxable sales it makes to all its customers. It will also be a..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">A guide to VAT</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">If your business is registered for VAT, then it must charge VAT on all the taxable sales it makes to all its customers. It will also be a...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">RT @BMAccounts: Starting a business?  Then you need to know about income tax, corporation tax, VAT, PAYE, NIC, stamp duty &amp; capital allowances.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/HughBreen" style="color: #429ec6;">Hugh Breen</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/HughBreen/status/266537153553633280" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Nov 08 2012 05:46:24</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">RT @freeagent: UK #tax tip - If you sell services to business customers outside the UK, this will normally be outside the scope of UK VAT</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/deboresmawxh5" style="color: #429ec6;">Debore Rogers</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/deboresmawxh5/status/267789108913524736" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sun, Nov 11 2012 16:41:13</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h2>Penalties for Not Paying VAT</h2></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">The penalty for not paying VAT will vary depending on a number of factors including the size of your business, and how many times you have already defaulted on the payment.</div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/problems/penalties.htm" title="What happens if you don't submit a VAT Return at all If you don't submit a VAT Return at all, HMRC will estimate the amount of VAT you ow..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">HM Revenue &amp; Customs: Penalties for mistakes and delays with your VAT</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">What happens if you don't submit a VAT Return at all If you don't submit a VAT Return at all, HMRC will estimate the amount of VAT you ow...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">However, nobody like to pay VAT, and a lot of big companies try to avoid it.This was the big story of October 2012 when it was revealed that coffee chain Starbucks hadn't paid corporation tax in the UK for three years. At least they paid their VAT...£160m out of profits totaling £1.2bn, that's just 13%!<br /></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/starbucks-boss-pay-fair-share-tax-202236814--finance.html" title="The managing director of Starbucks UK has defended his company's tax arrangements which have seen it pay no corporation tax for the last ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GYOUEG.TxUEbvAxVXpWhnw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTE1MDtweG9mZj01MDtweW9mZj0wO3c9MTUw/http%3A//media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/89988724-1-400x240-20121017-144502-817.jpg.cf.png" alt="Starbucks Boss: 'We Pay Our Fair Share Of Tax'" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/starbucks-boss-pay-fair-share-tax-202236814--finance.html" title="The managing director of Starbucks UK has defended his company's tax arrangements which have seen it pay no corporation tax for the last ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Starbucks Boss: 'We Pay Our Fair Share Of Tax'</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The managing director of Starbucks UK has defended his company's tax arrangements which have seen it pay no corporation tax for the last ...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Then there was Ebay...</div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/9624186/Ebay-is-latest-overseas-company-to-pay-little-UK-tax.html" title="Ikea paid £8.1m corporation tax on profits of £23.6m in 2011. However, its UK profits would have been higher had it not paid a £35.7m fra..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02345/Sanjose_2345844k.jpg" alt="Ebay is latest overseas company to pay little UK tax - Telegraph" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/9624186/Ebay-is-latest-overseas-company-to-pay-little-UK-tax.html" title="Ikea paid £8.1m corporation tax on profits of £23.6m in 2011. However, its UK profits would have been higher had it not paid a £35.7m fra..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Ebay is latest overseas company to pay little UK tax - Telegraph</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Ikea paid £8.1m corporation tax on profits of £23.6m in 2011. However, its UK profits would have been higher had it not paid a £35.7m fra...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">A loophole in the system allowed Starbucks to get away with this, and others will look for one also to avoid paying tax. How about an Act of Parliament...that's 220 years old!</div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/news.php?id=37762" title="TOLL charges for Whitchurch Bridge could increase sooner that expected if the owners are forced to pay VAT on its reconstruction. The Whi..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/images/social_networks/twitter.jpg" alt="Henley on Thames - High Court fight on bridge toll VAT" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/news.php?id=37762" title="TOLL charges for Whitchurch Bridge could increase sooner that expected if the owners are forced to pay VAT on its reconstruction. The Whi..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Henley on Thames - High Court fight on bridge toll VAT</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">TOLL charges for Whitchurch Bridge could increase sooner that expected if the owners are forced to pay VAT on its reconstruction. The Whi...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">You can't avoid it, as this freelancer found out.</div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.freelanceuk.com/news/4186.shtml" title="But the taxpayer appealed on the basis that the penalty should be mitigated because he had overpaid Income Tax for the same period, i.e. ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.freelanceuk.com/images/assets/mainsite-falliance-top.gif" alt="Don't copy the self-employed artist who didn't register for VAT :: Freelance UK" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.freelanceuk.com/news/4186.shtml" title="But the taxpayer appealed on the basis that the penalty should be mitigated because he had overpaid Income Tax for the same period, i.e. ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Don't copy the self-employed artist who didn't register for VAT :: Freelance UK</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">But the taxpayer appealed on the basis that the penalty should be mitigated because he had overpaid Income Tax for the same period, i.e. ...</div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">But nobody seems to want to pay.</div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.ftadviser.com/2012/11/12/investments/discretionary-management/discretionary-managers-launch-vat-fightback-2n0Ntn7QwKZnksBDidjKHN/article.html" title="In a response to an HM Revenue &amp; Customs request for responses over the VAT change, the Association of Private Client Investment Mana..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://im.ftadviser.com/rw/FT%20Publications/FTA/Images/Companies/H/hmrc_building_1.jpg" alt="Discretionary managers launch VAT fightback" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.ftadviser.com/2012/11/12/investments/discretionary-management/discretionary-managers-launch-vat-fightback-2n0Ntn7QwKZnksBDidjKHN/article.html" title="In a response to an HM Revenue &amp; Customs request for responses over the VAT change, the Association of Private Client Investment Mana..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Discretionary managers launch VAT fightback</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">In a response to an HM Revenue &amp; Customs request for responses over the VAT change, the Association of Private Client Investment Mana...</div></div><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=50a2791964951e1b53110ba0&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fcashzilla" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/cashzilla/get-your-head-around-vat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/cashzilla/get-your-head-around-vat</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cashzilla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:56:48 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>