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Beyond the Office Firewall : How Businesses can Embrace the Future of Zero Trust
Beyond the Office Firewall: How Businesses can Embrace the Future of Zero Trust A new study has revealed that nearly 1 in 4 SMEs are concerned about how they secure working environments for employees working away from the office. The survey identified that securing remote working environment was a key concern for 23% of SMEs though the increased sophistication of cyber-threats placed firmly in the top spot of concerns at 62%.
Shadow IT : consistent MSP support is key to keeping employees from turning to the dark side
Shadow IT: consistent MSP support is key to keeping employees from turning to the dark side As cloud and SaaS services have rapidly grown in popularity over the past decade, so has the importance of modern digital security and data compliance. No longer is company data solely secured on in-house servers, kept secret from potential access by threat actors, as companies are now entrusting their data to accessible off-site cloud data centres.
Channel partners are key for monitoring sustainability initiatives
Channel partners are key for monitoring sustainability initiatives As cloud sustainability becomes a greater focus amongst businesses, channel IT partners play a crucial role in spearheading the move to sustainable providers. With businesses under increasing pressure to pivot toward sustainability, it is no longer as simple as wanting to be green - meaningful action is needed.
Businesses must overcome communication roadblocks in cybersecurity
Businesses must overcome communication roadblocks in cybersecurity Cybersecurity is a constant task, but elevating communication can help businesses fortify their security posture. It's virtually impossible to imagine a sector where technology hasn't led to improvements in productivity and profits but with this comes the rise of cyberattacks. Although not a new phenomenon, their frequency and sophistication continue to increase.
Don't forget the cloud on the road to AI digital transformation
AI and cloud solutions have become two leading technological developments transforming business operations. Together, they have provided improved work capabilities and increased IT agility. However, organizations that currently deploy AI services in cloud environments do not always use them.
Trust an AI co-pilot to help avoid ransomware attack turbulence
Trust an AI co-pilot to help avoid ransomware attack turbulence The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently highlighted several concerns about the increasing impact of AI on cyberattacks over the next two years, emphasising that it is expected to amplify the frequency and severity of threats, particularly with ransomware.
Changing Seasons: SEC's SolarWinds Complaint Demonstrates Regulator's Aggressive Enforcement on Cybersecurity
Introduction Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York against the SolarWinds Corporation, a network and infrastructure management company, and also named the company’s Chief Information Security Officer as an individual in the action.
Amazon Web Services and Microsoft oppose plans to refer the UK cloud market to a competition regulator – Global Security Mag Online
Amazon Web Services and Microsoft oppose plans to refer the UK cloud market to a competition regulator In recent months, Ofcom has investigated the UK cloud services market amid concerns about the increasing dominance, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
Businesses facing multi-cloud challenges must consolidate to a single provider – Global Security Mag Online
The latest SAS report has highlighted a need for IT decision-makers across the UK & Ireland to consolidate operations to a singular private cloud, rather than spreading their operations inefficiently across multiple cloud providers. Businesses choosing to spread their operations across multiple cloud platforms are currently running into issues when it comes to efficiently extracting data and insights across their operations.
Return of the CVR
The recent surge in bolt-on M&A in the life sciences sector is being fueled by the use of contingent value rights. Notwithstanding favorable conditions, 2022 was a challenging year for M&A in the life sciences sector. While there were a number of reasons for this, one of the key drivers was shifting valuations of biotechs from the highs of 2021 to the lows of 2022, which created widening gaps between the expectations of buyers and sellers.
Evaluating the impact of intraoperative inking in breast conserving surgery on re-excision and local recurrence rates
Is it safe and feasible to implement targeted axillary dissection in our hospital? – a retrospective review of results
Governmental Assistance For Leisure And Hospitality
UK: Governmental Assistance For Leisure And Hospitality 12 May 2021 Boyes Turner To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. We are now one month post budget with the Government's package of measures designed to assist the leisure and hospitality sector. These include:- Rishi Sunak's announcement to the House of Commons that the reduced rate of VAT will be extended until 30 September.
This is why stocks sometimes respond badly to upbeat economic news
Why do risky assets such as stocks sometimes respond poorly to good economic news? It feels intuitively wrong. After all, any indications that the global economy is recovering suggests the pace of earnings growth will start to accelerate. Higher equity earnings growth normally means higher valuations because the price of an equity is simply the present value of all its future earnings. The key to the “good is bad” puzzle lies in how present values are determined.
Ashburton Investments comments on cabinet reshuffle
Former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan By Mark Appleton, SA Head of Multi Asset & Strategy. Finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy have been removed in a broad based cabinet reshuffle. They will be replaced by Malusi Gigaba the incumbent home affairs minister, and Sfiso Buthelezi who currently serves on the joint portfolio committee on finance. Mr Gigaba has a mixed record and is (apparently) a known Gupta associate.
Global stocks: when bad is good
Mark Appleton, SA head of multi asset and strategy at Ashburton Investments By Mark Appleton, Head of Multi Asset Strategy at Ashburton Investments. Why do risky assets like stocks sometimes respond positively to bad economic news? It feels intuitively wrong. After all, any indications that the global economy is slowing suggests that the pace of earnings growth will ultimately start slowing too.
It’s been 10 years since the market lows of the global financial crisis
Your Name: Your Email: Send Email To: Keep this field blank Soapbox The need for vigilance will be as important as ever. It’s been 10 years since global equity markets hit their lows on the back of the global financial crisis. The MSCI World Index declined by 48% from its peak in October 2007 to its trough on March 3, 2009.
Davos to start against growing resistance to globalisation
Mark Appleton | Head of multi asset strategy | Ashburton Investments | mail me | It’s that time of year again where more than 3,000 of the world’s top leaders including heads of state, central bankers and representatives from many of the world’s top companies converge on the little town of Davos, Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF). The aim of the gathering is to attract people of influence to seek ways to improve the state of the world.
Backlash against globalisation may challenge WEF ambitions
It’s that time of year again where more than 3,000 of the world’s top leaders including heads of state, central bankers and representatives from many of the world’s top companies converge on the little town of Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF). The aim of the gathering is to attract people of influence to seek ways to improve the state of the world.
Davos to start against growing resistance to globalisation - MoneyMarketing
President Ramaphosa addresses the pre-WEF breakfast held in Johannesburg last week By Mark Appleton, head of multi asset strategy at Ashburton Investments. It’s that time of year again where more than 3000 of the world’s top leaders including heads of state, central bankers and representatives from many of the world’s top companies converge on the little town of Davos, Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF).
Valuation support for global equity in the face of slowing economic activity
(AP Photo/Richard Drew) In 2019, the fiscal stimulus in the United States is likely to change from a tailwind to a headwind and the country is likely to re-couple with the global economy into a slowdown – but this should not panic investors. The main theme in 2018 was above trend global growth with gradual economic deceleration and an upward interest rate trajectory. The US led the way, remaining decoupled from the global economy and this strength was reflected in a strong US dollar.
10 years on since Lehman - what is the greatest market risk now?
By Mark Appleton, SA Head of Multi Asset and Strategy at Ashburton Investments. A new paradigm of fear and uncertainty was unleashed on the world with the demise of Lehmans on the 15 September 2008. And while markets have recovered, spectacularly in some cases, a lingering symptom of the crisis could be one of today’s biggest risks to buoyant stock markets.
Lehman Brothers 10 years on - what is the greatest market risk now?
A new paradigm of fear and uncertainty was unleashed on the world with the demise of Lehmans on the 15 September 2008. And while markets have recovered, spectacularly in some cases, a lingering symptom of the crisis could be one of today’s biggest risks to buoyant stock markets. Landing at Beijing airport on that day to attend a Chinese banking and property conference, co-incidentally co-hosted by Lehmans, and to be greeted with news of it’s demise was traumatic.
What is now needed to turn our economy around - and even thrive
We should put behind us the era of diminishing trust in public institutions and weakened confidence in leaders — that, was a key statement to come out of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2018 state of the nation address. Statements such as this show that he is clearly keenly aware of the issues facing SA, and appears to be sensitive to the challenges ahead.
Davos 2018? - bbrief
Mark Appleton | SA Head of Multi Asset and Strategy | Ashburton Investments | mail me | What’s it all about and what does it mean for the South African investor? It’s that time of year again where more than 2,500 of the world’s top leaders including heads of state, central bankers and representatives from most of the world’s top companies converge on the little town of Davos in Switzerland to share ideas, promote agendas and generally just network.
Davos is a window of opportunity for SA | IOL Business Report
JOHANNESBURG - It is that time of year again where more than 2500 of the world’s top leaders - including heads of state, central bankers and representatives from most of the world’s top companies - converge on the little town of Davos in Switzerland to share ideas, promote agendas and generally just network.
OPINION: Davos is a window of opportunity for SA | IOL Business Report
JOHANNESBURG - It is that time of year again where more than 2 500 of the world’s top leaders – including heads of state, central bankers and representatives from most of the world’s top companies – converge on the little town of Davos in Switzerland to share ideas, promote agendas and generally just network.
Human investors still have the edge over robots | IOL Personal Finance
There are myriad approaches to investing in various asset classes locally or offshore. Investors can choose offerings with passive asset-allocation techniques or active asset-management styles, or a combination of the two. At one end of the spectrum is fundamental active management. Here human judgment plays a large role in interpreting all the publicly available information about an investment.
Investment positioning ahead of the ANC conference
There will be few who disagree that South Africa faces significant economic and investment challenges in the days, months and indeed years ahead. South Africa has been left behind in a world that has generally experienced renewed economic vitality. While the rest of the planet is, on average, enjoying growth rates of circa 3.5%, South Africa will be lucky to achieve growth anywhere close to 1% this year and only marginally more in 2018.
Ashburton Investments comments on cabinet reshuffle - MoneyMarketing
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy have been removed in a broad based cabinet reshuffle. They will be replaced by Malusi Gigaba the incumbent home affairs minister, and Sfiso Buthelezi who currently serves on the joint portfolio committee on finance. Mr Gigaba has a mixed record and is (apparently) a known Gupta associate. Mr Buthelezi has previously served as an economic advisor to Mr Zuma and as a previous chairman of the PRASA board.
Real economic effects of Brexit
Nobody knows for sure what the real economic effects of Brexit will be although many economic think tanks suggest that the UK economy would certainly be worse off especially in the shorter term (as will the Eurozone, although the range of outcomes is somewhat less certain here). This event is likely to cause dollops of uncertainty which depletes business confidence and in turn inhibits private sector investment and saps economic vitality. Markets don’t like uncertainty.
So what good comes out of these conferences?
So what good comes out of these conferences? While these conferences typically achieve no “quick fixes” there is little doubt that a global meeting of minds and having common cause is always beneficial. A broad agreement on what the problems and opportunities are is necessary before embarking on any kind of co-ordinated solution.
SA must put best foot forward in Davos
With more than 2 500 of the world’s top leaders, including heads of state, central bankers and representatives from most of the world’s top companies, Davos remains the premier conference for making contacts and incubating ideas. It certainly remains relevant from an African and South African perspective. So what good comes out of these conferences? While these typically achieve no “quick fixes” there is little doubt that a global meeting of minds and having common cause is always beneficial.
SA, Brazil between a rock and a hard place
Economic realities are hitting home in a global environment of uncertainty; and two members of the Brics bloc – Brazil and South Africa – are looking particularly exposed. The downdraught taking place across emerging markets at large has been well publicised in the media of late.
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