10 tweets that shaped today
With the effects of Brexit beginning to show in the political spectrum, here are our top ten tweets that shaped today’s news.
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Beer & Bytes episode #18: Britain leads tech start up growth in Europe; interview with former IFA Chris Budd
In this week’s exciting edition of Beer & Bytes, the team delve into why Britain is such an attractive place…
Investors should monitor bond markets, not Brexit
Brexit won’t be a catalyst for a revaluation in bond markets until investors tire of current low yields, Thesis Asset Management’s Michael Lally has said.
Opposition MPs Come Together to Debate EU Referendum in Scottish Friendly Debate
A discussion hosted by Scottish Friendly on the potential effect of Brexit on savings provided a showcase for politicians from opposing sides to join together in arguing their respective cases. Conservative member of the Treasury Select Committee Chris Philp and Labour-Co-op MP Gareth Thomas, also Chair of the Co-op Party, made a formidable team for Remain. Making the case for Brexit were the controversial Conservative Peer Lord Howard Flight and Labour MP Kelvin Hopkins.
Beer & Bytes episode #16: #EUREF registration crash; creepy landlords & the Russian PM
This week’s episode returns to Britain’s impending #EURef to ask whether marketers can guard against website outages during huge traffic…
Beer & Bytes episode #15: Cityam allows PRs to run riot (ish), Broadmoor text alerts & marketing jargon
Why, hello there. MRM’s digital team are back, examining Cityam’s so-called bold move to let marketers upload advertorials to their…
Beer & Bytes episode #14: #Votin, Facebook letting the rightwing in and Chelsea Flower Show
In MRM Digital’s latest podcast we discuss the Remain campaign’s #votin video, Facebook letting rightwing news into trending topics (kind of) and what Brewin Dolphin has been doing at the Chelsea Flower Show. Naturally, Michael also managed to shoehorn Game of Thrones in too.
Beer & Bytes podcast ep#13: Shocking budgeting, Twitter characters and Netflix being fast.com
In MRM Digital’s latest podcast we discuss the tech company that wants to get people to budget better in a shocking way, Netflix being fast.com and Twitter changing the way it counts characters. As usual, we have a few heroes and villains of the week and quite a lot of beer.
Beer & Bytes podcast ep#12: Instafail, HRH mic drop and Google and the payday loans
In episode 12 we discuss the pros and cons of Google’s payday loan stance, Michael calls in from Illuminate Live and we…
India shines brightest for older investors in 2016 while millennials stick to developed equity markets
According to a major survey by Legg Mason Global Asset Management, the Indian stock market offers the best opportunity to make returns from equities in 2016, with falls of around 10% from peak prices last year leaving valuations looking particularly attractive.
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Beer & Bytes podcast ep#11: Venting about rent, Facebook Live and the end of days for the New Day
In episode 11 of Beer & Bytes we vent with #VentYourRent, talk about the rise of Facebook Live stars and the…
Two minutes with Jason Butler, author of the FT Guide to Wealth Management
In this ‘Two minutes with’ segment, we put Jason Butler, author of the FT Guide to Wealth Management and a contributor to our recent Young Money report, under the spotlight.