Books

A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:45:41 +0000

When I first read Alain de Botton (The Art of Travel), I was almost jealous. It never occurred to me to write about why so many elements of travel hold such allure, such promise, and cause such deceptively seductive grass-is-greener syndrome.

Business Knowledge for IT in Private Equity

Sat, 16 May 2009 17:50:38 +0000

What is Private Equity? Private equity firms are basically investment companies.

Business Knowledge for IT in Islamic Finance

Fri, 15 May 2009 17:34:48 +0000

Business Knowledge for IT in Islamic Finance deals with the convergence of business and IT in the Islamic finance industry and is designed to provide the platform for IT professionals to exploit the future demand for talent in this industry.

Business Knowledge for IT in Insurance

Wed, 13 May 2009 17:00:31 +0000

As of January 2009, the quarterly survey from the CBI and PricewaterhouseCoopers showed a balance of +58% insurance companies planned to spend more on IT in the next 3 months. Should this trend continue, even in spite of the credit crunch, the Insurance industry will be a safe bet for IT professionals looking to further their careers.

Lots of Money and Lots of S.x

Sun, 10 May 2009 15:23:23 +0000

Ms Robinson graces our pages with advice and reviews. But as a professional writer she also graces real pages in a more ghostly form, and brings her first novel, Toxic People, 'a not-so-moral take on hedge funders and hubris' - to an Internet connection near you.

He.l Bent on Success

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:44:11 +0000

At a rather (im)perfect time comes the perfect novel: Hell Bent on Success. Appropriately enough, it's written by a former investment banker with more than a little mischief lurking in his clearly active imagination.

Business Knowledge for IT in Trading and Exchanges

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:19:10 +0000

Amid the recent turmoil in the financial markets, there is still a sector of the financial services industry where there is stiff competition. And that sector is the Exchange sector i.e. stock exchanges, futures exchanges and so on.

Business Knowledge for IT in Prime Brokerage

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:17:33 +0000

What is Prime Brokerage? For readers that are not aware, prime brokerage is simply a bundled package of services that investment banks offers to their top clients. This service spawned from the needs of hedge funds. Prime brokers facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities traded by their clients.

Ten Reasons to Read Smart World

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:06:03 +0000

Richard Ogle has written a book about Breakthrough Creativity and the New Science of Ideas. But don't let us convince you it's worth a read. Let him.

Business Knowledge for IT in Private Wealth Management

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:05:27 +0000

As investment banks continue write-downs in the wake of the credit crunch, the balance of power in the financial services industry is shifting to the private wealth management sector.

Ex-Stringfellows Dancer Tells All

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:22:20 +0000

Forget the narcissistic "Reader, I shagged him" confessionals; this is much more interesting. Because as well as being about a stripper, it's also a great insight into the industry itself.

The Steep Approach to Garbadale

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:21:35 +0000

The cover of Iain Banks' 2007 novel, The Steep Approach to Garbadale, has one of those generic phrases of praise on it. "As good as anything Banks has ever written, if not better." But you know what? It's true.

Business Knowledge for IT in Hedge Funds

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:41:02 +0000

It is well documented that despite the recent setback due to the subprime crisis, hedge funds are becoming part of the mainstream of the financial services industry. The business model of hedge funds ensure that for the players that get their strategies right there are vast sums of money to be made; the kind of money that only a few mortals can dream of in their lifetime.

All That Booze

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:39:38 +0000

Between pints with colleagues, wine with dinner and small and big nights out a plenty, daily drinking is completely normal for many of us. But how much is too much? The authors of Beat the Booze help us navigate those 80 proof waters.

The Big Short Break

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:05:46 +0000

A coffee-table book that doubles as a super-practical guide to getting the most from your time off? Not a bad idea.

Hitting the Wall and Breaking Through

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:38:11 +0000

Is that a wall between you and the rest of your life? If so, you've got three choices: over, under or through. Author Carol Talbot talks to HITC about figuring out your best way past it, and making the most of the work required to get there.

The Loudest Sound and Nothing

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:11:26 +0000

Short stories have always been more popular in the US than on this side of the Atlantic. There is something about the punchiness of the genre and its Hemingway heritage which gives rise to rows of magazines in US stores, but which leaves anthologies tucked away at the backs of British bookshops.

Business Knowledge for IT in Retail Banking

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:28:51 +0000

Once the ugly duckling of the financial services industry, retail bankings image is undergoing a makeover. These days retail banking is increasingly resembling investment banking and is now positioned to attract the highest calibre of not only banking professionals, but IT professionals as well.

Plight Of The Fortune Tellers

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:51:49 +0000

With the dominance of high mathematics in the world of investment banking, it seems that computer models have become the 'fortune tellers' of the financial world.

Business Knowledge for IT in Investment Management

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:41:46 +0000

As the book cover states: "A revolution is a foot in the IT industry; there is no denying the fact. IT professionals that are forward-thinking are embracing this revolution; they realise that business knowledge is the lifeblood of a successful and fulfilling career in IT."