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Asset allocation in investment
Money & Business

Asset allocation in investment

...prompt and answer the question in Activity 2. Activity 2 Types of investor risk Timing: Allow around 20 minutes for this activity. List three aspects of risk - other than standard deviation or historic volatility – which are relevant to the investor and are mentioned in the FSA factsheet. Answer The three aspects of risk mentioned in the FSA factsheet that are relevant...
Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change: transitions to sustainability

...concept of globalisation. Section 2 looks at three views on globalisation and the global environment. Section 3 asks how our decision making can advance sustainability to make our societies more adaptable to environmental change. It looks at the chances of achieving both accountable global governance and grassroots participation. The final brief section is in three parts....
Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...concept further and avoid potential confusion. What follows draws in part on distinctions and terminology introduced by the philosopher David Rosenthal (Rosenthal, 1993). The first distinction I want to make has already been introduced. When I described your experience at the dentist's I spoke both of you being conscious and of your experiences being conscious. These are...
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What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?
Society, Politics & Law

What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?

...de deux in comparison to the bloodbath on the Republican side, and, the fact is, the Democratic Party is far more resilient than the other side. Eight years ago a truly ugly nomination contest between Clinton and Obama ended amicably. After the delegates were seated, the Democrats made a concerted and effective push to unite behind Obama – and Clinton was front and...
Six ways Sajid Javid can make British migration policy more humane
Society, Politics & Law

Six ways Sajid Javid can make British migration policy more humane

...de facto border guards. 3. Make British citizenship a reliable and equal status Naturalised British citizenship can currently be revoked while a person is overseas if there is a concern that their presence is “not conducive to the public good”. A 2015 Supreme Court ruling confirmed that this would be acceptable under British law even if it leaves someone with no...
European Championships 2020: Can one of the home nations end 55 years of hurt ?
Health, Sports & Psychology

European Championships 2020: Can one of the home nations end 55 years of hurt ?

...De Bruyne and Youri Tielemans, fresh from a wonder strike that secured Leicester City’s first FA Cup victory. They also have world stars in Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard. Psychological frailty and poor team dynamics have often been seen as Belgium’s downfall, but this golden generation has a real chance to finally win something. Familiar faces are looking strong...
Selling Empire: The Empire Marketing Board
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: The Empire Marketing Board

...de Bromhead et al (2019 ) have argued that the EMB underlay two-thirds of this change, Higgins and Varian (2019, 2021) argue that ingrained consumer preferences (for instance for Danish over empire butter, and Argentinian over Australian beef), and consumer price sensitivity, amongst other things, meant the impact was far less. Examining the data for trade shifts after...
Selling Empire: Further resources
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Further resources

...de Bromhead, alan; Alan Fernihough; Markus Lampe; Kevin O’Rourke; Kevin Hjortshøj, ‘When Britain Turned Inward: the impact of Interwar British Protection’, American Economic Review, 2019, Vol.109 (2), pp. 325-352. Buck, Tim. ‘Imagining Imperial Modernity in British Colonial West Africa: Gerald Spencer Pryse’s Work for the Empire Marketing Board’. Art History...