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Pension income choices: final salary schemes
The last article covered the pension income choices offered by defined contribution, (also know as money purchase schemes), which embraces all of the choices offered by Pension Freedoms from April last year.
Amadeus leads $40M investment in Africa’s fast growing online travel agency, Travelstart
Amadeus, the global technology investor, has announced a $40M investment in Travelstart in partnership with MTN – Africa’s leading mobile and digital life services operator.
Tame your computer - helpful highlighting
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to make text look like it was marked with a highlighter pen (Word and Outlook*)...
iPatch - the revolutionary new system for testing colour in the home
Cambridgeshire based interior designer, Yasmin Chopin, is the first to work with the whole range of colours using a revolutionary new system for testing colour in the home called the iPatch.
Impact studies: Metail's 'mini-me' shopping revolution
Despite the spiralling increase in online clothing sales, the huge number of returned items poses an important challenge to the retail industry: how to reduce the volume of returned purchases without imposing punitive conditions which may deter customers from buying.
Trading with China is no monkey business
As China celebrates the start of the Year of the Monkey today (8 February) the Cambridge region is celebrating a growing success in the country which is set to continue - with hundreds of opportunities currently available, ranging from joints for robots to premium tea for restaurants.
Cambridge Design Partnership showcases connected wearable monitor at MD&M West
Innovative technology and design company Cambridge Design Partnership will be exhibiting at Medical Device and Manufacturing West (MD&M West) this week (9 – 11 February) in Anaheim, California.
Pension income choices: post Pension Freedoms
Pension Freedoms has made a dramatic change to the options at retirement, so now is a good time to review the options.
Software-as-a-Service drives ISV sector growth
The annual survey of the top 500 Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) in Europe shows some major changes due to substantial growth in some areas, consolidation and changing market conditions. After a slow rise of 5% in the previous year, it looks like ISV fortunes have turned around strongly in 2015, based on early figures.
Drivers urged to take more care through M11 roadworks
Highways England is urging drivers not to deliberately ignore closures and use the diversion route on the M11 in Cambridgeshire.
#FriendsDay: Friendships at work - where do you draw the line?
Where we hear more and more about business relationships being built on trust and likeability, we explore those increasingly blurred lines. Spirus comments on “Friends Day"...
Have your say on City Deal transport proposals at special meeting
A special meeting of Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee is being held tonight (Thurs) to discuss proposals for significant changes to transport on two important roads in the city.
UN Secretary-General honoured by Cambridge University
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz conferred an honorary degree on His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of The United Nations, in the Senate House yesterday (Weds).
Device Developers' Conference features GUI development workshop
Graphical User Interface (GUI) expert Altia has announced that it will be running a one-day workshop at this year's UK Device Developers' Conference.
Synbiosis introduces the aCOLyte 3 HD high resolution colony counter
Synbiosis introduces the aCOLyte 3 HD high resolution colony counter - combines accuracy with affordability to deliver rapid count results.
Greater equality could increase carbon emissions, says academic
Reducing wealth inequality could lead to an increase in carbon emissions, warns an academic from Anglia Ruskin University’s Global Sustainability Institute.
How 'more food per field' could help save our wild spaces
Increased farm yields could help to spare land from agriculture for natural habitats that benefit wildlife and store greenhouse gases, but only if the right policies are in place. Conservation scientists call on policymakers to learn from working examples across the globe and find better ways to protect habitats while producing food on less land.
More than 300 years of legal experience in Hewitsons’ expanding real estate team
Hewitsons has expanded its substantial real estate offering with four new appointments, adding to its well established team of property specialists, which now stands at almost 40 across its four offices.
Strem Chemicals offers CANdots® quantum rods
Strem Chemicals UK and Eire offers CANdots® Series A Plus: quantum rods, fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals available in three different vibrant emission colours (green, orange and red).
Mills & Reeve advises Grapeshot on its $8.5million fundraising
Mills & Reeve has advised Grapeshot Limited, the London and New York based digital advertising technology (Ad Tech) company specializing in keyword contextual targeting, on its latest VC and angel investment round raising c. US$ 8.5million.
Bango’s commitment to excellence rewarded at National Apprenticeship Awards 2015
Bango is delighted to have been ‘Highly Commended’ at The National Apprenticeship awards, as well as being named in the UK’s top 100 Apprentice Employers list.
IT Legal Compliance Database helps IT professionals remain compliant with over 90 laws
IT Governance is pleased to have launched a new and updated version of its IT Legal Compliance Database software, designed to help organisations meet their regulatory and legislative obligations as they pertain to data security requirements.
Elite British swimmers go for gold with Lumie light therapy
British Swimming’s elite athletes are using Lumie light therapy in their training protocol as they prepare for the Olympics in Rio August 2016.
Birketts appoints new head of commercial litigation
Laurence Weeks has been appointed head of commercial litigation at top 100 law firm Birketts.
Grants for environmental projects now available
Local groups looking to get environmental projects up and running could be in line for a Sustainable City grant from Cambridge City Council.