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UAE PROPERTY PRICES

Jul 1, 2009
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A UAE property developer says that speculators are still “driving” the market. Another great press release euphemism that, but it's pretty hard to swear in writing nowadays with Orwellian firewalls censoring our every blasphemy.

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MARKET COMMENTARY – JULY 2009

Jul 1, 2009
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YOU TUBE's most popular video is a Madonna tribute to Michael Jackson. If youÂ´re getting a little tired of hearing “I'm gonna this” and “I'm gonna that”, have no fear, for the International Shipping Federation has launched its own You Tube blockbuster, grippingly named “Careers in International Shipping”

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WISTA LOOSE IN LONDON

Jul 1, 2009
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LONDON is preparing to host one of the shipping events of the year: the 2009 conference of the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association. WISTA, led by international president Marita Scott, is going from strength to strength. Spinnaker Consulting employs several WISTA members and we support its role in maritime career development, fostering industry expertise, and networking.

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WEST OF ENGLAND APPOINTS JERRY WESTMORE

Jul 1, 2009
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We'd like to congratulate Jerry Westmore on his recent appointment as a Director of the West of England P&I Club's management arm. From 1st September, Jerry will be responsible for business and product development at the Club

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THE SOUTH SEA BUBBLE – READ IT AND WEEP

Jul 1, 2009
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All through history, one subject appears again and again. How to make a lot of money quickly! The first recorded case in England was that of a State Lottery in 1569. The tickets were on sale at the west door of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The name of the winner is not recorded. In 1720 the whole of England became involved with what has since become known as The South Sea Bubble.

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THE SIX BIG CRASHES

Jul 1, 2009
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LAST month we published an article about the five big economic crashes in history. Roger Holt of Knightsmart Ltd has written in to tell us that we forgot about the South Sea Bubble (precursor of the Bubble Act and dotcom “bubble”) of the 1720's

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RESIDUAL VALUE INSURANCE SAVES BANKERS…?

Jul 1, 2009
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RVI is a simple concept and one anyone who's leased a car should be familiar with. In short, it's insurance against the future value of something falling below a certain level. Sound good? You bet. Imagine if all those sub-prime mortgages had been backed by RVI policies…

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THE END OF THE LINE

Jul 1, 2009
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OVERFISHING will bring an end to the world's seafood market by 2048. So says a new film “The End of the Line”, released on World Ocean Day (8th June)…

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