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If you invest in the stock market, have a pension or life insurance and have never heard of High Frequency Trading then it is extremely likely you have lost money to this practise.
High Frequency Trading is essentially the use of computer programs known as algorithms and high speed internet connections to find out what stock trade is being made and to then buy or sell that stock before that trade can be made, taking an instant commission from the price jump. It’s like invisible Gazumping only much faster and you only get in the middle of the trade for a millisecond.

Sling out the socks and trash the ties – make this Father’s Day truly special with a gift from world-leading life casting experts Wrightson & Platt.
Imagine the look on dad’s face when he unwraps a money clip with his child’s feet cast flawlessly in gold; or when he sees a favourite drawing or fingerprint immortalised on a pair of solid silver cufflinks; or looks in wonder at an incredible display of feet or hands in multi-coloured glass cast from his very own work of art.

Produced by Airborne Assault – The Museum of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces with Helion Books
Tuesday 29 April to December 2014
Mezzanine Gallery, AirSpace
As part of their commemoration of the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Imperial War Museum, Duxford present D-Day -The Last of the Liberators, a collection of photographic portraits featuring some of the last surviving British Normandy veterans.

There's a tragic truth to the premise of Samuel Fuller's often overlooked (or, more accurately, largely unseen) film, White Dog, which isn't so much revealed via subtle metaphor as a smack-you-in-the-face cornerstone of the movie's overall reason to exist. And the relevancy stretches far beyond the America it was born into. 

Trying to explain you’re flying to Venice with the sole intention of ignoring one of the world’s most beautiful cities isn’t easy. People look at you with the kind of faces reserved for missed opportunities.
Nevertheless, hear me out.

‘Ebb and Flow’ is a photographic exhibition by renowned Chinese photographer, Qin Yuhai. Opening in the UK in London at the Saatchi Gallery 11, from 11 – 15 June 2014, it is presented by Fuhai Culture Development Ltd, an organisation engaged in art and culture from Beijing, China, and features a world exclusive of new studies of water taken from the Chinese landscape over a period of many years.

The Ramayana is one of the ancient epics of India, telling the stirring tale of Prince Rama’s quest to rescue his wife, Sita, following her abduction by the ten-headed demon king Ravana. The finest surviving illustrated manuscript of the Ramayana has now been digitised and is available online.

Caoilionn Hurley is the designer and founder of Hidee Handbags and jewellery.
-  Where did you grow up and what was your childhood like?
I grew up in Cork, Ireland in an environment full of creative ideas and inspiration and my family home was regularly redesigned, rebuilt and redecorated. My father is an engineer with a passion for innovation in design and construction, my mother has a passion for art and style. 
- Where did you study or are you self taught?

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the winners of the Lipper Fund Awards 2014 UK. The Lipper Fund Awards are part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, a global family of awards that celebrate exceptional performance throughout the professional investment community.
 
Franklin Templeton Investments and Jyske Invest collected the top Group Awards. The full list of Group Award winners include:
 
Winner
Group Award
Franklin Templeton Investments

March 7th saw the release of 300: Rise of An Empire. Inspired by the decidedly macho Frank Miller graphic novels, on the face of it this could be written off as simply just another comic book adaptation, albeit one of the large minority targeting a more adult audience.
We’d beg to disagree, though, and as such decided to offer a few comments on the matter. Without further ado then, we present the four reasons we're excited about the movie, eager to feast our eyes on the contents whilst gorging on an unhealthily-sized portion of that Hollywood-proper pre-requisite, popcorn.