I am coming into a position that has experienced a large amount of turnover. First, a long-time employee retired, then they had several different managers who did not work out, and then I was hired. The employees have told me that they feel overworked and under-appreciated, and I have heard the dreaded "I don't get paid enough for this" more than once. My employees seem to like me as I listen to their concerns, but my employer has told me that a change the staff has fought against in the past is coming whether they like it or not (the…

Securities and Exchange Commission has said it will register and actively monitor brokers selling stocks for foreign companies in furtherance of its mandate of ensuring investor protection and market transparency, especially for retail investors. Executive Commissioner Operations, SEC, Dayo Obisan, was quoted in a statement by SEC on Sunday as saying this during an interview with Bloomberg over the weekend. According to Obisan, SEC intends to license firms offering foreign stocks under a “digital sub-broker” regulation, which should provide a form of clarity to their activities. He said the requirement would ensure regulatory responsibilities in on-boarding clients, custody of assets,…

Crude prices climbed more than 1% on Monday after a major cyber attack that forced the shutdown of critical fuel supply pipelines in the United States, highlighting the fragility of oil infrastructure. Brent crude was up by 76 cents, or 1.1%, at $$69.04 a barrel by 0039 GMT, having risen by l.5% last week. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures rose by 70 cents, or 1.1%, at $65.60 a barrel, after gaining more than 2% last week. Signalling the seriousness of the situation, the White House was working closely with Colonial Pipeline to help it recover from the ransomware attack, which…

Sure, you're in love with your product or service. Do you have what it takes to go the distance? Congratulations! You have a vision that may warrant an enterprise. A better mousetrap, an entirely new solution, a novel way to service a need. You can see it: your very own brand that you've built from ground-up to stake a claim and make some facet of life better. Every now and then you hear a faint whisper, wondering if you have what it takes to make something of it--but you're not going to let reality get in the way of a…