Kingston University Accounting and Finance Society

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A ship engine failed, no one could fix it.
Then they brought in a man with 40 yrs. on the job.
He inspected the engine carefully, top to bottom.
After looking things over, the guy reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer.
He gently tapped something.
Instantly, the engine lurched into life.
The engine was fixed!
7 Days later the owners got his bill for 10k.
'What?!' the owners said
'You hardly did anything.
Send us an itemized bill.
” the reply simply said Tapping with a hammer. $2
Knowing where to tap? $9,998
Don't Ever Underestimate Experience.

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The Josephus Problem - Numberphile The Josephus Problem, featuring Daniel Erman from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Winning at Dots and Boxes: https://youtu.be/KboGyIilP6k NUMBERPHILE Websit...

An Interesting talk on how to finance the fight against climate change
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_metcalfe_a_provocative_way_to_finance_the_fight_against_climate_change

A provocative way to finance the fight against climate change Will we do whatever it takes to fight climate change? Back in 2008, following the global financial crisis, governments across the world adopted a "whatever it takes" commitment to monetary recovery, issuing $250 billion worth of international currency to stem the collapse of the economy. In this del...

An interesting FREE event at Kingston
Monday 14 November 2016
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Venue: Room 0026, Business School Atrium, Kingston Hill campus, Kingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 7LB
Price: free
Speaker(s): Malcolm Paul

More details on the speaker and book form available at the link below:
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/events/item/2412/14-nov-2016-strategy-into-practice-series-delivering-a-buy-and-build-corporate-strategy/

Strategy into Practice series: Delivering a buy and build corporate strategy Buying or selling a business is a traumatic experience for the principals involved and is not for the faint hearted but with an insight into what drives a successful transaction it remains a key driver for value creation.

The Panama Papers exposed a huge global problem. What's next?

https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_palmer_the_panama_papers_exposed_a_huge_global_problem_what_s_next

The Panama Papers exposed a huge global problem. What's next? On April 3, 2016 we saw the largest data leak in history. The Panama Papers exposed rich and powerful people hiding vast amounts of money in offshore accounts. But what does it all mean? We called Robert Palmer of Global Witness to find out.

A useful reminder about retirement and saving plans

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: S3E15 - Retirement Plans Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: S3E15 - Retirement Plans Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXvapeklsB1x3J2ccmITA4w

As expected..

How the results compare to the UK's educated, old and immigrant populations

For all those preparing for the exam.. The answer is YO!

PHD Comic: Study for life Link to Piled Higher and Deeper

A world of 100 people: this video explains inequality in 2 minutes This video shows how the global population would be divided, and how equality would look, if the world were 100 people.