The investment of pension scheme asset is the most important activity that grows pension funds to provide retirement benefits. As the benefits from the 2nd and 3rd tier schemes are not guaranteed, there is need to take actions that optimise returns to the scheme while keeping the funds safe. This...
FETO threatens humanity as a whole On the evening of July 15, 2016, the “Fethullahist Terrorist Organization” (FETO) launched a bloody coup attempt against the people and the government of my country. Their aim was to establish a radical, fundamentalist regime, loyal only to their ringleader Fetullah Gülen. As FETO...
Our unforgettable today is Jean Baptiste Colbert. He is one of those who made their way to the list of unforgettables not for ideas but for practice. Jean Baptiste Colbert did not sit to put together a body of thoughts or ideas. He did not write essays nor teach in...
It is a fact worldwide that if an individual or an organisation wants to get the best deal from a negotiation process, time must be spent on preparing for the negotiation! It is proven that preparations enable a negotiating team to effectively and confidently control the flow of interchanges...
Cockroaches. Yeah, I mean some people dread them! Fear is one thing all humans live with at one point or another in life. The fear of heights, loud sound and so much more seems very serious and valid. Recently, I chanced upon the power a particular kind of fear...
Policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol by an organisation. Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. Policies are generally adopted by an organisation or society.  Policies usually emerge from the vision and mission of the organisation and...
When Maria and Felix Williams embarked on that dangerous journey to Spain through the Mediterranean waters to make a clean break from poverty, their aim was to share in Spain’s economic wealth.  And once they gave birth to their sons, the focus was to work hard and give them...
"If I spoke in the eloquence of a tongue But did not mind to mean what I spoke If I lived by oratory and fluency But lived for nothing I am nothing"   She traversed in poetry But trampled on prose She rustled feathers with speech But bottled fears for free speech She rattled speech to speak multi tongues But...
Addison gasped. Amerley shrunk so far down in her seat that she wanted to evaporate. “Hello, Mr. Addison, nice to meet you,” she said, avoiding his gaze. “And good afternoon, Miss Luna,” her voice trembling, revealing fear and surprise. Luna turned to look at her, setting her mouth in a...