When law firm McGuireWoods LLP shopped for a new location this spring on K Street, the prime location for lobbying firms, it wasn't expecting any bargains.

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As the world seeks to re-establish itself following the 2008 financial crisis and the 2010 Arab Spring, U.K. based risk consulting firm, Aon, published their political risk map with Roubini Global Economics on Tuesday.

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On the recommendation of several British fashion editors, I visited Vestiaire Collective, the Paris-based resale (translation: the clothes are preowned) site that launched in the U.K. last spring and now ships to the U.S. The selection is thoroughly high-end (celebrities Sophie Dahl and Rachel Weisz have donated goods), and each piece is vetted by in-house specialists who are trained to weed out fakes.

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In December Merrill Lynch and HSBC launched the research portion of a joint online asset management service in the U.K. The joint venture plans to add the transactional portion this spring and then expand into continental Europe.

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"Adecco definitely needs a good management team in the U.K., " said Michael Foeth, an analyst with Bank Vontobel, who said Spring Group's focus on professional staffing could also bring in growth and profitability in the future.

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