Three fantastic London-based roles you should check out this week July 26, 2021 We have a great lineup of exciting jobs for you this week. Check them out now and be sure to click apply if you like what you see. Your dream job is just a few clicks away… Social Media Manager, London Real London Real is seeking an experienced, strategic, and highly creative individual to take [...]
Carlyle seeks to raise up to $27bn in largest ever private equity fund July 23, 2021 Global investment firm The Carlyle Group is looking to raise as much as $27bn in what would represent the industry’s biggest ever buyout fund. Carlyle is in discussions with investors about the size of the fund, according to Bloomberg reports citing insiders, which could see the total change. If the buyout group achieves its target [...]
How the Government’s Plan for Jobs can help July 23, 2021 | Sponsored The UK is now moving into the last stage of our exit out of lockdown – with many of the legal restrictions no longer in force. That’s good news – the result of a successful vaccine rollout and of our collective work to follow the rules to this point. There has, of course, been an [...]
Visa to buy London payments firm Currencycloud for £700m July 22, 2021 Visa has inked a deal to buy London payments group Currencycloud in the latest move by a US buyer to swoop on the booming British tech sector. The financial services giant today said the deal builds on an existing partnership between the companies and values Currencycloud at £700m inclusive of cash and retention incentives. However, [...]
Trans belonging from the boardroom to the bathroom July 22, 2021 | Sponsored DiverCity® Podcast · Trans inclusion and Belonging: From the Bathroom to the Boardroom Trans inclusivity is dependent on a range of interconnected factors for which we all have a shared responsibility There are some voices whose experience and stature demands they be heard, and whose expertise and actions are driving change at some of the [...]
London shares left buzzing after PensionBee hits £2bn in managed assets July 22, 2021 Online pensions provider PensionBee has racked up £2bn worth of pensions under management, which has sent shares flying over six per cent. The app said its assets under management had surged 117 per cent to over £1.9bn in the six months to 30 June. The pensions surge, up from £915m worth of assets in the [...]
We have some really great jobs open in London for you this week July 20, 2021 And just like that, the world almost feels normal again. Restrictions have lifted, and there’s life back in the economy at last! One tell-tale sign of this? Companies are on serious hiring sprees. We know this because our job board is booming with amazing opportunities at the moment. We wanted to share some of these [...]
Exclusive: City fund manager calls for reforms as UK first-time funding is down by a third from 2018 peak July 20, 2021 The number of first-time funding rounds into UK seed-stage startups declined for a second consecutive year in 2020, to 36 per cent below the 2018 peak for such deals, according to new research shared with City A.M. this afternoon. The data provided by Square Mile based SFC Capital also points to reductions both to the [...]
Regulation and investors’ demands push fund managers towards ESG July 20, 2021 Regulatory imperatives and investor demand are driving an increased focus on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) principles, according to a PwC report published today. The study found that three-quarters of the fund managers questioned – holding £15.5 trillion in assets – are being influenced by investors and policymakers to drive sustainability outcomes. Regulation 76 [...]
‘What I Know Is…’: black professionals share their experiences July 20, 2021 | City Talk One of the main reasons for the under-representation of black professionals in investment management is the lack of knowledge and information about joining the investment profession and the opportunities that it can deliver. For the financial sector which is increasingly focused on sustainability and where corporates are increasingly rewarded for good ESG policies, ensuring that [...]
