Hunt’s budget was more a salad buffet than a proper City lunch March 7, 2024 Sky News’ City Editor Mark Kleinman on the budget, the latest on the Woodford fallout, and another bank tie-up
Stepping Stones To Sustainability – Green your employment culture in 5 steps August 29, 2023 Introduction Sustainability is increasingly high on people’s agenda and has become a buzz word in business circles. Measurable performance and tangible outcomes are becoming the standard across all sectors. But what does this really mean in practice, and how do you make your business more sustainable in a meaningful way? We break sustainability challenges down into [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? December 6, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Russell-Cooke Law firm Russell-Cooke has built out the French desk within its London-based private client practice with a new partner. Nicole Gallop Mildon brings expertise to all aspects of private wealth including estate planning, wills, probate and [...]
Not ‘appropriate’ for UK to publish details of post-Brexit Israel trade deal impact December 28, 2022 The government has said it is not “appropriate” to publish full details of a post-Brexit trade deal with Israel. Details of the agreement which boosts £5bn trade between the countries won’t be made public, the department for international trade (DIT) confirmed today. The deal has a strong focus on boosting UK services exports to the [...]
A windfall tax raised by a money-hungry government will scare off our businesses June 8, 2022 Rishi Sunak’s windfall tax on energy firms – what he called a “temporary targeted profits levy” – has gone down well with voters. The tax makes it look like money is raised from someone else and given to them through subsidies to their bills. Despite claims that the tax will yield an additional £5bn in [...]
Banning plastic forks will be a headache for hospitality firms January 13, 2023 Banning plastic cutlery is a win for environmental campaigners, but for restaurants battling inflation and rising energy bills, it could create more problems, writes Mark Stefanini
Rachel Reeves: Five things we learnt from the Shadow Chancellor’s Mais Lecture March 20, 2024 Rachel Reeves likely to become the UK’s first female Chancellor, the speech was a key window into her economic thinking.
Aviva and Hargreaves Lansdown call on regulators to prioritise net-zero October 27, 2022 A group of top finance firms including Hargreaves Lansdown and Aviva Investors have called on financial watchdogs make net-zero a central objective if the UK is to avert the worst economic damage of climate change.
Gen Z may love reading, but that won’t save the UK’s struggling libraries February 28, 2024 Gen Z are making reading cool, but that won't help the widespread crisis facing UK public libraries, writes Anna Moloney.
Klarna set to share customer buy-now pay-later data with credit agencies as regulation looms May 4, 2022 Fintech giant Klarna is set to begin sharing buy-now pay-later (BNPL) information with credit reference agencies as the sector scrambles to get ahead of a regulatory clampdown expected this year.