CITY SETS OFF HALF A TONNE OF FIREWORKS November 14, 2010 LONDONERS were treated to one of the capital’s biggest public fireworks displays of the year on Saturday, as the Lord Mayor’s grand finale boasted nearly half a tonne of fireworks. The show’s 800-year old parade was three miles long this time – twice as long as the route it followed from Temple to Bank – [...]
CITY PAYS ITS DEEPEST RESPECTS TO BRITAIN’S FALLEN WAR HEROES November 11, 2010 SILENCE blanketed the City of London yesterday at 11am, to mark the anniversary of Armistice Day, the end of the First World War. The largest remembrance ceremony took place at Lloyd’s of London, where 5,000 members of the insurance market gathered on the trading floor to watch on as their chairman Lord Levene and Lord [...]
Lord Mayor’s show promises pomp, pageantry and a zulu dance troupe November 11, 2010 The City of London will host the Lord Mayor’s Show this Saturday, celebrating the 683rd Lord Mayor Michael Bear. The parade, which starts tomorrow at 11am, follows the new Mayor as he swears allegiance to the Queen. The event will be one of the biggest ever, with 6,000 participants, including Hong Kong acrobats, South African [...]
REWRITING THE RULE BOOK FOR CITY LIFE November 10, 2010 RULES, rules, rules – it’s probably fair to say the financial services industry is getting a little sick of them by now, after being hit by a hammer blow of regulatory changes in the wake of the crisis. But that hasn’t deterred Canon David Parrott, guild vicar of the St Lawrence Jewry church on the [...]
CharlesStan boss attacks regulation November 10, 2010 CHARLES Stanley chairman Sir David Howard yesterday railed against the “Monty Python-esque” barrage of new regulation hitting the independent stockbroking sector, even as the firm reported a 33 per cent surge in pre-tax profit for the half year. Howard, an ex-Lord Mayor of the City of London, said new measures introduced by the FSA are [...]
Incoming Lord Mayor up early to rehearse for City’s big parade November 10, 2010 Alderman Michael Bear, who will become Lord Mayor of the City of London tomorrow, took part in a pre-dawn rehearsal yesterday for this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show (on Saturday 13 November) in front of St Paul’s Cathedral. He will be the 683rd Lord Mayor, whose duties include representing UK-based financial services internationally. This year’s show [...]
Incoming Lord Mayor up early to rehearse for City’s big parade November 10, 2010 Alderman Michael Bear, who will become Lord Mayor of the City of London tomorrow, took part in a pre-dawn rehearsal yesterday for this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show (on Saturday 13 November) in front of St Paul’s Cathedral. He will be the 683rd Lord Mayor, whose duties include representing UK-based financial services internationally. This year’s show [...]
A tip for regulators: no risk means no gain November 7, 2010 This time last year, in my first column for City A.M., I cautioned that efforts to restore public confidence in parts of the financial services industry would be a marathon, not a sprint. Now that I approach the finish line marking the end of my tenure as Lord Mayor, I am glad to see the [...]
A tip for regulators: no risk means no gain November 7, 2010 This time last year, in my first column for City A.M., I cautioned that efforts to restore public confidence in parts of the financial services industry would be a marathon, not a sprint. Now that I approach the finish line marking the end of my tenure as Lord Mayor, I am glad to see the [...]
Stuart Rose cheers One New Change October 28, 2010 CITY shopping centre One New Change attracted thousands of workers from across the Square Mile when it opened for trading yesterday. Outgoing Marks & Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose officially opened the mall, which is home to 60 shops and restaurants on Cheapside opposite St Paul’s Cathedral. Topshop owner Sir Philip Green and representatives of [...]