The New Year Resolutions all City workers should make December 22, 2015 If it's not in there already, here’s a date for your diary next year: on 7 March 2016, the Senior Managers Regime (SMR) will be introduced. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says that it is not looking for “heads on sticks” – but the new rules coming into force will undoubtedly make it easier for [...]
The top four is up grabs – it’s time for Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy to loosen the transfer shackles for Mauricio Pochettino in January window December 2, 2015 If there’s one thing Mauricio Pochettino’s time at Tottenham has demonstrated, it’s that team-building in the Premier League doesn’t start and end with the transfer window. Spurs’ impressive start to the season has been based not on the purchase of any marquee summer signings but instead on a foundation of a young squad willing to [...]
Films to see this weekend: Tangerine, The Hallow, Fathers and Daughters, The Lady in the Van November 13, 2015 The Lady in the Van (12A) ★★★★☆ This adaptation of Alan Bennett’s play about his 15 year friendship with an eccentric old lady (Maggie Smith) who lives in his driveway is a cosy film with a van-load (sorry) of charm. After an hour of ‘odd couple’ shenanigans between the two leads, the final act delivers [...]
Play your own Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland November 6, 2015 Thronies, as they call themselves, have known for an age that the city of Belfast, and Northern Ireland in general, is the place to spot Game of Thrones film locations. Now even casual viewers (and readers) are following in the footsteps of the mythological characters, with popularity soaring for these epic, windswept landscapes. Based on [...]
City Moves for 14 October 2015 | Who’s switching jobs October 13, 2015 EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD ASSET MANAGEMENT Agnès Belaisch has been appointed head of the sovereign debt team at the asset management firm. Based in the UK, she was previously in charge of economic and market analysis at the European Stability Mechanism, and has held roles at the IMF. ANV HOLDINGS The insurance group has appointed Janet [...]
Burgess unfazed by Carling criticism on World Cup selection September 3, 2015 RUGBY league convert Sam Burgess insists he is at ease with criticism from Will Carling after revealing the former England captain and fellow centre had contacted him to explain his scathing judgement. Carling said last week that head coach Stuart Lancaster had made a mistake by including Burgess in his 31-man squad for this month’s [...]
Chinese stock market crash 2015: Capitalism is not in crisis – but China’s phoney model is August 25, 2015 There's nothing quite like a bout of market volatility to prompt a round of gleeful crowing from the usual suspects that “capitalism is in crisis”. This rather seems to miss the point that failures and successes, winners and losers are all essential and necessary components of an effectively functioning free market. What the [...]
Mark Zuckerberg’s book club: These are the 15 books you need to read to catch up over the summer August 9, 2015 Mark Zuckerberg is more than half way through his ambitious goal of reading a book every two weeks – a new years challenge he set himself at the start of 2015 – and they're quickly piling up. Keeping up with his accompanying book club on Facebook may not have been at the top of everyone's [...]
TfL Tube strike: Talks over Night Tube action hit the buffers after RMT complains of serious breaches of safety July 20, 2015 Crunch talks between trade unions and London Underground have ground to a halt, with just two weeks left to avert a second mass walk-out of the summer. Unions had been due to resume talks this morning, yet the RMT shelved the negotiations after complaining of “serious breaches of safety protocols” on the Tube over [...]
Piccadilly’s Criterion restaurant enters administration after 60 per cent rental hike by landlord Criterion Capital June 24, 2015 Iconic London restaurant Criterion has gone into administration after 140 years, as a result of sky-high rents. UHY Hacker Young has been appointed administrator, with Peter Kubik and Andrew Andronikou handling the case. The Criterion was put into administration by the directors after its rent jumped 60 per cent from £525,000 to £850,000 [...]