Produce workers ‘nabbed from farms by hospitality recruiters’ October 5, 2021 Hospitality recruiters have attempted to recruit seasonal pickers from farms in a bid to stem labour shortages, a trade body has claimed. Jack Ward, chief executive of the British Growers Association, told CityA.M., that recruiters were attempting to recruit people to work in bars “wherever they could find them.” “Particularly in the summer, competition for [...]
If we want a new generation of leaders, we need to teach kids politics at school December 14, 2022 We need to start treating political education like maths or English, like a basic, essential knowledge bank that you can draw on as you go through life.
Crossrail is (almost) complete but the battle for TfL funding is far from over May 4, 2022 The ‘Lizzie Line’ is good news for London – but it might be the last for a while without a funding settlement for the transport network It says something that the relationship between London’s mayoral leadership and Westminster is now so toxic that both sides are attempting to claim credit for a project three years [...]
Investment firms cannot afford to ignore MiFID II three-way reconciliations September 29, 2022 The EU launched MiFID II three years ago, but penalties for non-compliance continue to rise. The number of sanctions issued by national competent authorities (NCAs) in 2020 quadrupled to 613 totalling €8.4m, up from 371 sanctions totalling €1.8m in 2019. Firms incur penalties simply because their reports contain errors. According to a 2021 ACA report, [...]
Crypto AM Spotlight: Advances in economic transformation with Convex December 12, 2022 Crypto AM shines its spotlight on the Convex Foundation as it looks to make monetary and value exchange services available to all.
Tingo and EVTEC Energy sign partnership agreement that will create more than 12,000 jobs February 27, 2023 Partnership will see construction of Africa’s first net-zero solar power plant driven by ESG principles in Nigeria and will create thousands of jobs.
Crypto: What to expect as world leaders gather in Davos January 16, 2023 The future of global crypto regulation is set to fall into the spotlight at Davos this week as regulators and policy makers scramble to shore up the industry in the wake of FTX’s collapse last year.
A new coal mine in Cumbria won’t save the burning problems for the UK December 9, 2022 After years of political ping-ponging, the decision has been made: we’ll have the first new coal mine in thirty years in the UK. It will be located in Whitehaven, in Cumbria, and it’s meant to bring 500 direct jobs to an impoverished area that has often felt forgotten by central government. The indirect jobs in [...]
How do you value a football club? Why luxury brands may hold the secret April 3, 2023 It is a question playing on the minds of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and Manchester United’s other suitors. The Glazers have already come up with their own answer, while Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital had to grapple with it before buying Chelsea last year. How exactly do you value a [...]
PwC was right to scrap 2:1 degrees for hires – next they should ditch all academic marks August 19, 2022 PwC has said new hires don’t need a 2:1 degree - but they should strip all academic marks out of its recruitment.