General election 2024: Will the polls narrow? May 29, 2024 Polls often narrow as the date of an election draws near. If the gap shrinks this time round, will it mean Labour won't be able to secure the thumping majority it desires? Jessica Frank-Keyes takes a closer look
Asset managers exposed to liquidity risk, FCA warns July 6, 2023 The City’s asset managers have left “gaps” in their liquidity management and could be exposed in the event of a run from investors, the Financial Conduct Authority has warned.
Ron Kalifa: UK’s fintech pole position could be jeopardised by skills gap November 15, 2021 Ron Kalifa, who delivered an independent review of UK fintech on behalf of the Treasury earlier this year, has said that the UK has a skills deficit when it comes to technology and data that needs to be addressed so that the country maintains its world-leading position in the sector. Speaking at an industry event, [...]
High street gaps filled by independent businesses as chains suffer September 16, 2021 Independent shops are filling gaps on high streets left after the shuttering of chain stores, recording their first rise in numbers in four years. Some 804 locally run convenience stores, barbers, bakers, cafes and fast-food outlets opened in the first half of 2021, according to Local Data Company (LDC) analysts. While local retailers enjoyed new [...]
Opinion-in-brief: Bridging the digital divide is key to solve the wealth gap October 14, 2021 When operating in an online world feels as natural as it does to many of us, those who face digital exclusion are easy to miss. We often think about the digital divide in relation to older people who grew up without computers, or those who live in rural areas with poor internet connections. But new [...]
Britain’s pay gap standards are outdated and threaten an equal future October 5, 2021 The continual disparity between men’s and women’s pay remains the starkest illustration of gender inequality in the UK. For several years now, we’ve had the data showing the harsh reality that female workers are valued less – but simply shining a light on a problem is not always enough to fix it. We only know [...]
Monzo moves ahead of rival fintechs and narrows gender pay gap October 4, 2021 Monzo has significantly improved its gender pay gap, it revealed in a new report today that showed women at the British challenger bank earn 4 per cent less than men per hour on average – narrowed from 2019, when the gap stood at 20 per cent. It brings the fintech into pole position compared to [...]
Third Point changes strategy on activist investors in bid to fix discount April 9, 2024 Hedge fund Third Point has appointed a duo of activist investors to its board in a bid to close the trust's wide gap between its net asset value and share price, despite previously strongly opposing them.
Monzo chief says bank has earned ‘the right to dream bigger’ as it targets the US November 28, 2023 Monzo chief executive TS Anil has said the digital challenger bank has "international ambitions", noting a "huge gap" in the American market, but refused to speculate on where or when the firm could list publicly.
Half of teenage girls would not work for employer with gender pay gap, Indeed reveals November 17, 2021 Almost half of UK teenage girls have stated they would not work for an employer with a gender pay gap. Data from an Indeed research has revealed that 48 per cent of girls aged between 16 and 18 would rule out working for an organisation that has a gender pay gap against women, while only [...]