Lloyds Banking Group takes the top spot on Stonewall’s top 100 LGBT employers as banking and legal dominate the list January 19, 2017 Lloyds Banking Group has taken the top spot of Stonewall's top 100 LGBT employers list. Banking and legal dominated the list of the charity's most inclusive employers. Lloyds, which came second to MI5 last year, launched a new colleague volunteering programme and formed official partnership with lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) charities. Law firm [...]
Rapha co-founder and chief executive Simon Mottram on why the cycling company split from Team Sky April 4, 2017 Four years ago niche cycling sportswear firm Rapha beat German behemoth Adidas to supply the kit to the world’s best known cycling club, Team Sky. At the time, Simon Mottram, its chief executive and co-founder, felt this was the just the platform the retailer needed to take things up a gear. “We sold a lot [...]
City Moves for 17 January 2017 | Who’s switching jobs January 17, 2017 Eversheds Frank Thompson has joined Eversheds' London insurance team. Frank has over 15 years of legal experience focusing on insurance coverage disputes and non-contentious coverage advice and has been ranked as a leading individual by Chambers and Partners for several years. Frank joins the firm as a lateral hire from K&L Gates where he earned recognition [...]
City Moves for 16 November 2016 | Who’s switching jobs November 16, 2016 HSBC HSBC’s Sanjeev Chopra is to join Psigma Investment Management as investment director in January 2017 reporting to John Howard-Smith, CEO. A seasoned investment professional, Sanjeev has worked at HSBC for nearly two decades, his most recent role being client director at HSBC Global Asset Management. IHS Markit IHS Markit has appointed Andrew Aziz as the global [...]
PwC’s senior staff swap bean counting for beanstalks in this year’s pantomime January 24, 2016 The festive season may be behind us, but folks at PwC seem to only just be getting into it after launching the firm’s pantomime tour last week. Over 100 staffers swapped bean counting for treading the boards, kicking off a UK tour of Jack and the Beanstalk to celebrate 30 years of the firm’s annual [...]
Two-thirds of women go into lower-paid or lower-skilled jobs when returning from a career break November 14, 2016 Two-thirds of professional women return to work after a career break in lower-paid or lower-skilled roles, or working fewer hours than they'd like. According to new research from PwC, in conjunction with Women Returners and 30% Club, 427,000 UK female workers are currently estimated to be on a career break and are likely to return [...]
The 10 companies where directors earn the highest salaries January 3, 2017 Thinking of climbing the career ladder in 2017? C'mon, who isn't, let's be honest. It's a new year bringing new opportunity, after all. But if you're looking to make the leap to director level, or are eyeing a change of scenery at that level already, some moves are worth making more than others – when [...]
Fixie derivative trading, anyone? Barclays takes after PwC and installs exercise bikes in its Canary Wharf offices to boost productivity March 9, 2016 Not content with a ruthlessly strict dress code after it banned flip-flops, Barclays bosses are having a go at changing their workers' lifestyles – by furnishing its Canary Wharf offices with exercise bikes. Barclays has been offering "High Octane Rides" to bankers since August, in an attempt to find new ways to boost productivity in the workplace. The idea is that [...]
Healthy “grab and go” food chain set to open its 30th London location as millennials look for nutritious lunches November 15, 2016 Feel-good food chain Abokado is projected to turn over £17m following a current turnover of £14m and the opening of its 30th site in London set for early next year. The healthy, internationally inspired food company has thrived in the "grab and go" sector, providing busy Londoners something fresh for breakfast and lunch. The business, which aims to stock its [...]
Johnson keen to emphasise UK’s close ties with Saudi Arabia after critical comments on Yemen December 11, 2016 Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson reiterated Britain's close ties to Saudi Arabia on a visit there yesterday, days after making comments seen as critical of the desert kingdom's actions in Yemen. "I'm here to emphasise the friendship that exists between the UK and Saudi Arabia, and that is something that is developing and expanding," Johnson said [...]