Revealed: The best places to work in the UK December 7, 2016 Businesses can breath a sigh of relief – the trend of trying to emulate Google's particular brand of work environment with bean bags, slides, hot desking and food freebies might just be over. The tech company has slipped out of the top 10 best places to work list for the first time, coming 13th in the annual ranking by [...]
City Moves – who’s switching jobs at EY, Moneycorp, Seedrs and Egress Software Technologies March 15, 2017 Today's City Moves cover financial services, foreign exchange, technology and venture funding. Take a look at these movers and shakers: EY EY has appointed Dan Cooper to the role of UK financial services banking and capital markets (BCM) leader. He will take over the role in April from Robert Cubbage, who is retiring. Dan started [...]
Bletchley Park to house the UK’s next generation of cyber talent November 24, 2016 Renowned World War II codebreaking site Bletchley Park is going to play host to the next generation of the UK’s cyber experts. Under plans announced today the site is to be refurbished as country’s first National College of Cyber Security, with the first cohort of 16-19-year-olds expected from September 2018. The free-to-attend school will take on [...]
The smartphone obsession is escalating: Britons are checking their phones 85 times a day – and nowhere is sacred anymore October 14, 2016 Britons' obsession with smartphones is reaching new heights. Or, perhaps, plumbing new depths. The average UK adult checks their phone 85 times a day, according to new research. And no where appears to be out of bounds, either, the study of 2,000 commissioned by mobile game studio Project M found. Read more: With consumers glued to [...]
Lineker-backed insurer scores £1m in funding October 18, 2016 Internet of Things insurer Neos has hit the back of the net with £1m in initial seed funding, valuing the business at £8.4m. The company – a so-called insurtech startup – counts Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker among its backers and the latest funding round adds insurtech fund Eos Venture Partners. Neos is [...]
Inflation hits 1.6 per cent: Experts react to biggest price rise in two years January 17, 2017 Inflation has come in higher than expected as weaker sterling continues to feed through into higher prices for the UK consumer. The 1.6 per cent increase in December surprised analysts. The Bank of England expects inflation to hit 2.7 per cent by the end of this year. It has a legal target rate of two [...]
Hammond’s pension own-goal? Over-55’s flexible working under threat November 23, 2016 Tax relief on pension top-ups is to be drastically reduced for those already drawing an income from retirement savings. Over-55's drawing an income from pension pots can currently put £10,000 per year away tax free – known as the money purchase annual allowance (MPAA). But Chancellor Philip Hammond announced plans within his Autumn Statement to reduce the [...]
David Davis has met with professional services sector execs to get their Brexit views October 27, 2016 The Brexit secretary today met with key figures from the professional services sector. David Davis, along with ministers Robin Walker and Lord Bridges, chaired a meeting with representatives from a number of trade bodies, including the Law Society, the Bar Council, the Business Services Association and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and firms, including [...]
Goldman Sachs and Santander have left a major blockchain group November 22, 2016 Goldman Sachs and Santander have both exited one of tech's top blockchain consortiums which is backed by some of the world's biggest financial institutions. Both institutions have quit membership of the R3 group and will not be investing in its latest reported funding round. Santander did not comment on its decision to depart R3, however, it's understood it will [...]
Paranoid about androids: Brits fear AI October 2, 2016 Brits are increasingly fearful of the impact robots could have on our society in the future. New research reveals over half of UK adults (58 per cent) are worried about the impact of robots, with two fifths (41 per cent) believing robots will destroy humanity as we know it. The survey, commissioned by Sky, echos [...]