As commuters face days of disruption, we need to build a modern transport network June 17, 2022 For a year now, e-scooters have been zipping around London since they were first rolled out as part of a trial last June. It’s hard to comprehend how much urban transport has changed since then. There are the sweeping, existential issues of climate change and the role of transport emissions, there is the political and [...]
City of London Corporation asks Square Mile to donate to coronavirus fund March 22, 2020 The City of London Corporation has urged Square Mile firms to donate money to help organisations dealing with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The London Communities Response Fund was set up by the Corporation and the Greater London Authority to provide money for “organisations facing immediate financial pressures and uncertainty because of the coronavirus”. [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? April 5, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. A&O Allen & Overy has added a partner to its international arbitration group, signalling sustained investment in the law firm’s division. Joining from Skadden, David Herlihy brings two decades of experience to the firm, with a focus [...]
What can Sunak-friendly fintech expect under Truss? September 12, 2022 Some fintech bosses are reconsidering what a Truss leadership may mean for the sector.
Credit Suisse and Citco face £430m lawsuit over Chelsea property deal that lost Vatican £100m June 22, 2022 The filing of a €500m (£430m) lawsuit against Credit Suisse and Citco over the loss of millions in charitable funds through a Chelsea property deal has led to calls for greater transparency around the “origins of money used to purchase high-value property” in Britain. The calls come after Anglo-Italian financier Raffaele Mincione’s WRM Group filed [...]
Regime shift: investing into the new era December 9, 2022 As this economic cycle ends, we shouldn’t expect to see the patterns of the past decade repeated. A new regime in policy and market behaviour is unfolding which investors need to understand if they are to find the best opportunities and safeguard their portfolios. The re-opening of economies after Covid sparked a phenomenon investors have [...]
Issa brothers: How to turn a petrol station into an empire for billionaires June 7, 2024 How did the Issa brothers transform a single petrol station in Greater Manchester into an empire and become billionaires in the process?
Fear is being weaponised against the good intentions of cryptocurrency August 29, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher explores how sowing the seeds of fear, uncertainty and doubt in different fields have a knock-on effect for cryptocurrency.
Crypto ‘Wild West’: City regulator accused of pushing firms abroad April 16, 2024 The City watchdog has been accused of pushing British crypto firms abroad with its approach to regulation. Lars Mucklejohn takes a closer look at where the UK's digital assets industry is heading
The Queen’s Speech failed to turn our financial regulators into a public asset May 11, 2022 The most important segment of yesterday’s Queen’s Speech was the landmark Financial Services Bill. This piece of legislation was a major test for the government’s vision of a net-zero aligned financial system that drives sustainable economic growth across the UK and acts in the interest of all people and communities. Regrettably, it didn’t pass the [...]