Aspers gambles on Southampton for fifth casino venue at Royal Pier Waterfront development March 29, 2016 Casino group Aspers has been awarded a licence to open its fifth casino in Southampton's proposed Royal Pier Waterfront development. The new venue will be a major part of the pier development and will create up to 200 jobs in the city. The large licence, won in a competitive bidding process, will allow up to 150 slot machines [...]
FTSE 100 closes at a new 2016 high after commodities rally April 8, 2016 The FTSE 100 caught the Friday feeling today, closing at a high for the year after bouncing off some upbeat commodities stocks. The bluechip index clocked out for the week at 6,204, up 1.1 per cent and its highest close since jolly New Year's Eve traders-cum-revellers saw it hit 6,242 on the final day of last [...]
Watch out Mike Ashley: Unite the union protesters to target Sports Direct AGM dressed as Dickensian workers over “Victorian” zero-hours contracts September 8, 2015 Sports Direct's AGM tomorrow is set to be an even more lively affair than usual. Unite the union has revealed plans for a protest outside the AGM with members dressed as Dickensian workers. They will be demanding "an end to ‘Victorian’ work practices at the retailer’s nearby Shirebrook warehouse and that the company pays [...]
Panmure Gordon Brexiter David Buik will be cutting back on his Spanish holidays if the UK votes to leave the EU March 30, 2016 Talking heads at Panmure Gordon went head-to-head in the Times on Wednesday to talk about their views on Brexit. Things are cordial between chief economist Simon French (In) and market commentator David Buik (Out), but poor Buik plans to make sacrifices in the name of British independence. The Capitalist caught up with French last week at [...]
How Edinburgh is driving the fintech revolution August 14, 2016 According to recent figures published by Innovate Finance, global investment in fintech has rocketed from $930m in 2008 to $12.5bn in 2015, with recognised tech clusters such as Edinburgh supporting London’s global dominance. Fintech is, to coin a phrase, white hot right now. It’s not only empowering new start-ups with the ability to launch disruptive [...]
Fancy living like royalty? Move into the wing of this Grade-I listed castle on the corner of Greenwich Park April 25, 2016 Everyone has a favourite London park, but when it comes to views, Greenwich is unrivalled. Rolling hills give way to the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, which eyes up the white-domed O2 Arena with its bright cranes like candles on a birthday cake. For 22 years, Dave and Barbara Edgar have invited friends and family to [...]
City heavyweights join shadow business secretary Angela Eagle to decide the corporate winners of this year’s LGBT Awards April 6, 2016 Distinguished business figures met in the capital today to decide the British LGBT Awards corporate winners The judging panel, made up illustrious names across the banking, finance and legal sectors, met up with shadow business secretary Angela Eagle to pick out winners for an array of gongs that praise the hard work done by Square Mile staffers [...]
London house prices: RICS says next mayor of London should give public land away to people who want to build their own homes February 18, 2016 The next mayor of London should earmark public land for Londoners who want to build their own new homes, a leading group of chartered surveyors have argued. In a new report out today, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said whoever succeeds Boris Johnson in City Hall should “let residents take housing into their [...]
City Moves for 19 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 19, 2016 Bryan Cave LLP International law firm Bryan Cave LLP has expanded its banking and finance practice in Germany with the addition of Sandra Pfister, who joins as a partner. Sandra is known internationally for her banking and finance work. Joining with Sandra is associate Reinhard Bunjes. Sandra’s expertise is in the area of banking and finance [...]
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open May 4, 2016 US stock futures are heading south in New York, following most European markets moving downwards in early afternoon trading. Asian markets recorded small losses by their close this morning. A little earlier the S&P was down by 0.64 per cent, while the Nasdaq was off by 0.72 per cent, and the Dow 0.53 per cent [...]