Who will be the fastest financial worker in the London Marathon? Last year’s City winner Andy Greenleaf is feeling lucky April 21, 2016 The Virgin London Marathon is nearly upon us, and all over the Square Mile folks are dusting off their trainers, saying "no" to post-work pints, and waking up in cold sweats ahead of the big race. The Capitalist caught up with Andy Greenleaf. By day, he's a business developer at global investment bank Julius Baer, [...]
Here’s what got us talking this week May 20, 2016 We had a glimpse of the future (at least as far as house prices are concerned) and found some of us would be in a fight to the end with robots. And we learned stress wasn't always a bad thing – which is just as well because it's not just prosecco that's getting more expensive just in [...]
Inside Big Bang: The chaotic October morning that created the modern City October 26, 2016 Shortly before 8am, as Sir Nicholas Goodison surveyed the floor of the Exchange crowded with foreign television crews and curious journalists, he was a little apprehensive. After so much hype about the possibilities of what had been termed Big Bang, and difficult negotiations with Margaret Thatcher’s ministers, and efforts to persuade the more conservative elements [...]
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 [...]
EgyptAir flight MS804 black box has been located, reports suggest May 21, 2016 Update: EgyptAir MS804 latest – forensic official says crash was caused by "explosion" Reports suggest that the black box which will likely reveal what caused the missing EgyptAir flight MS804 to crash has been found. An Egyptian government source told CBS news search crews have located the plane's data recorders, commonly known as the black box. Separate reports [...]
Banking Standards Board (BSB) names Sir Brendan Barber deputy chairman, replacing former Treasury Select Committee chairman Lord McFall March 1, 2016 A former trade union boss has been named deputy chair of an influential body tasked with improving standards of behaviour in the Square Mile and restoring the public’s trust in financial institutions. The Banking Standards Board (BSB) announced today that Sir Brendan Barber would take the number-two role on the board, replacing former Treasury Select [...]
Two gifs from this architecture exhibition show how the City’s skyline will be transformed by skyscrapers in 2030 April 27, 2016 An exhibition taking place next month reveals just how much the City's skyline is set to change over the next few years. The Evolving London Skyline exhibition, which runs at New London Architecture (NLA) in May, shows how the Square Mile will look in 2030 if all the skyscrapers currently given planning permission are built. The images, [...]
UberEats has arrived in London June 16, 2016 Not only is Uber disrupting the way we travel, it's eyeing up the way we eat too. Now Londoners will be able to get food delivered from top restaurants straight to their door via an app in exactly the same way they now order a car. The separate UberEats app will let users order from a [...]
A tale of two parties – money-making managers may be double booked next week, as two awards dinners for London’s hedge fund set take place on Tuesday night April 12, 2016 Next Tuesday is going to be a heavy one for London's hedge fund set. Thomson Reuters and Allocator will be fighting over the capital's money makers on the same night: The Capitalist notes both firms are holding black tie balls for hedge fund managers on the same night on opposite sides of Zone One. This isn't the first [...]
City workers go large on Euro 2016 bets as England win against Germany in this weekend’s friendly March 28, 2016 With the turmoil we've seen in global markets recently, you would think that City workers have lost their appetite for high-risk investments. Not so when it comes to the beautiful game. Bookies at Ladbrokes say a group of well-heeled City folk have placed several large sums on England's football team to win this year's UEFA European Championship, after [...]