These are the 13 bridges and tunnels to cross the Thames Boris Johnson wants to build by 2050 December 2, 2015 The number of ways to cross the Thames is set to increase by a third by 2050, a new report suggested today, with the number of pedestrian and cyclist crossings to increase by 50 per cent. From the Diamond Jubilee bridge linking Fulham and Battersea to the Lower Thames Crossing, which will link Essex and Kent, Londoners [...]
James Bond’s guide to bonds: Here’s how Daniel Craig, Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and George Lazenby would match up in the fixed income world February 15, 2016 The 007 franchise has remained a consistent money-spinner since 1963. But while James Bond always likes a Martini and a sharp-fitting tux, his character has shifted in line with the actors who’ve played him. As Daniel Craig is rumoured to be leaving the franchise to star in a US TV series, we ask, which financial bonds suit their movie namesake? And [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show 2015 parade: How the City of London has been preparing for the 800th special on 14 November November 12, 2015 Anticipation is building ahead of the Lord Mayor's Show this Saturday – the 800th time the procession has taken place. The City of London Corporation has been hard at work getting everything ready, including running a "secret" dawn rehearsal that traces the route the new Lord Mayor Jeffrey Mountevans will take on 14 November, when he [...]
What are the best companies to work for in the UK? Expedia, Hays and AKQA triumph ahead of Google and Goldman Sachs December 9, 2015 Move over Google. Its treats such as slides, sleep pods and snacks have failed to win over staff, and the mighty tech company has been toppled from its perch as the best company to work for in the UK while home grown firms climbed ahead. Flying to the top spot from number 25 last year was online travel [...]
FTSE 100 index closes up ahead of Federal Reserve statement as Sage Group and Glencore surge January 27, 2016 The FTSE 100 index closed higher on Wednesday, after having opened lower this morning ahead of the Federal Reserve's statement. The UK's blue-chip index closed 1.33 per cent up at 5,990 points. "Global equity prices continue zigzagging on a muddy route. The oil market remains in bears’ hands above $30," said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, market analyst at London Capital Group. [...]
RIBA’s new exhibition looks at how architects have rebuilt cities destroyed by natural disasters February 25, 2016 Nobody knows how many people died in the fire. Six deaths were recorded, but many were thought to have been incinerated beyond recognition and many more cooked alive in temperatures exceeding 1,700 degrees Celsius. The streets resembled the lower circles of hell and the Great Fire, as it became known, was the second tragedy to [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show 2015: Event will go ahead as planned following Paris attacks November 14, 2015 In solidarity with Paris and the many victims of the attacks that took place there last night, London will host the 2015 Lord Mayor's Show as planned. A spokesperson for the City of London Corporation said the show “will go ahead” as normal. With the people of Paris in our thoughts, Union flags will be flying [...]
Royal Bank of Canada picks Brookfield’s 100 Bishopsgate for its new UK headquarters November 2, 2015 Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has signed a pre-let deal with Brookfield Property Partners to move its UK headquarters to the developer’s 100 Bishopsgate tower. The bank, which has been on the hunt for a new head office for a year, will take the first seven floors of the 37-storey tower in the City, equal to [...]
Armistice Day 2015: How and where to mark the two minutes’ silence November 11, 2015 Today is Armistice Day, when people up and down the country will remember all those lost in conflict. While the majority of the UK will no doubt be marking the day with two minutes' silence in their workplace, there are also some public commemoration services being held on the 11th hour of the 11th day [...]
UK businesses to face squeeze in rents over next 12 months November 3, 2015 UK business are predicted to come under increasing pressure from rising rents as the economy gathers pace and competition for space heats up, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned. In its latest commercial market survey, RICS forecasts that UK rental values will jump by four per cent over the next 12 months. Businesses [...]