James Biagioni crowned City’s most eligible bachelor by Social Concierge and Square Mile mag January 11, 2015 The search is finally over, girls. There’s no longer any need to rock up to The Folly on a Thursday night without a clue who you’re going to hit on. The City’s most eligible bachelor has been revealed as James Biagioni, a 27-year-old commodities futures trader who works in Tower 42. “It still hasn’t sunk [...]
London financial services job market slows down ahead of Christmas, as available roles drop by 32 per cent in November December 10, 2015 Available financial services jobs in London plummeted to 6,405 in November, a 32 per cent decline compared to October, when there were 9,480 jobs on offer. According to the figures released today by professional services recruiter Morgan McKinley, the number of London professionals seeking new roles also dropped to 10,492, down 27 per cent from [...]
New homes on sale in London: from restored Victorian terraces in Bayswater to new homes in up-and-coming Walthamstow August 4, 2016 Brackenbury Square, Hammersmith From £550,000 Live the west London village life a short walk away from Goldhawk Road tube station at Brackenbury Square. The Notting Hill Sales development takes its name from nearby Brackenbury Village, which is in the Hammersmith Grove Conservation Area with all the boutiques and independent shops the village name engenders. There [...]
The UK needs to better insure itself against the cyber-terrorism threat December 2, 2015 In the week after the devastating atrocities in Paris, the chancellor announced that infiltration of our online infrastructure ranks alongside “guns, bombs and knives” as a terrorist threat against which the UK needs urgently to defend itself. Elevating cyber-terrorism in such a public manner, backed up with commendably generous financial resources for our security services, [...]
London office rents make record recovery since the crash October 25, 2015 The City office market is in record health, according to research from Knight Frank that shows rents have made a speedier recovery since the 2007 crisis than following previous financial downturns. In its latest report, the upmarket estate agent has tracked how rents in the Square Mile have fared since their pre-crisis peak in the fourth [...]
Channel your inner Attenborough with a trip Australia’s Great Barrier Reef February 22, 2016 “Look, over there – a bull shark.” My guide, Mark, points out the sleek, contoured shape with its distinctive dorsal fin and bluntly-shaped head – one of the most dangerous of its kind in the world – lazing idly in a sun-dappled patch of translucent, turquoise water. My heartbeat accelerates slightly, but thankfully there’s no [...]
Long Weekend review: How to get some rest and relaxation on Europe’s most notorious party island September 30, 2016 The weekend: For many years, Ibiza was defined by its drugs and decadent party scene, the capital of banging clubs and, well, banging. While its hedonistic days are far from over, pockets of the island are settling down with a degree of refined elegance. Decent restaurants and the arrival of all the big name hotel [...]
The remarkable rise of east London: Zone changes signal a shift in the capital’s economy January 7, 2016 Amid the January gloom, rail commuters began their somewhat subdued return to work this week. Alongside headlines on fare increases and improvement works, a more unusual move was announced: a change to London’s fabled Tube map structure. Stratford and a clutch of other east London stations – largely in the borough of Newham plus Tower [...]
Priory clinic opens in the Square Mile: How to tackle stress in the City November 30, 2014 The opening of a Priory clinic in the Square Mile should be a call to action for employers. The Priory Group’s move to open a new wellbeing clinic in the City is a strong indication of an increasing problem. Recent ONS statistics show that the number of working days lost to “serious mental health” [...]
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under fire as MPs on Treasury Select Committee call for hearing over decision to scrap banking culture review January 4, 2016 Leading MPs have slammed the City watchdog over its decision to drop a review into Britain’s banking culture, raising the possibility of an imminent public grilling of top regulators. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) revealed last week that it had scrapped plans for an inquiry into the culture and behaviour of British bank employees, saying that [...]