London property: Capital’s Royal Docks business park development gets billion pound investment from China’s Minsheng February 14, 2015 A Chinese investment firm will spend a billion pounds creating a new financial and business district to rival Canary Wharf and the City in London. China’s largest private investment fund, China Minsheng Investment, will plough £1bn into the project to develop a 35-acre site at the Royal Albert Docks in east London. Plans for the [...]
City Three Peaks challenge: Bosses getting high in September abseiling challenges September 7, 2015 Abseiling is the sport of the moment in the Square Mile, it seems – with 40 bosses and chiefs attempting to conquer London's skyline today as part of the City Three Peaks challenge. A select group of daredevil directors and bosses from SVG Capital, insurers Amlin and Lloyds secured the chance to abseil down the entire [...]
London Stock Exchange “confident” for 2015 after Worldpay IPO October 22, 2015 The figures The London Stock Exchange's revenue from continuing operations rose 12 per cent to £326.4m in the three months to the end of September, while headline income rose 85 per cent to £589.3m, it said today. This was buoyed by its information services division, where revenue increased 44 per cent to £133.7m, on the back of good growth at the FTSE and contribution from [...]
Walk London weekend October 2015 routes: The best free guided walks around the capital for TfL’s autumn ambling scheme October 16, 2015 This weekend sees the launch of Transport for London's Walk London weekend, a new initiative designed to get us city slickers off our backsides and getting out to see some of the best free sites the capital has to offer. There will be more than 40 guided walks for TfL's "Autumn Ambles", connecting parks, woodland, [...]
London is Europe’s science and tech capital, and this is why I chose to invest in it October 28, 2015 London is on the up. The capital’s population has hit an historic high at 8.6m people. The Mayor of London’s office predicts that by 2050 that number will reach 11m, with London serving as a magnet for talent from across the globe. But London’s success also creates significant issues: not least how to create jobs [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show London 2015 parade: Something different for the weekend November 13, 2015 We all have our daily routines. Travel into such-and-such station, make a beeline for the office, grab a coffee on the way, preferred sandwich shop at lunch, back to work, another beeline to such-and-such station, then home again. And repeat. Hundreds of thousands of us cross paths in the Square Mile each weekday, turning into [...]
Royal London boss calls on FCA chief to look at pension rules May 13, 2014 THE BOSS of mutual Royal London has called on the financial regulator to tighten up the rules on advice offered to people on their retirement, specifically around pensions. Announcing the group’s first quarter results, Phil Loney said the government’s guarantee of guidance, outlined in the Budget in March, does not go far enough. “There is [...]
UK house prices will continue climbing, but don’t expect rates to be hiked as a result November 18, 2015 The housing market has always been key to the UK economy. People who move house often undertake home improvements, and strong demand (in theory) leads to more houses being built, both of which boost GDP. Given the major impact this can have on future interest rates, the UK housing market has traditionally been crucial for [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show 2015 London parade: This year’s show is set to be the most spectacular in its history November 13, 2015 The Lord Mayor’s Show, which rolls through the City’s streets each year, is loved the world over and regarded as the classic piece of English pageantry in the UK calendar. Since 1215, every newly-elected Lord Mayor has left the Square Mile and travelled to the Royal Courts of Justice in Westminster to swear loyalty to [...]
Companies can buy letters to protest TfL’s Uber crackdowns October 11, 2015 Are you team TfL or team Uber? Things have been hotting up between the two transport forces this month. After TfL proposed restrictions on the rival car hire service such as a minimum waiting period, Uber have hit back with their own petition. Now, Propeller PR chief Martin Loat is giving Londoners the chance to have [...]