London Stock Exchange Group flies in new CFO from Paris on £850,000 a year November 20, 2023 He joins the company from Publicis Groupe SA, and will relocate from Paris to London upon taking up the role, with the LSEG saying he'll be on £850,000 a year, before bonuses.
In London, we have no other option but to break up the Metropolitan Police March 23, 2023 The Metropolitan Police has had years to make things right - but it hasn't done it. It's time we admit we should reform it for good - and the best way is to break it up, writes Will Cooling
Natwest forced to pay £90,000 after sacking exec days after cancer surgery August 2, 2023 A former Natwest executive was awarded £90,000 yesterday after she brought a case against her old employer for dismissing her days after she underwent surgery for cancer. Adeline Willis, a senior risk and compliance officer, was let go by Natwest in April 2020, eight months after a bowel cancer diagnosis and just days after she [...]
Flexible the new normal as half of ALL Londoners now hybrid workers with pandemic routine ‘here to stay’ September 26, 2022 More than half of London’s workers are spending at least one day a week at home, according to new government figures shared with City A.M. this week. In a government survey of nearly 2000 firms in the city, 32.2 per cent said their workers were in the office one or two days a week, while [...]
Doubts cast over 31 October fiscal statement after Truss resignation October 20, 2022 There are growing doubts over whether the fiscal statement will be delivered on 31 October following Liz Truss’s resignation as prime minister today after just 44 days in office, City A.M. understands. Truss’s exit has triggered a second Tory leadership race this year that is expected to yield a new prime minister on 28 October, [...]
Central London office take up jumps in fourth quarter January 20, 2020 Office take up in central London jumped in the final quarter of last year, as the diversity of businesses operating in the capital provided resilience for the city’s commercial property market. Take up increased four per cent to 3.6m sq ft in the three months to the end of December, above the 10-year quarterly average [...]
London Mayor: Count Binface beats ‘Britain First’ immigration candidate May 4, 2024 Count Binface, the satirical political candidate, is ahead of Britain First's immigration candidate Nick Scanlon in the London Mayoral election.
Qatari sheikh sells Hyde Park mansion to fellow Royal for £39m May 3, 2024 Transferring a luxury property between family members could be to take advantage of tax benefits or to avoid certain taxes associated with inheritance or property ownership.
Lloyds to cut 1,600 jobs in transition from branches to online banking January 25, 2024 Lloyds Bank is to cut some 1,600 jobs across its branch network, a company spokesperson has told City A.M., as part of its shift towards digital services. The move from Britain’s largest domestic bank is the latest in a series of layoffs within the sector amid margin pressure from peaking interest rates and fierce competition [...]
Blank Street offers hundreds of free matchas to inspire workplace wellness May 3, 2024 Matcha has been gaining popularity as a wellness trend lately, and you might be curious about the buzz surrounding this green powder.