Robots won’t take all City jobs – they could even give you a pay rise September 11, 2014 You're back from the summer, but for how long? In case you missed it, one tech visionary thinks many City jobs could be automated within a decade. Dave Coplin, who glories in the title of chief envisioning officer at Microsoft UK, told the Telegraph that “the City could be run by algorithms”. Ten years is [...]
Why I’m fighting Salesforce’s renaming of Heron Tower July 7, 2014 WHEN building St Paul’s Cathedral, Sir Christopher Wren is said to have erected screens to prevent people seeing his deviations from the plans until they were too late to undo. Wren knew that Londoners cared about their skyline, and that has not changed. The proposal to rename Heron Tower, in the City of London ward [...]
As Cheryl Cole’s secret Mustique wedding is revealed, here’s how to buy a property on the exclusive island July 14, 2014 As news broke today that Cheryl Cole secretly married her French boyfriend on the exclusive island of Mustique in the Caribbean, you just might be dreaming about how you could get a property there. Mustique, part of the archipelago that makes up St. Vincent and the Grenadines, is an island of 2.5 square miles with a beautiful, [...]
City offices are now as full as before crisis June 19, 2014 OFFICE vacancy rates in the City are back to levels last seen before the full impact of the financial crash in 2008 was felt, according to a new measure of the health of the British financial sector. TheCityUK’s latest tracker of the UK’s competitiveness, seen exclusively by City A.M, showed the amount of spare space [...]
Why France could be the euro’s weakest link – CNBC Comment August 25, 2014 In a world where we are sold pups on a daily basis by both policymakers and the market snake-oil salesmen, yesterday’s Bank Holiday trading on the Continent was a great example of how we continue to lap up the nonsense we are fed. There I was, one of the few people in the Square Mile [...]
Eating lunch at your desk again? Here’s how the City does delivery September 23, 2014 Eating al-desko isn’t just about showing your boss you’re the keenest worker-bee in the office. As winter draws nearer it’s also a way of eating your sandwiches without getting frost bite. The latest lunch-break craze in the City allows hungry employees to select, buy and eat their lunch without leaving their office at all. Delivery [...]
Go all the way with Beaujolais November 5, 2014 My least favourite date in the entire wine calendar is 19 November. It is, of course, Beaujolais Nouveau Day, the time when marketing men and desperate wine bar owners flood the Square Mile with cheap, nasty, pink plonk and try to kid us that it is something special. If I haven’t made myself clear, Beaujolais [...]
Berenberg’s UK chairman Andrew McNally leaves after 12 years July 1, 2014 So it’s goodbye to the brainy Andrew McNally, who is leaving the private bank Berenberg after 12 years and only six months after being promoted to become its UK head. In an internal memo, Berenberg’s partners announced McNally’s plans with the comment: “We look forward to an ongoing strong relationship with Andy during his future [...]
Hot sauce: Tesco launches new sandwich store to fight Pret A Manger September 1, 2014 Another day, another sandwich bar opens. So what's new? Well this time, it's Tesco which is launching a brand new sandwich shop format – selling premium subs and hot breakfast to City workers. This morning the supermarket opened its first small format sandwich store, conveniently located a stone's throw away from City AM's [...]
From Field Day to the Chelsea Fringe, the best of summertime in London June 4, 2015 The summer season is finally upon us! This means music festivals, rooftop drinking and lounging around in the park. Don’t wait for the weather to arrive, take advantage of all the adventures you can have outdoors this weekend Field Day Saturday and Sunday, Victoria Park, fielddayfestivals.com This may have been Field Day’s [...]