Car review: The new Aston Martin Vanquish Volante – the same but better January 19, 2015 The new model Vanquish Volante shows that the only thing better than an Aston Martin is another Aston Martin. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know that the Volante version of the Aston Martin Vanquish is a relatively new car. It first appeared late in 2013, with UK sales kicking off early in 2014, so [...]
Businesses row with Brussels over impact of EU exit on City February 17, 2014 THE CITY will continue to thrive if Britain leaves the EU, business groups said yesterday, hitting back at Viviane Reding’s claims the Square Mile would be cut off. “The City would most definitely lose its unhindered access to the single market in the case of an exit,” the EU Commissioner said. But campaign group Business for [...]
City Matters: Why opponents of City development ignore our true Victorian heritage February 16, 2014 GUILDHALL is currently playing host to a public inquiry that has major ramifications for planning in the Square Mile and London. The future of the derelict Smithfield General Market and Annex (not the operational meat market next door) – or Smithfield Quarter for shorthand – is under deliberation. The secretary of state for local government [...]
Exclusive: Saracens sign up financial firm CME in six-figure sponsorship February 10, 2014 SARACENS are today set to announce a new sponsorship deal with financial firm CME Group that will see the derivatives specialist’s logo adorn the back of the north London rugby club’s shirts. The long-term deal, which is understood to be worth a six-figure sum to the Premiership side, will also see one of the entrances [...]
Polo maverick riding out the storm June 2, 2014 As thousands of fans head to Hurlingham for Polo in the Park this weekend, City A.M. chats to its founder, City veteran Daniel Fox-Davies AMONG the sun seekers flocking to Hurlingham Park this weekend for the sixth annual Polo in the Park will be one man with a good reason to smile – the event’s [...]
Rugby lad comes back to the City January 30, 2014 SEAN Bean wasn’t the only hard man in the City yesterday. Ex-England rugby international Will Greenwood was down at the Gherkin, banging the drum about the Rugby World Cup 2015 (hosted in the UK) and the vast hospitality opportunities it presents to the capital. Greenwood was at home in the Square Mile, having started his [...]
The job hunt begins as City workers make most of recovery February 17, 2014 THE NUMBER of finance workers looking for a new job doubled in the last month as City staffers began the new year wanting to move up the career ladder, according to new figures out today. Recruiter Morgan McKinley found 8,328 professionals seeking a new position in January, up from 4,214 in December. The 98 per [...]
British watch brand firing on all cylinders February 6, 2014 Recent visitors to the Square Mile’s super-exclusive Royal Exchange shopping mall will have noticed a new next-door neighbour to Watchfinder’s pre-owned WF&Co boutique, its window populated by an ejector seat and a model of Louis Blériot’s Channel-hopping XI of 1909. But rather than selling Airfix kits, this is the second London boutique for Bremont – [...]
The Woolf in Mayor’s clothing speaks out April 21, 2014 The Lord Mayor of the City of London tells Elizabeth Fournier how her historic role puts her right at the heart of UK plc THERE’S no such thing as a typical day in the life of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. On the morning that I meet the incumbent Fiona Woolf in [...]
Revealed: Sloane Square early birds January 27, 2014 WHAT time do you rock up at work in the morning? Are you all “at the desk by 7am, granola eaten and ready for action”? Or more of a “rolling in the door at 10am, Square Mile coffee and croissant in hand” type? We all know that industries have different work patterns and now we have [...]