Free and unlimited Wi-Fi comes to the Square Mile for first time December 17, 2012 UNLIMITED and free Wi-Fi will be spread across the Square Mile from today, following a new deal signed between the City of London and Sky’s The Cloud service. The move – which will bring wireless internet to 400,000 people in the City – comes after a successful trial of the service during the Olympics. The [...]
City still yet to see real rise in job vacancies September 1, 2013 THE CITY jobs market was 14 per cent quieter than a year ago last month, despite an increase in vacancies since July, figures out today claim. According to recruitment specialists Astbury Marsden, there were 2,490 jobs on offer last month, up 16 per cent from 2,150 in July. However, there are still fewer vacancies than [...]
Any Other Business – 06/08 August 5, 2013 City and rugby stars collided last week at the launch of rugby player-turned-broker-turned-entrepreneur Peter Winterbottom’s new venture, the specialist rugby communications agency Full Contact. Wints played rugby for both England and the Lions – before broking at Creditex – and the guests at City favourite, the central London rooftop bar Aqua, seemed to reflect his [...]
Any Other Business – 28/08 August 27, 2013 ■ Square Mile stalwart and market commentator at Panmure Gordon David Buik is known for his poetic City commentary – often quoting the likes of Whitman, Shakespeare, Poe and Housman. But he began his daily missive with a more modern rhyme on Monday – and one that will be all too familiar to weary Bank [...]
Where to Drink: A new opening from the owners of Bodo’s and a slice of Indian chic in the middle of Mayfair October 3, 2013 SEPTEMBER witnessed a number of high-end clubs and bars launching across London and the Westbury Hotel has bragging rights to one such venue. No 41 is nestled underneath the newly Michelin-awarded Brasserie Chavot and accessed through a street-side entrance. The nightclub is a plush amalgam of self-aware opulence, with a design scheme replete with grand [...]
Aussie wine isn’t all big and loud – there are fine bottles to be found October 29, 2013 Bottle.opener@cityam.com THOSE of us of a certain age will always remember our first Australian wine. They burst onto a fairly turgid scene in the 1980s and turned everything on its head. They were brash, fruity, powerful and, let’s face it, astonishingly cheap compared to the snooty French competition. OK, they were also brutally one-dimensional but [...]
Any Other Business – 23/07 July 22, 2013 Can you grind faster than the rest of the Square Mile? The Capitalist is, of course, talking about the physically demanding process of reeling in the sheets when hoisting the sail on a yacht. Aberdeen Asset Management, sponsor of Cowes week, is challenging pairs of City workers to take part in a grinding contest at [...]
Any Other Business – 30/07 July 29, 2013 ■ Before he starts for England in the third Ashes test on Thursday, England spinner Graeme Swann (pictured) was spotted dabbling in a game of poker at the Ritz in Mayfair last week. Among the competitive crowd of players including cricketers James Anderson and Steve Finn and rugby players Danny Care and Ugo Monye, were [...]
Any Other Business – 24/07 July 23, 2013 The Capitalist asked yesterday, who were the fastest grinders in all the Square Mile. And the answer – out of the 100 City sailing fans who headed to One New Change yesterday to take part – is Smith & Williamson wealth manager Rebecca Shepherd, WSM consultant Louise Nash, engineer Scott Miller and Aberdeen Asset Management [...]
From plates to plinths: David Shrigley set to transform Soho’s Sketch and Trafalgar Square June 26, 2014 David Shrigley is best known for his pithy sketches; surreal, misanthropic depictions of modern life. His work straddles the worlds of fine art – he was nominated for the Turner Prize last year and will be the 13th contemporary artist to show his work on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth – and pop culture, with books [...]