The man who changed Savile Row October 4, 2012 THERE are times when Edward Sexton could seem straight out of a Guy Ritchie movie, with his wizened pink features, shock of punkish white hair and thick cockney accent – especially when he says, of the suits he’s created with ready-to-wear specialists Chester Barrie: “It’s a steal really, one of these suits, a bloody steal!” [...]
Big Ben to ring in Olympics for record attempt July 25, 2012 PLANNING to bask in the evening sunshine with a few post-work drinks tonight? You might want to think twice before turning it into a serious session as the hungover will be in for the mother of all rude awakenings tomorrow morning. To mark the official start of the London 2012 Olympics Big Ben wil ring [...]
Decision close on £1.3bn bids for London Metal Exchange June 10, 2012 THE final bidders are vying for the London Metal Exchange and a winner could be chosen as soon as today. InterContinental Exchange (ICE) and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) are both believed to have tabled bids of around £1.3bn for the 135-year-old LME, the City’s last open-outcry trading pit. Directors are expected to vote [...]
WALKIE-TALKIE TOWER SECURES SECOND TENANT May 10, 2012 INSURANCE FIRM Kiln Group is poised to become the second tenant to sign up to Land Securities’ and Canary Wharf’s Walkie-Talkie tower, as a wave of insurance firms look to upgrade to new offices in the Square Mile. Kiln has gone under offer to take up 80,000 square feet on the lower four floors of [...]
WALKIE-TALKIE TOWER SECURES SECOND TENANT May 10, 2012 INSURANCE FIRM Kiln Group is poised to become the second tenant to sign up to Land Securities’ and Canary Wharf’s Walkie-Talkie tower, as a wave of insurance firms look to upgrade to new offices in the Square Mile. Kiln has gone under offer to take up 80,000 square feet on the lower four floors of [...]
Champagne sunset Friday night at Tower Bridge June 17, 2012 THE CITY is magical at night,” says Stella Ioannou, Project Director of Celebrate the City. She’s right, of course. The London skyline is among the most recognisable anywhere in the world and its finest rooftops and spires – from the dome of St Paul’s to the tip of the Gherkin – are clustered in and [...]
Start your weekend with a bang this Thursday evening at 6pm June 17, 2012 How do you celebrate something as multifaceted as the City of London? It is a place of contradictions: both a glass-fronted metropolis and a cluster of stone relics, stubborn and robust. It throngs with people of all nationalities and hums with activity that is at once local and global. Crammed into a single square mile [...]
Why qualified financiers are in terrific demand July 9, 2012 Recently it occurred to me that if I were to come back in another life I might train to be a Qualified Executive. I had never heard the term before the last few days but people in the City have been telling me that Qualified Executives (or QEs as they are known within the square [...]
Will the City ever be representative of the diversity of London’s broader workforce? June 17, 2012 YES Ric Berke Globalisation has changed the working landscape, and the City is no different. London is one of the world’s leading financial centres, staffed by top talent from across the globe, creating a truly diverse workforce. As a City recruiter, I can confirm that roles are filled by the strongest applicants and hiring decisions [...]
Former BlackRock City offices set for major redevelopment June 6, 2012 PLANS to redevelop BlackRock’s City headquarters into a new 319,000 square feet office block were recommended for approval yesterday, as the latest office block in the Square Mile takes a step closer to construction. The island site at 33 King William Street on the north side of London Bridge is owned by Topland, the property [...]