Virgin London Marathon 2016: City boys don fancy dress and STILL lead the pack April 25, 2016 Everyone knows what the Virgin London Marathon is really all about: stupid and impractical costumes. The City has some of the speediest marathon runners in the country, and a few of them even thrashed the competition in full costume. Following the release of our City marathon league table, Londoners have reached out to The Capitalist to share [...]
London’s Bournvilles: What the future of housing looks like in a supply-squeezed capital April 1, 2016 As everyone who studied the Victorians knows, one of the lasting legacies of these periods are the worker villages of Bournville and Saltaire. Planned and executed by the Cadbury and Salt families respectively to provide good quality housing for their employees, and thereby promoting staff loyalty and better living standards, these villages still thrive today. What [...]
City Moves for 5 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 5, 2016 ISS Global provider of facility services for public agencies and private sector companies ISS has named Richard Sykes to the ISS executive group management as regional chief executive western Europe. Effective no later than 1 October, Richard will continue to be based out of the UK in his new role. Currently CEO ISS UK & [...]
City Moves for 8 April 2016 | Who’s switching jobs April 8, 2016 Acadian Asset Management Acadian Asset Management (UK) the London based subsidiary of Acadian Asset Management LLC, the specialist quantitative active global equity investor headquartered in Boston, has announced the appointment of Ian Shea as director of Middle East sales and client service. Ian will be based in Acadian’s London office, and joins Acadian from bfinance, [...]
City Moves for 25 March 2016 | Who’s switching jobs April 25, 2016 FARMDROP Former Marks & Spencer head of logistics, Philip Eaves has joined online marketplace, Farmdrop as its first director of supply chain. The appointment coincides with a major product upgrade as the online marketplace launches one-hour slot, seven-day deliveries via its fleet of zero emission electric vans and Farmdroppers. Philip previously headed up logistical development [...]
These are the seven fintech startups being backed by Mastercard June 21, 2016 Mastercard is backing seven fintech startups hoping to change the way we use money and disrupt the finance world. London startups Revolut and Everledger are among the tech firms chosen for Mastercard's six month Start Path programme from among more than 500 applications from 60 countries. The startups, from as far afield as Israel and Argentina and announced at London [...]
London’s drinking hotspots outdid the rest of the UK in May June 16, 2016 Ahead of the annual summer drinking boom London's pubs and bars were buoyed in May, as sales at the capital's drinking holes outpaced the rest of the country. Like-for-like sales at pubs and bars in London were up 3.8 per cent, while the pub and restaurant sector as a whole grew by 0.9 per cent. "With a [...]
Brexit vote could not see merged London Stock Exchange group’s headquarters moved from UK to Germany, sources close to deal confirm April 17, 2016 Sources close to the London Stock Exchange-Deutsche Boerse deal have dismissed the prospect of the merged company having its headquarters outside of the UK in the event of a Brexit. Under the terms of the proposed £21bn merger, set out last month, the headquarters of the holding company, UK TopCo, would be based in London. An [...]
Five steps City firms should take to tackle London’s youth unemployment problem March 21, 2016 Just as companies have been breaking down the detail of last week’s Budget, the City Corporation has launched a new report on youth unemployment – a subject which remains a real challenge in London. The capital has the third highest rate of 16-24 year olds out of work in England, with nearly one in five [...]
Jeremy Browne is recruited to boost the City’s voice in Brussels July 16, 2015 Former minister of state for foreign affairs Jeremy Browne is set for a new post in Brussels, promoting the interests of the City in EU policy making. The City of London Corporation – the City’s governing body – will be placing Browne in its Brussels office as a special representative for the City, it announced today. [...]