Investment bank downgrades Natwest amid profit warnings, share price slip and leadership questions October 30, 2023 Natwest's stock fell 1.8 per cent in London on Monday morning after reporting third-quarter results on Friday.
The skills gap will only be solved if attitudes change, too May 12, 2020 Millions of words have been written about the skills gap holding back companies’ digital efforts. Businesses trying to launch digital services or to transform their operating model often complain that they can’t find enough people to make this happen. They often blame it on the ‘digital skills gap’, the idea that workers are not trained [...]
Frustrations grow for women in private equity as pay gap issues continue June 16, 2020 Women in private equity are still battling gender pay gap issues and a male-dominated industry, according to new research. A fifth of women surveyed by Investec claim to be more dissatisfied with their work in private equity, compared to just 8.2 per cent of men. However, women are not pursuing other options within the private [...]
Babcock and Airbus chiefs call on UK to boost defence spending March 24, 2024 Two of the UK's biggest defence firms have called on the government to spend more on its armed forces amid the "changing face" of warfare.
Wise founder and Legal & General back £63m ‘inclusive’ London start-up venture fund March 12, 2024 Legal & General and the founder of fintech firm Wise are among a host of big name investors to back a new London venture fund looking to pump cash into “inclusive” start-ups.
London calling: Capital regains prize as most searched-for property location December 21, 2022 The allure of the countryside during the pandemic has subsided as searches for homes in London have spiked to their highest levels since going into lockdown. Cornwall and Devon held the most searched-for locations for several months in 2021, now Brits are looking to head back to the capital, research from online property agent Rightmove [...]
Sunak won’t get the UK growing without an industrial strategy November 21, 2023 If Britain had our industrial strategy, the boost for manufacturing and life sciences in the last 20 year period, this would have contributed an astonishing extra £484bn into the economy, writes Sharon Todd
Rupert Soames the right man for CBI mission December 6, 2023 Rupert Soames has been appointed the new president of the CBI - and he's the right person for the job in almost every way
Spearheading Ethical Asset Management for Urban Sustainability December 3, 2023 Ethos Ventures’ Michael Whealon: In an engaging interview, Michael Whealon, Partner at Ethos Ventures Asset Management, sheds light on the firm’s strategic approach to asset management, particularly its alignment with sustainable and ethical urban development. Whealon articulates the need for a nuanced understanding of ethical finance within the framework of sustainable urban development. Addressing the [...]
GSK coughs up £1.6bn for Bellus as pharma giant boosts its patent medicine cabinet April 18, 2023 GSK plans to buy developer Bellus Health in an all-cash deal for £1.6bn as the drugmaker expands its bet on respiratory therapies.