It’s coming home: Former City banker bids to bring England’s 1966 World Cup glory back to life December 1, 2020 A former City banker hopes to bring England’s finest footballing hour back to life by showing the 1966 World Cup final in colour for the first time. Neil Canetty-Clarke is one of the leading figures behind #FullColour66, which aims to raise £700,000 via a unique crowdfunding campaign that launches today. Investors can pledge as little [...]
Yes, we really can end new HIV cases by 2030 — here’s how December 1, 2020 When I was asked to chair the HIV Commission tasked with recommendations for making England the first country in the world to end new HIV cases by 2030, I wanted to know two things. One, is it doable? And two, is it worth doing? Over the past 15 months, my questions have been resoundingly answered. [...]
Public may need immunity passport for ‘restaurants, bars, and cinemas’, says vaccine minister November 30, 2020 The government is looking at ways to enable businesses to establish whether customers have received a coronavirus vaccine before allowing them onto their premises, the vaccine minister has announced. Nadim Zahawi, the business minister who was appointed vaccine tsar over the weekend, told BBC Radio 4’s World at One: “We are looking at the technology, [...]
Playing FTSE: How a global index was born in London November 30, 2020 It is now more than two decades since FTSE was founded – becoming common parlance not just in the City but across the business world. FTSE’s founder Mark Makepeace has teamed up with respected business journalist James Ashton to tell the story of the FTSE – and how it grew from nine people in an [...]
Healthcare Passports – Do they need Blockchain? November 30, 2020 From the airline industry to enterprises to friends and family, everyone wants to see things change to where we can spend time with others again.A central aspect is finding a safe and secure way to share your COVID-19 health status – The approach many are discussing is a digital ‘healthcare passport’. A lot of these [...]
Marcus Rashford named on ‘sensible celebrity’ list to promote Covid vaccine November 30, 2020 Footballer Marcus Rashford is likely to be one of the celebrities used in a new campaign to help to persuade people to have the coronavirus vaccine. NHS bosses plan to enlist celebrities and “influencers” with big social media followings in a major campaign to persuade people to have a Covid-19 vaccine amid fears of low [...]
Without an eye on social value, Europe risks losing the global fintech race November 30, 2020 Europe has been left behind in Big Tech. The scene is overwhelmingly dominated by US companies, with China potentially coming up from the rear. The question is whether Europe has the potential to avoid the same fate in digital finance — a sector that is likely to play a big role in future economic development. [...]
Philip Green’s Arcadia collapse to push Debenhams to the brink November 29, 2020 The imminent collapse of retail group Arcadia will push Debenhams to the brink of liquidation, as potential buyer JD Sports considers backing out of the deal. JD’s board was supposed to decide whether to go through with the Debenhams acquisition by the end of last week, but has had second thoughts after learning that Arcadia [...]
Stocking filler: London Stock Exchange backs virtual charity carol concert November 27, 2020 London Stock Exchange has teamed up with music royalties firm Hipgnosis to support a star-studded virtual carol concert that will raise funds for charity. Chic legend Nile Rodgers, who acts as an adviser to Hipgnosis, will host the festive gig on Tuesday 15 December. The programme will feature appearances from a string of music icons, [...]
Bitcoin parabola signals the starts of a new crypto paradigm November 27, 2020 Bitcoin momentum stalled at around $19,400 as it began to slip into dangerous territory before breaking its parabolic trend that began in the first week of October. However, historical precedent speaks volumes about bitcoin’s mini parabolic run-up, and what’s to come in 2021. While hindsight bias could elaborate on what precipitated the sell off, bitcoin’s technical [...]