Aim boss expects a race to float ahead of the May election February 1, 2015 But Marcus Stuttard tells Oliver Smith why we should brace for a post-election slowdown around the question of Europe LONDON’S public markets are set for a flood of new entrants in the lead up to the May general election, according to the head of London’s Alternative Investment Market (Aim), but could see a dearth of [...]
Ukip 2014: The best gaffes, resignations and controversies December 19, 2014 It's been a bumper year for the "people's army", storming to victory in the European elections and capturing its first seats in Westminster. UK politics appears to be in a state of flux with a split on the right and neither of the major parties able to muster over 35 per cent of the vote. [...]
Flood uncertainty could hit premiums March 19, 2014 RATINGS agency Fitch has warned that uncertainty over the amount of money the government is going to spend on flood defences could mean increased risk to insurers and higher costs to policy-holders, in order to fund the industry’s Flood RE scheme.
Thames Water releases updated 12 Days of Christmas video as an “anti-fatberg” message December 15, 2014 If you're the sort of person for whom jolly Christmas songs can all get a bit sickly then Thames Water might just have the festive message for you. The utilities company – which has spent much of the year battling fatbergs in the city's sewers – has recorded a reworked version of the 12 [...]
Plummeting oil prices and Western sanctions have cost Russia $140bn, its finance minister says November 24, 2014 Plummeting oil prices and Western sanctions have caused as much as $140bn to flood out of Russia this year, finance minister Anton Siluanov said today. While sanctions against its businesses are hurting the country's economy, falling oil prices are having the biggest impact. Oil and gas makes up the majority of Russian exports – 68 [...]
In praise of solitude: What does time alone mean to you? April 2, 2015 Our phones never stop ringing. Emails flood our inboxes. Meetings are an integral part of our working lives (not to mention pre-meetings and de-briefings). Smartphones keep us connected with our friends and family during the day and our bosses when we’re at home at night. In 2015, most of us can quite honestly say they [...]
Five delusions holding business back January 19, 2015 From strategic planning to managing their staff, companies are following false dogmas. We're now several weeks into January, and many people’s well-meant New Year’s resolutions will have already fallen by the wayside. But how refreshing would it be if our businesses committed to ridding themselves of some common – but disastrous – delusions in [...]
Playing by the book February 18, 2015 Annabel Denham talks to CrowdBnk founder and chief executive Ayan Mitra about plugging the SME funding gap and the importance of regulation in a new industry CROWDFUNDING appears to be experiencing an interminable growth spurt. According to Nesta, the UK alternative finance market grew by 91 per cent between 2012 and 2013, and crowdfunding represented [...]
US customs wants to stop chasing Pac-Man and Rubik’s Cube knock-offs October 27, 2014 Pac-Man may still be cool from an ironic perspective – but let's face it, when you put it next to modern video games like Call of Duty, it doesn't really compare. But that hasn't stopped US customs officials from their crusade against rip-off artists: the coin-operated arcade version of the video game has been the [...]
Fourteen severe flood warnings in place as storm misery continues February 13, 2014 THE MET Office is warning of more bad weather today as a fresh barrage of high wind and heavy rain is expected to strike the UK. David Cameron yesterday called on local councils to act more quickly to get sandbags out to residents in need, as the Environment Agency warned that water levels in flooded [...]