No more late rent: Livingbridge invests in social housing software business Mobysoft October 16, 2017 Predictive software business Mobysoft, which aims to help social housing landlords predict which tenants will be late to pay rent, has nabbed investment from private equity firm Livingbridge. The firm has invested from its £220m Enterprise 2 fund, which generally writes cheques of £5m to £15m for high-growth smaller companies in the UK. Mobysoft’s RentSense [...]
The ‘£17,808 cost’ of mistiming your FTSE investments March 21, 2018 Buying low and selling high is every investor’s goal. However, timing the market precisely is notoriously difficult, if not impossible. Research undertaken by Schroders shows how costly it can be when the timing is wrong. Over three decades, mistimed decisions on an investment of £1,000 could have cost you nearly £18,000-worth of returns. Our research [...]
The narrative is shifting – it’s now time to rekindle trust in business January 22, 2018 As business leaders face fire on everything from executive pay to labour standards and tax avoidance, the temptation can be to hunker down and keep out of the fray. It is only natural to want to avoid high-profile debate for fear of criticism. The problem is that managed retreat is not a strategy for rebuilding [...]
Pensions for teens: Government wants to extend auto-enrolment for young people December 17, 2017 The government wants to get nearly one million young people to start saving for the future by extending pensions auto-enrolment to 18-year-olds. Plans to extend the scheme will fall short of forcing five million self-employed to do the same but “targeted interventions” will be identified to get them saving. The Department of Work and Pensions [...]
Lessons for a globalised digital future from E-stonia’s pioneers | City A.M. October 18, 2017 It is no secret that the pace of technological change is accelerating. Look no further than the tabloids for headlines on the rise of service sector automation, or the imminent arrival of driverless cars. Technology is changing the rules of the game as it always has. Businesses have been quick to learn – harnessing the [...]
Lessons for a globalised digital future from E-stonia’s pioneers | City A.M. October 18, 2017 It is no secret that the pace of technological change is accelerating. Look no further than the tabloids for headlines on the rise of service sector automation, or the imminent arrival of driverless cars. Technology is changing the rules of the game as it always has. Businesses have been quick to learn – harnessing the [...]
Awards 2022 February 20, 2019 The City is back, and so are the City A.M. Awards, recognising the best of the Square Mile, Canary Wharf and London’s business community – which has shown shown resilience, innovation and adaptability like never before over the past year. We’re delighted to host what will be a wonderful celebration of the capital’s rebound, but [...]
Climate Progress Dashboard points to 4.1°C rise in temperature January 30, 2018 Progress is being made in tackling climate change, with continued falls in oil and gas investment pointing to lower future production. However, the improvements have been offset by a global fall in investment in clean technologies. Those are findings of the Schroders Climate Progress Dashboard, updated quarterly, which tracks the temperature rises implied by key [...]
Ford, Vauxhall, Honda among car giants to issue stark warning over hard Brexi November 14, 2017 Some of the world’s biggest car-makers have warned that a hard Brexit would put significant pressure on their UK operations, urging the government to agree a standstill transitional period amid fears that time is running out. Ahead of an industry hearing before the Business, Innovation, Enterprise and Skills (Beis) committee this afternoon, MPs have published [...]
Fairtrade banking: Social impact investing is going mainstream October 25, 2017 Many people are familiar with fairtrade coffee, but less clear about where to go for the equivalent of “fairtrade banking”. This is where a new suite of products called social impact investment comes in. Social impact investment was originally a niche market. Options for people who wanted to be socially responsible in their investments were [...]