Baroness Helena Morrissey quits St James’s Place to become AJ Bell chair March 16, 2021 Baroness Helena Morrissey has stood down from her role on St James’s Place’s board to become chair of investment platform AJ Bell. Baroness Morrissey will succeed Les Platts as AJ Bell’s chair at the company’s next annual meeting in January 2022. In the meantime, she join the board as chair designate in July 2021. Baroness [...]
WH Smith expects £20m monthly cash burn as restrictions continue January 20, 2021 WH Smith expects a monthly cash burn of £15m to £20m from January to March 2021, assuming Covid-19 restrictions stay as they are. Trading at the book and stationary chain was ahead of plan toward the end of 2020, so the business had some £340m of available cash and facilities at the end of December [...]
‘Men stop behaving like children when women are around’ – 16 women in hospitality on International Women’s Day March 7, 2024 This IWD we decided to hand over our pages to some of the amazing women who are blazing a trail in the world of food, drink and hospitality
Drawing crypto comparisons from a 60s French film and inspiration from Brentford January 21, 2022 Monty is watching everyone stare at their shrinking crypto portfolios and scrambling to buy land now that inflation is back.
Dawn French: My real relationship with Jennifer Saunders, and why I’m not ready to write about my body April 11, 2024 Dawn French on overcoming shame, belly laughter with Jennifer Saunders and her new book
US stocks scale to new heights … again September 2, 2021 Wall Street’s main benchmarks scaled to new record highs once again today, as investors brace for an expected bumper jobs report tomorrow. The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq both hit new peaks today, but pulled back slightly heading into the early afternoon session. The former was up 0.38 per cent to 4,541.45 points and [...]
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin donates $1.2 billion of Doge doppelgangers to India’s Covid effort May 12, 2021 Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has been applauded for a charitable act that put a leash on dog meme coins and handed $1.2 billion to India’s Covid-19 relief fund.
Adam Norris: A driving force for the good of the planet October 11, 2022 Adam Norris talks to City AM about his remarkable life, a burning passion for making a difference, and being the father of a Formula 1 star.
National bravery award for ‘London’s hardest cop’ who fought off machete attacker October 13, 2021 A national bravery award has been awarded to a Leyton police officer dubbed “London’s hardest cop” after single-handedly fighting off a machete attacker has received a national bravery award. Pc Stuart Outten was repeatedly struck over the head with a 2ft-long blade after stopping Muhammad Rodwan’s white van for having no insurance in Leyton, east [...]
British tech consultancy Capco snapped up in $1.5bn deal March 4, 2021 British tech consultancy Capco has been snapped up by Indian software giant Wipro in a deal worth $1.45bn (£1bn). London-based Capco, whose clients include major names in the financial services industry, employs more than 5,000 consultants and operates in more than 30 locations around the world. Wipro said two firms had “complementary” business models, adding [...]