Brexit will damage the UK economy, say 54pc of small businesses March 18, 2015 The majority of Britain's small businesses think Brexit would damage the UK economy. The Zurich SME Risk Index showed on Wednesday that 54 per cent of small businesses believes British withdrawal from the EU would be bad for the country compared with 33 per cent who want to see Britain leave Europe. The polls continue [...]
Which are the world’s best airports? Singapore’s Changi airport wins award for third year in a row March 12, 2015 Everyone loves a holiday, but airports are often a caveat, with travellers enduring long queues just to check in. Then there are the hours spent in the waiting area, before joining the mad rush to find the departure gate. But holidaymakers after a more enjoyable travel experience should check out some of these airports, named as [...]
Brits rely on state pension March 9, 2015 FOUR out of five Britons are planning to rely on the state pension when they retire, according to new research from insurer Zurich. The company found that 83 per cent of people who are retired or expect to retire said the state pension would be important in funding their retirement, although the same amount of [...]
Vienna tops list of cities for highest quality of life as London drops down March 4, 2015 If you've had enough of overcrowded tubes, ridiculous rents as well as overpriced bars and restaurants – and have always wanted to work in another country – then these are the cities you should be setting your sights on. Vienna's quaint coffee shops, meandering bike paths and majestic architecture propelled it to the top spot of [...]
London cost of living rises but quality decays: Singapore ranked world’s most expensive city March 3, 2015 London has become the world’s 11th most expensive city after jumping four places in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest survey. However, a separate report ranked the capital just 40th in terms of quality of living. The bi-annual World Cost of Living report, released yesterday, shows that London is now as expensive as Tokyo, Frankfurt and [...]
Which parts of the UK are most scared about funding retirement? February 26, 2015 It seems like we're all pretty scared of spending our retirement years scraping by on a dwindling weekly budget. In the UK, 73.6 per cent of people fear their retirement funds won't last, research by YouGov for Zurich found. In Britain, northerners were the most worried about retirement, while people living in the east of [...]
City Moves for 25 February 2015 | Who’s switching jobs February 24, 2015 Knight Frank The property consultancy’s retail division has announced the appointment of Richard Petyt as a partner in its agency team. He joins from Asda Stores, and in his new role will work on food store and mixed use development projects, development funding and food store portfolio rationalisation. Cantor Fitzgerald Europe Caspar Shand Kydd has [...]
Qatar 2022 World Cup a “done deal” to be held in November February 18, 2015 The 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar is a "done deal" to be held in November and December, according to reports. Despite initially promising to hold the tournament in its traditional summer slot with the help of state of the art cooling-down technology, Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke said last year that the event would [...]
TaskRabbit founder Leah Busque talks dog food and London’s penchant for gardening February 1, 2015 While most of us spent good chunks of our childhood playing shops or doctors, Leah Busque was busy heading up Pollution Solutions. “Really, it was just an excuse to boss around my little sister and cousins,” laughs Busque, who is the founder of TaskRabbit, one of the first sharing economy platforms. Pollution Solutions was Busque’s [...]
City Moves for 30 January 2015 | Who’s switching jobs January 29, 2015 Standard Chartered Aaron Russell-Davison has been appointed head of debt capital markets at the bank. He joined Standard Chartered in 2009, and has worked as head of Asian bond syndicate, global head, bond syndicate, and most recently as head of capital markets, ASEAN. UBS Global Asset Management Rachel Hill has been appointed UK business development [...]