Danny Care interview: Harlequins star on playing abroad and the importance of fans December 22, 2021 At the age of 34, you’re usually classed as tethering on the edge of retirement in rugby. But Harlequins star Danny Care’s new lease of life, post-England career, has seen him return to being one of the in-form scrum-halves in Europe. Playing in a side littered with quality, Care is a senior member of a [...]
Year of the unicorn: 24 companies have surpassed $1bn valuation this year already February 5, 2021 There has been somewhat of a stampede of companies reaching unicorn status since the start of the year following a strong year for the tech sector. Some 24 companies have already reached $1bn valuation since the start of the year with a particularly strong showing from e-commerce and fintech companies, according to research by Tipalti. [...]
Vaccine could accelerate the return to the office, survey finds November 17, 2020 News that a vaccine could be rolled out as early as next month has been hailed as transformative and could see a return to the offices sooner than most think. A survey of 700 UK employees by Publicis Sapient show 47 per cent of employees would feel more comfortable to get back to the office [...]
Revealed: The most in-demand and hardest-hit job roles of 2020 December 9, 2020 Couriers are now the most in-demand job of 2020 with over 188,000 monthly vacancies for the position. This is according to a report by Quadrotech, analysing the UK job market to reveal the most sought-after and worst hit jobs of the year. There is little surprise that couriers take the top-spot, with companies such as [...]
Prem clubs ‘trade deficit’ hits £781m as critics of Covid-19 response mount September 29, 2020 Premier League clubs spent £781m more on bringing players into the league in 2019/20 than they received for selling players abroad, a new report reveals. The twenty top English clubs spent a record £1.61bn in the season just gone on incoming players from other leagues, but clubs brought in only £829m. Read more: Real and [...]
The female founders bringing boxed wine into the 21st century April 6, 2021 As recently as a year or two ago, if you asked for an example of an oxymoron, “luxury boxed wine” would have been a pretty solid answer. But changes in attitudes towards packaging and a shift in drinking habits have led to the rise of a new generation of boxed booze. Laylo is one of [...]
City Moves for 13 March — Who’s witching jobs at Colliers International, First Derivatives and Europa Oil & Gas? March 13, 2020 Today’s City Moves includes Colliers International, First Derivatives and Europa Oil & Gas Colliers International Colliers International has announced the appointment of Andy Tucker as an associate director of its south-east offices. Andy has a wealth of experience in the market, having previously advised clients including Hermes, Aberdeen Standard, Aviva, Columbia Threadneedle, L&G, Arlington and [...]
City Moves for 30 March – Who’s switching jobs at Matterport, Allica Bank and Acxiom? March 30, 2020 Today’s City Moves includes Matterport, Allica Bank and Acxiom Matterport Matterport, the spatial data capture firm, has announced the appointment of Robin Daniels as chief marketing officer (CMO). Robin will lead Matterport’s worldwide marketing strategy at a time of rapid growth for the company. He will drive all marketing and communications initiatives globally to bring [...]
Day 2: Milton October 31, 2022 Day 2: Milton Thursday 24th November 2022 Time Title Speaker 9:30 – 10:00 Metaverse – what’s really going on – A global perspective – Let’s look into the future Moderator: Adam Funnell – VP, Accubits Sheraz Ahmed – Managing Partner, Storm PartnersConor Svensson – Founder and CEO, Web 3 labs Louise Laing – Founder and CEO, Phyygital TwinDavid [...]
City Moves for 17 March — Who’s switching jobs at Docusign DMH Stallard and Moneycorp? March 17, 2020 Docusign Agreement cloud company Docusign has announced the appointment of Rob Giglio as its new chief marketing operator (CMO). Rob previously spent 10 years with Adobe, where he helped architect the growth strategy for Adobe’s self-service cloud business and oversaw significant international expansion in his role as senior vice president of sale. As CMO, Rob [...]