EU nears finishing line on milestone data protection law December 16, 2015 With EU lawmakers finally agreeing on new strict rules on data protection yesterday, the matter only needs to be put to a vote tomorrow to cross the finishing line. The new regulation, which has been working its way through Brussels since 2012, is a landmark agreement harmonising data protection across all member states. Under the [...]
Six times London was awesome in 2015: From streets pathed in Rainbows to the Garden Bridge and floating houses on the Thames December 23, 2015 1. Financial centre of the world London was the financial centre of the world in 2015. We would say that, naturally, but researchers made it official, as London knocked New York of the top spot. 2. Most powerful city in the world It's not just finance where the capital trumped the rest of the world. [...]
Marks and Spencer loses appeal against former landlord BNP Paribas December 2, 2015 You know that times are tough for retailers when they are prepared to fight for every penny they could put back in the piggy-bank. Marks and Spencer (M&S) has today lost a long-running battle against its former landlord BNP Paribas after the Supreme Court dismissed its appeal to claw back £1.1m of rent it claims it overpaid. In July 2011, [...]
City Moves for 20 October 2015 | Who’s switching jobs October 19, 2015 CARTER JONAS The property consultancy has appointed Darren Yates as head of research. He was formerly a partner at Knight Frank, where he worked as head of global capital markets research. Yates has over 20 years’ experience, and has also worked at Cushman and Wakefield, and Management Horizons Europe. MAREX SPECTRON Andrew Strickland has been [...]
City Moves for 12 October 2015 | Who’s switching jobs October 11, 2015 CARTER JONAS The property consultancy has appointed Darren Yates as head of research. He was formerly a partner at Knight Frank, where he worked as head of global capital markets research. Yates has over 20 years’ experience, and has also worked at Cushman and Wakefield, and Management Horizons Europe. MAREX SPECTRON Andrew Strickland has been [...]
Commuters’ mornings brightened up after London Bridge was transformed into a glorious rainbow road June 22, 2015 Commuters walking over a decidedly rain-soaked London Bridge had their morning brightened up after it was transformed into a glorious rainbow of colours. The "rainbow brick road", which spans the full 300 metres of London Bridge, was created by BBC Radio 1 presenter Gemma Cairney on behalf of Spark Your City, which bills itself as [...]
Don’t be quiet: Why the City needs to shout about its good work in wider society August 16, 2015 Over the past year, I have said frequently that firms in the City are too quiet when there is good news to tell. All too often, the negative stories are the ones that gain the most headlines – normally involving rogue operators or massive fines. This coverage is wholly disproportionate – and wholly depressing. This [...]
Defiant Uefa questions court after ruling threatens to extinguish FFP June 23, 2015 Controversial rules that hit Man City could be deemed illegal by Europe EUROPEAN football chiefs Uefa insist they will press on with financial fair play (FFP) despite a Belgian court taking a significant step towards having the controversial rules deemed illegal. The Court of First Instance in Brussels delivered a major blow to Uefa on [...]
Financial fair play rules under attack: Defiant Uefa questions court after ruling threatens to extinguish FFP June 23, 2015 European football chiefs Uefa insist they will press on with financial fair play (FFP), despite a Belgian court taking a significant step towards having the controversial rules deemed illegal. Read more: Uefa FFP rules: Why Arsenal and Liverpool are "losers" while Manchester City and Chelsea are "winners" The Court of First Instance in Brussels delivered a [...]
Chelsea and Manchester City set to be unshackled by FFP as Uefa relaxes rules May 18, 2015 Chelsea and Manchester City could be given licence to return to free-spending ways this summer after European chiefs indicated they are ready to relax controversial financial fair play (FFP) rules. Michel Platini, the president of governing body Uefa and a driving force behind FFP, said yesterday that he expected the regulations, which have been [...]