M&C Saatchi drafts in former Reach and McColl’s veteran as new finance chief June 21, 2024 Advertising giant M&C Saatchi has hired Simon Fuller as its new chief financial officer, the firm announced today.
City Pub Group looks to office workers’ return as pub sector faces soaring energy costs January 20, 2022 Premium pub operator the City Pub Group has said it is hopeful the return of office workers will boost its sales in cities across the country. It said there had been a “significant increase in trade” in the last 10 days, which it put down to an increased consumer confidence. The easing of the government’s [...]
Royal Opera House: Streaming success for London icon as it battles to ‘fortify’ finances June 5, 2024 London's Royal Opera House returned to the black after its box office takings jumped and its streaming platform surged in popularity.
Apple postpones office return amid Delta fears August 20, 2021 Technology giant Apple has reportedly told its corporate employees that their return to the office will be delayed until January due to a surge in Covid-19 cases. The iPhone maker said in a memo to employees that it would confirm its reopening timeline around December, Bloomberg reported. The fresh delay comes just a month after [...]
Solana could run harder as we move towards ‘SOL 2.0’ November 14, 2023 Mathieu Ziaei, Portfolio Manager & Risk Officer at Criptonite Asset Management takes a deep look at Solana (SOL).
Nine arrests made after XR activists occupy four City insurance HQs including the Walkie Talkie February 27, 2024 The climate group says they 'occupied' lobbies of the various offices and buildings in protest of their profits from drilling for new oil and gas licences.
Lord Sainsbury’s family office plots £253m investment into private equity funds November 29, 2021 Lord David Sainsbury, the great grandson of Sainsbury’s founder, plans to bet big on private equity funds through his family office Innotech Advisers, according to a UK registry filing. The London-based firm, which has stepped away from public markets to invest in private companies – predominantly through loans and participation in limited partnerships with independent [...]
Gradual recovery: Central London shows signs of return to the office September 13, 2021 Central London has begun to show signs of a return to the office, but the capital’s retailers and attractions are yet to reap the benefits of a complete footfall recovery. Londoners marching back to the office has seen footfall levels lift 4.2 per cent, but foot traffic as a whole has slumped 7.8 per cent [...]
City of London Corporation: It’s time to get back to the office September 13, 2021 What have you missed the most? Your favourite lunchtime spot, taking in world class architecture on the morning commute or, perhaps, simply talking to colleagues in person rather than over a screen? For many City workers, it felt like the start of a new school term as they returned to Square Mile – in some [...]
UK recession risk grows as new figures suggest economy has flatlined since March December 22, 2023 According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) the UK economy contracted by 0.1 per cent in the three months to September