Hipgnosis warns of overcharging issues after inflating its value March 18, 2024 The board of the embattled investment trust Hipgnosis Songs Fund has reduced its estimated operative net asset value (NAV) by 7.6 per cent after admitting it had mistakenly double counted accrued revenue. The error inflated the trust’s operative NAV from $1.995bn to $2.103bn, and the trust’s board has laid the blame for the mistake at [...]
Could word games be the future of networking? Linkedin thinks so May 23, 2024 Linkedin's gaming push has raised some eyebrows, but capitalising on Gen Z's crossword craze is a smart move, writes Anna Moloney.
Rocket man: Kim Jong Un amends North Korea constitution in nukes production push September 28, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has amended his nation’s constitution to include his policy to expand the country’s military nuclear program. State media said on Thursday that Mr Kim, infamously dubbed ‘little rocket man’ by former President Donald Trump, has called for an exponential increase in the production of nuclear weapons. The Korean Central [...]
The Notebook: Matt Scheckner talks embracing AI, Brand Britain and Gen Z May 18, 2023 The notebook is a place for interesting people to say interesting things. Today, it’s Advertising Week chairman Matt Scheckner, currently hosting Advertising Week Europe. AI will not be the death of creativity, so long as we embrace it With every turn of the page, we are reminded just how much the world has changed and [...]
How contentious Rule 40 will affect marketing around Paris 2024 Olympic Games June 19, 2024 Brands could be forced to scrap campaigns if they flout this rule.
Shein float will be a godsend for markets – if it can get over the line December 13, 2023 As Shein eyes up a mega IPO, it's flotation could re-start the cycle of flotations which has been stuck in the doldrums, writes Simon Neville
Tech’s boom or bust cycle will only whip up trust issues February 18, 2024 High levels of volatility are giving tech investors the ick, says Mike Maynard
In Defence of Capitalism: How free markets are lifting people out of poverty March 8, 2023 In the second of an eight part series, the historian and sociologist Dr Rainer Zitelmann writes for City A.M. in defence of capitalism, arguing that freer markets are usually the answer to society’s problems, not the cause. Each week he will ‘myth-bust’ the common complaints about capitalism – and this week, it’s that capitalism is responsible [...]
Best of 2023: We chat to Ynon Kreiz, the man behind Barbie December 25, 2023 Ynon Kreiz is the CEO of a $6bn company, responsible for some of the world’s most recognisable brands, and I’m pressing him on whether or not he has a favourite Barbie.
London’s most respected ad guru on why data giants Publicis and WPP have it wrong May 13, 2024 The former chief of operations at Publicis says brands that still launch with a TV ad and a poster blows his mind.