‘Thinking Fast and Slow’: Two big lessons for investors July 27, 2018 On The Value Perspective blog, we aim to extol the merits of value investing, the art of buying shares that are unloved by the market for no good reason. The summer holidays – and this guest column on City AM – offer an opportunity for us to highlight investing books that can help keen students [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn wants powers to take over empty luxury properties to solve the housing crisis January 28, 2018 Jeremy Corbyn wants to reclaim luxury property that is left “deliberately” empty to help solve the nation’s housing crisis. “We would give local authorities the power to take over deliberately left vacant properties,” the Labour leader said, speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show on Sunday morning. Read more: Editor’s Notes: May can benefit from [...]
Where in London can you afford to rent on your own? March 17, 2017 How big a salary do you need to rent on your own in London? We made the map below to give an indication. Dark red = more than £100,000 Red = more than £50,000 Orange = more than £40,000 Yellow = more than £30,000 Green = more than £20,000 [Note: these are only guidelines based on [...]
The future of Saudi Arabia – Commonwealth Trade May 30, 2018 Coinciding with Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the United Kingdom, the CWEIC hosted a roundtable on ‘The future of Saudi Arabia – Commonwealth Trade’ in the Livery Hall, Guildhall. Attended by senior business leaders and senior representatives of the Saudi delegation including His Excellency Ibrahim Al Omar, Governor of SAGIA, Mr Yousef [...]
Arabian heights: What Saudi Arabia’s upgrade means for investors July 3, 2018 It was a symbolic moment for Saudi Arabia last week when women could finally get behind the wheel. Lifting this archaic driving ban was obviously a huge milestone for women’s rights, but it also speaks volumes about the direction of travel the country is heading in. The Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has been [...]
City of London grants planning permission for new City skyscraper, 1 Leadenhall January 25, 2017 Another skyscraper has moved one step closer to becoming part of the capital's skyline, after the City of London's planning and transport committee granted planning permission this morning. The committee approved a resolution to grant permission for 1 Leadenhall, which is set to tower over Leadenhall Market. The resolution was approved following a consultation with the [...]
Facebook’s promising to help Europe learn digital skills and invest more in Paris artificial intelligence research centre January 22, 2018 Facebook is the latest US tech giant to jump on the digital skills bandwagon, promising to train one million people across Europe by 2020. And it’s also putting more cash behind its artificial intelligence efforts, investing €10m more in its Paris-based AI research lab. Read more: Facebook to expand probe into possible Russian influence on [...]
Sadiq Khan is on track to have “the worst strikes record” of any London mayor, say GLA Conservatives February 22, 2017 The mayor is on track for the "worst strikes record of any mayor", Greater London Authority Conservatives said today. In the latest clash between Conservative London Assembly members and Sadiq Khan, Keith Prince, the deputy chair of the Assembly's Transport Committee, said today's walkout on the Central and Waterloo & City Lines will by the fourth strike in [...]
City of London steps up Brexit diplomacy as financial services white paper is shelved January 23, 2018 The City is seeking to take control of its post-Brexit future by ramping up engagement with EU member states, as it emerges that ministers have shelved plans for a financial services white paper. Meetings have been taking place with weekly envoys from the City of London Corporation and TheCityUK meeting ministers from across the continent. [...]
Mayor wants London employers to make childcare more accessible January 25, 2017 London mayor Sadiq Khan has urged employers to help parents "locked out of the workplace" due to rising childcare costs. He said more should follow the example of the Greater London Authority, which has just introduced a new childcare deposit loan across all organisations within it. All parents in the GLA group, spanning TfL, the [...]