Exclusive: Phoenix-backed homeless housing firm in turmoil after rental collapse August 22, 2024 The future of a homeless housing investment firm set up in the mould of scandal-hit Home REIT and backed by Phoenix Group is hanging in the balance after a slew of its tenants went bankrupt or stopped paying rent, City A.M. can reveal.
UK expands eligibility for Covid-19 booster November 15, 2021 All over 40s should be offered a third dose of a Covid vaccine, according to the UK government’s vaccine advisors. The move would top up protection and help limit the spread of the virus over winter. The booster policy change follows the publication of new data from the UK Health Security Agency, which show that [...]
One-third of London Covid cases is Omicron variant, says Zahawi December 12, 2021 One-in-three Covid-19 cases in London are now the Omicron variant, according to education secretary Nadhim Zahawi. Zahawi said there could be up to 160,000 cases of the highly transmissible variant in the UK already, despite the official recorded number being only 1600. The education secretary also confirmed that there are now people who have been [...]
Brits’ optimism shrinks on soaring inflation and looming tax hikes January 21, 2022 An inflation spike, the re-emergence of Covid-19 restrictions and looming tax hikes have combined to dampen Brits’ confidence in the year ahead, reveals a closely watched survey released today. The erosion of household budgets by inflation climbing to a near three decade high has led to concerns about a deterioration in personal finances to sweep [...]
Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse impose vaccination requirements on US staff August 25, 2021 Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse have strengthened vaccine requirements for US employees and their American offices. Goldman Sachs told staff anyone entering its US premises must be vaccinated and asked workers to wear masks in offices from Wednesday, even if they are vaccinated, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Double jabbed staff members will [...]
Law firm Irwin Mitchell tells staff to work when and where they like April 27, 2021 Staff at Irwin Mitchell will be able to choose where and when they work in the future, after an employee and client survey suggested most wanted a hybrid approach post-pandemic. The law firm, which is rumoured to be gearing up to float on the London Stock Exchange, told its 3,000 employees that, subject to their [...]
How the metaverse will change the world July 22, 2022 Crypto AM's Jonny Fry examines the metaverse and how he believes it will revolutionise virtually all aspects of human endeavour.
Bank of England denies it’s U-turned on return to work policy September 7, 2021 The Bank England today said it has not abandoned plans to bring staff back to the office. Threadneedle Street came under fire after reports surfaced that staff had been told they could continue working from home for the time being. However, the Bank of England said today it had not U-turned on its return to [...]
Japan’s top medical advisor slams Olympics chief Bach over return to Tokyo August 25, 2021 Japan’s top Covid-19 advisor has blasted International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach for returning to Tokyo to attend the opening ceremony of the Paralympics. Bach’s visit comes as the country continues expanding emergency curbs to contain the pandemic. Shigeru Omi, chairman of a government subcommittee on the coronavirus response, criticised the decision at a [...]
‘Hoodwinked from IPO onwards’: Home REIT shareholders round on scandal-hit investor over wind-down plans July 17, 2024 Home REIT shareholders have rounded on the firm and its investment manager today after the scandal-hit social housing investor revealed plans to wind down in the coming months.