Next: Working from home means staff miss out on the camaraderie September 17, 2020 Staff working from home miss out on spontaneous conversations and the camaraderie of the office, retailer Next has said. The retailer said the pandemic had been “expensive and miserable” for everyone. But it conceded that there had been some good to come from it, particularly in communications, efficiency and employee job satisfaction. Like other non-essential [...]
Deutsche Bank asks 20 per cent of staff to return to London office September 7, 2020 Deutsche Bank is the latest City firm to ask employees to return to the office, as it invites some of its London-based staff back to its headquarters. The German bank has asked around 20 per cent of its employees to come back to its Great Winchester Street headquarters this week, according to Financial News. This [...]
Tom Kelman CA is bringing B-corps to 21st-century business September 28, 2021 For everyone who strived to achieve A grades at school, take heart: B is the new benchmark for 21st-century business. Tom Kelman CA, Consultant Finance Director at B Lab UK, tells Kitty Finstad why the B team is now the one to be on. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Build back better. The [...]
The dinosaur can’t evolve – it’s time for tech and crypto to take over April 20, 2021 Legacy banking has become a joke, a dinosaur that fails to cope with the fast paced, ever-changing technological climate, says Dr Chris Kacher.
Four-in-10 Londoners expect pay rise in next 12 months despite coronavirus recession August 25, 2020 Four in 10 Londoners expect a pay rise in the 12 months despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. A survey by job board CV Library found 43.8 per cent of Londoners expected a pay bump in the next year. According to CV Library data, salaries in London increased two per cent [...]
Watchdog orders Big Four to separate auditing units by 2024 July 6, 2020 The Big Four accounting firms — PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY — must separate their audit units from the rest of their businesses by 2024, the audit watchdog said this morning. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is asking the companies to agree to operational separation by June 2024 to ensure their audits “do not rely [...]
We’ve quickly jumped from a literary age to a time of video games April 14, 2021 Dr Chris Kacher plots the pathway from a time of books and reading to a $200bn global gaming age.
Exclusive: UK fintech sector launches initiative to end harassment September 8, 2020 Leading figures from the fintech industry have today launched an initiative aimed at tackling harassment and promoting diversity within the sector. The “Fintech for all charter” focuses on increasing diversity and inclusion across the industry. It is being led by data platform Inchorus and supported by Innovate Finance, the Fintech Alliance and Level39. The Financial [...]
Consumer confidence among millennials jumps during lockdown May 28, 2020 Consumer confidence among millennials has jumped during the UK coronavirus lockdown, according to the latest research. Sentiment in the 25 to 34 age group has risen from minus seven in April to 16 this month, a survey tracking expectations of future disposable income and shopping behaviour showed. The age group has overtaken the 18 to [...]
Optimism rises among financial services firms as business volumes stabilise October 8, 2020 Optimism within the financial services sector increased for the first time in three quarters as business volumes showed signs of stabilising following the initial shock of the coronavirus crisis, a new survey showed. Sentiment among finance firms rose nine per cent in the three months to the end of September, according to the Confederation of [...]