Apprentice winner Tim Campbell helps City celebrate rising stars at Dragon Awards October 12, 2023 Former Apprentice winner Tim Campbell helped celebrate the next generation of entrepreneurs this week at the Lord Mayor’s prestigious annual Dragon Awards. The businessman and emerging right-hand man of Lord Sugar was pictured with six winners who were recognised for their work on inclusion, social responsibility and improving financial literacy. Speaking after the awards ceremony, [...]
Rebel’s Romance to leave local rivals in his wake May 24, 2024 GODOLPHIN-owned REBEL’S ROMANCE appears to have another Group One victory at his mercy, when he lines-up in the feature race of the day, the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (9.10am) over a mile-and-a-half at Sha Tin on Sunday. Presently rated second in the World’s Best Racehorses rankings, the globe-trotting six-year-old produced the form of [...]
UK banks’ shares slide on fears of recession and bad debt January 19, 2023 UK banks’ share prices dipped on Thursday as increasing fears of recession, bad debt and a fairly poor set of US bank earnings this week spooked investors. Barclays shed 2.8 per cent, HSBC 0.6 per cent and Standard Chartered 0.8 per cent. Domestic-focused lenders Lloyds and Natwest also traded lower, finishing down 1.0 per cent [...]
HSBC chief insists China ‘open to international business’ and worst of its property crisis is over November 29, 2023 HSBC chief executive Noel Quinn has reiterated his argument that the worst of China's property crisis is over, saying the country is "open to the international business community".
UK bank staff numbers see biggest jump in a decade as sector outperforms Europe July 10, 2024 The number of staff employed by UK banks saw its biggest increase in a decade last year, new data shows, as headcount returned to pre-pandemic levels and lenders enjoyed record profits.
Bitcoin’s spectacular surge: blasts beyond $64,000 in crypto frenzy March 4, 2024 Bitcoin reached a significant milestone on Monday, climbing to its highest level in two years, exceeding $64,000 as a surge of investment pushed it towards record territory.
HSBC and Standard Chartered have put profits before principles and betrayed Hong Kong July 3, 2020 Increasingly, companies are being asked to take a moral stand on the great issues of the day. From clothing retailers to tea bag brands, every company is being asked where their values lie. While many organisations proudly broadcast their internationalist and liberal values in the west, some are willing to undermine those principles as soon [...]
Now ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ anthem is banned in latest totalitarian crackdown May 8, 2024 The protest anthem Glory to Hong Kong has been banned in the territory, as an ongoing free speech crackdown continues
Office politics September 29, 2023 Tim Oldman, boss of the workplace consultancy Leesman, tells Andy Silvester the results of our grand hybrid working experiment are still very much in flux Tim Oldman, as befits a man who runs a workplace consultancy, is asked as much as you’d expect about the impact of hybrid working on employees and the economy. Those [...]
UK banks set to report record profits of £37bn beating pre-financial crisis highs February 13, 2023 The UK’s top banks are set to unveil record profits in the next two weeks after sharp interest rate hikes boosted the lenders’ coffers last year. The big five FTSE 100 banks – Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest and Standard Chartered – could post cumulative pre-tax profits of £37.4bn as they reveal their earnings for 2022, [...]