Quaglino’s: Golden-age glam the perfect antidote to lockdown June 1, 2021 It is fair to say that good old fashioned glamour has not been in vogue during months of endless lockdowns. Cocktail dresses abandoned for athleisure. Black tie (which you can read all about in this excellent piece by our resident sartorial expert) for three days without a shower. But London is back, and open-ish, and [...]
Aviva Investors has big plans for its newly acquired Hoxton office September 28, 2021 Aviva Investors has snapped up a Grade II listed property in Hoxton as part of the first investment made by the company’s newly launched climate fund. The investment arm of Aviva has today announced its purchase of Curtain House, a five storey Victorian warehouse in the heart of Shoreditch, London’s hub for technology businesses and [...]
Against the Olympics: Why we should stop worshipping elite sport July 29, 2024 Expensive, disruptive and just plain annoying, it’s time to stop hero-worshipping the Olympics, writes Anna Moloney Finally this month the Euros ended and I breathed a sigh of relief that I, a loud and proud hater of sport and fun, would no longer have my quiet evenings disrupted by the cheers of sporting enthusiasts. But [...]
City A.M. Awards 2022: Personality of the Year April 5, 2022 The City is back, and so are the City A.M. Awards, recognising the best of the Square Mile, Canary Wharf and London’s business community – which has shown shown resilience, innovation and adaptability like never before over the past year. We’re delighted to host what will be a wonderful celebration of the capital’s rebound, but [...]
Voting underway in Kenya: East Africa braces itself as fierce battle between Raila and Ruto reaches climax August 9, 2022 NAIROBI – It’s D-Day in Kenya: after two years of campaigning, planning and plotting, voting is underway. where an opposition leader backed by the outgoing premier faces the deputy president who styles himself as the outsider and a “hustler”. Polls across the country opened at 6am local time this morning, with more than 22m registered [...]
Fizzy mixer brand Fever-Tree sees European revenues surge as holiday spots bolster stocks July 20, 2021 Fever-Tree has seen its European revenues surge outside of the UK as hospitality destinations bolstered stock in anticipation of summer holiday goers. However, ongoing travel confusion and ‘Freedom Day’ fears may have knocked investors faith – as it saw its shares plummet 7.10 per cent this afternoon, dragging its total share price to 2,276. The [...]
Raab says there are ‘no guarantees’ over Christmas Covid restrictions December 20, 2021 Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has said the government "can't make hard, fast guarantees" that there will not be a Christmas lockdown.
Furlough fraud exposes the shortcomings of doling out endless amounts of cash January 20, 2022 Outrage has erupted over the news that £5.8bn has been “criminally siphoned off” the emergency Covid-19 schemes that propped up millions of workers and paid for us to eat on the cheap. The very same folk who complained ministers weren’t acting fast enough to provide support, rejecting warnings that furlough was excessively generous, are now [...]
The City View podcast, from City A.M., with Nigel Vaz, CEO of Publicis Sapient May 12, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Nigel Vaz, CEO of the digital transformation giant, Publicis Sapient. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Nigel has 20,000 employees across the globe in 53 offices, so he’s confronting changes to the world of work just like every other company. But his [...]
City of London calls on Rishi Sunak to support businesses in the Covid-emptied Square Mile December 17, 2021 The City of London’s local authority has called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide “much needed” financial support for shops, restaurants and pubs in the Square Mile after the government reintroduced its ‘work from home’ advice. In a letter to the Chancellor, The City of London Corporation policy chair Catherine McGuiness warned that small businesses [...]