Canaccord boys trade their toys November 6, 2012 BROKERS at Canaccord Genuity have been out on the road the past couple of weeks, working on a bond issuance for lorry company Stobart Group. As part of the roadshow the firm hosted a “truckers’ breakfast” at its London office yesterday, dishing out bacon sarnies and coffee to those who attended. They were also handing [...]
CAR TALK November 6, 2012 Jessica Ennis shows off the new Jaguar Olympian Jessica Ennis will be driving the new Jaguar F-Type at this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show on 10 November. Ennis has already driven the two-seater at Jaguar’s test track reaching a speed of 150mph. Ennis is a Jaguar Academy of Sport Ambassador and already drives an XKR. She [...]
The City’s high standing remains undiminished in spite of recent troubles November 4, 2012 WHEN I took over as lord mayor 361 days ago, I half-jokingly said that my background as an oarsman would help me steer a course through the choppy waters facing the City. As it happens, the past 12 months have proved a real test of City fortitude. The financial services industry has had to navigate [...]
The Square Mile comes out in force for London’s Poppy Day November 1, 2012 WITH Poppy Day fundraising events happening all over London yesterday, from Covent Garden to Clarence House, the Square Mile certainly did not let the capital down. The Military Wives Choir were serenading the masses on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral; and over in Leadenhall market HMS Collingwood Band were striking a chord with City [...]
The Square Mile comes out in force for London’s Poppy Day November 1, 2012 WITH Poppy Day fundraising events happening all over London yesterday, from Covent Garden to Clarence House, the Square Mile certainly did not let the capital down. The Military Wives Choir were serenading the masses on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral; and over in Leadenhall market HMS Collingwood Band were striking a chord with City [...]
The City is poised to benefit from economic development in Latin America October 21, 2012 SOON after taking over as lord mayor last November, I had the honour of hosting the President of Colombia at Mansion House. In his thoughtful lecture, Juan Manuel Santos outlined the striking progress that his country, and Latin America more generally, has made in recent years – across governance, security and economic management. He also [...]
Bubbly, Boris and banter all sparkle at our 2012 awards October 17, 2012 To the Grange Hotel in the heart of St Paul’s last night for City A.M.’s third annual awards ceremony. After a day of glorious autumnal sunshine, 500 of the City’s best and brightest worked the red carpet and were greeted in the atrium of The Grange with glasses of bubbly at the champagne reception, sponsored [...]
FSA boss lines up for top Threadneedle Street job October 11, 2012 CITY watchdog chief Adair Turner last night presented his plan for a safe and prosperous financial sector, in a speech that appeared to set out his stall to take over as the new head of the Bank of England. With Sir Mervyn King stepping down as governor of the Bank next year, Turner is a [...]
FSA boss lines up for top Threadneedle Street job October 11, 2012 CITY watchdog chief Adair Turner last night presented his plan for a safe and prosperous financial sector, in a speech that appeared to set out his stall to take over as the new head of the Bank of England. With Sir Mervyn King stepping down as governor of the Bank next year, Turner is a [...]
Financial feast at the Mansion House October 11, 2012 TO Mansion House last night, the palatial pad of the Lord Mayor of the City of London, where the crème de la crème of Britain’s financial services sector raised a glass in toast to the industry. This year was the fourth and final time Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority, addressed fellow diners. [...]