Less than half of small businesses will ask staff to return to the office full-time May 25, 2021 Fewer than one in two of small business owners plan to advise their staff to return to the office after 21 June, when government restrictions on home working will be lifted, according to new survey results. Financial services company Hitachi Capital Business Finance polled over a thousand UK-based small business owners to find out how [...]
Stablecoins are a clear indicator that cryptocurrency can’t be ignored July 8, 2022 Andrea Ramoino, Chief Strategy Officer at Contis, examines the significance stablecoin regulation.
Which CBDC design considerations will matter in the end? October 14, 2022 Richard Gendal Brown, Chief Technology Officer at R3, takes an in-depth look CBDCs and what their role could be.
Clifford Chance to work minimum of 50 per cent in the office post-pandemic April 30, 2021 Clifford Chance will expect staff to be in the office for at least 50 per cent of the week post-pandemic, as the law firm moves to a more flexible way of working. The new approach means staff at the Magic Circle law firm could work remotely for up to 50 per cent of the time. [...]
Back to work: Nutrition tricks to prepare you for an office return March 16, 2021 As we prepare for a phased return to something resembling normality, you can’t overstate the importance of nutrition to get you brain ready for the daily grind. Here are some nutrition tips and tricks to help set some positive new habits. The first thing to bear in mind is that there is no one best [...]
Man Group: London Hedge fund chief to retire with president set to take the reins May 11, 2023 The boss of London hedge fund firm Man Group, Luke Ellis, has announced he will step down later this year when the firm’s chief operating officer will step into the top role.
Hines to refurbish West End building into mixed-use retail and office space April 28, 2021 Real estate firm Hines has secured planning consent for its proposed mixed-use retail and office scheme in the heart of London’s West End. The building, located with dual frontage to both New Bond Street and Oxford Street, was acquired on behalf of Hines in February 2020. The planning consent will enable the company to proceed [...]
Sir Martin Sorrell’s ad agency terminates office leases to go fully hybrid June 7, 2021 London-based S4 Capital, the advertising agency run by Sir Martin Sorrell, has terminated several office leases as staff are being encouraged to adopt fully flexible hybrid working practices. The advertising guru, who resigned from his previous firm WPP in 2018, said creativity is not being lost by the arrangements. “We always knew that our people, [...]
Goldman Sachs boss champions post-Brexit London and expects 70 per cent of staff back in office July 16, 2021 Goldman Sachs boss Richard Gnodde said the company was as committed to its London head office as ever, buoyed by his belief that the UK capital will remain dominant as a world-leading financial centre post-Brexit. “For us we’ve been very clear, the centre of gravity for our workforce is our buildings, and in London it [...]
Business shovels at the ready: preparing to capitalise on crypto’s gold rush October 24, 2022 Alan Hartwell, Chief Technology Officer at IRIS Software Group, details the potential game-changing developments in the UK's crypto industry.