The Capitalist
To the Investment Banking Awards at the end of last week, to prematurely welcome in the weekend (“go hard on Thursday or go home in shame” was the sentiment being bandied about).
THE Capitalist would like to thank all those who named and shamed in response to yesterday’s request for contenders in City A.M.’s search for the City Slum of the year.
IAN Hannam may have left JP Morgan after a £450,000 fine by the FSA for market abuse, but that hasn’t stopped the newly-established Natural Resources Forum from inviting him to be their keynote speaker at their inaugural event later this month.
IN the wake of the British Council for Offices (yes, there is such a thing) awards this week – which saw law firm K&L Gates crowned Best Office of 2012 – The Capitalist has decided to investigate the workplaces that are letting the side down
TO the Corney & Barrow’s Devonshire Terrace establishment earlier this week where Lord Harris’ son Martin, who is commercial director at Carpetright, the firm chaired and founded by his retail magnate father, was entertaining guests with tales
SOME people barely need to open their mouths to inspire investors to sell, sell, sell, as proved by US hedgie David Einhorn, who was making waves in the stock market again yesterday as he told a crowd at the Value Investing Congress he was betting
FOLLOWERS of Team Europe’s winning play during the Ryder Cup are in for a treat today – City A.M.
IT was all change in the City yesterday as Alderman Roger Gifford was elected as the 685th Lord Mayor of the City of London.
AUSTERITY wasn’t top of the list this weekend for luxury property developer Nick Candy, as he married actress and singer Holly Valance in California.
THE Market Bar in Crutched Friars started pricing its drinks according to customer demand back in the 1990s, with stock exchange boards constantly updating the dynamic prices.
THERE are only a few weeks to go until St John’s Ambulance’s flagship black-tie City quiz evening, The Game, on 24 October, which will be raising funds for the life-saving work of the charity.
RED faces at the Michelin guide yesterday as the publication’s website inadvertently revealed which restaurants have been awarded its famous stars – a week earlier than planned.
RESEARCH in Motion (RIM) is in something of a funk, with its share price more than halving this year and customers switching over to the iPhone, a trend not helped by the delay of the next generation of BlackBerry phones until next year.
INFLATION – when each pound buys you less – is generally deemed a bad thing, particularly if you’re the Bank of England tasked with keeping it at just two per cent.
GREAT Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity was yesterday the worthy recipient of a £64,000 cheque from the City of London School.
GORDON Brown was fond of claiming that the financial crisis “started in America”, placing the blame for the banking collapse solely on the excesses of Wall Street.
GREG MYERS
ELLIOT ROSS
Definitely not! We all make mistakes; his is just an extremely public one. However I do think something else is needed other than his apology to rectify the situation.
MATTHEW GLASS
CME GROUP
FLAT-HUNTERS looking for a pad near the South Bank without the Shard’s eyewatering prices, rejoice: a project to turn King’s Reach Tower into luxury high-rise housing has secured funding.
LAST year’s winner was the imaginatively titled Bad Government by Henrietta Simpson.
And tonight Michael Portillo will announce the shortlisted artworks for the 2012 annual Threadneedle Prize for Painting and Sculpture.
SPORTING legends Sir Ian Botham and Darren Clarke teed up a global gathering of the celebrity and business elite at the Archerfield Links in Scotland to take part in a golfing charity fundraiser – raising over £500,000 for charity.
THERE are only a few weeks to go until St John’s Ambulance’s flagship black-tie City quiz evening, The Game, on 24 October, which will be raising funds for the life-saving work of the charity.
THERE’S nothing like a magazine launch for an excuse for a party. And we made sure that the celebrations to mark our new luxury lifestyle magazine City A.M. Bespoke were suitably lavish.
THERE’S no escape for the ultra-rich following reports that their superyachts are the new favoured target for pirates off the coast of Africa.
THE SHARD may be one of the capital’s top landmarks but the decision to erect a 1,016ft tall wall of glass in central London has its downsides.
A FTER a breakthrough 2012 that saw him shine as one of the lead anchors of the BBC’s Olympic coverage, the Beeb’s Formula 1 frontman Jake Humphrey has been snapped up by BT to present its Premier League offering from next season.
BILLIONAIRE private equity investor David Rubenstein, co-founder of Carlyle Group, has added another string to his bow – as panda godparent.
A BELT-TIGHTENING decree for hardworking politicians yesterday, timed to coincide with the start of the conference season break (three weeks after the end of the Westminster summer break).
ASPIRING female entrepreneurs take note.
CONSTRUCTION work officially kicked off yesterday on a project to create the largest man-made nature reserve in Essex.
WESTERN Union is no stranger to moving money about, and in its new role as global partner of the UEFA Europa League, it's planning to do so for charity every time there's a successful pass on the pitch.
TAKE note. Fans of the industrial revolution can pick up collectible copies of the current £50 note featuring James Watt and Matthew Boulton at a special charity auction organised by the Bank of England on 26 September.
THERE are only a few weeks to go until the St John's Ambulance flagship black-tie City quiz evening, which will be raising funds for the life-saving work of the charity.
Just six months after he resigned from Goldman Sachs with a scathing op-ed in the New York Times, Greg Smith’s book is already written and scheduled for release on 22 October.
AUTUMN may be in the air, but over at Kew Gardens they are welcoming in the new season with sculptures from David Nash, thanks to the support of Xstrata.
DO YOU know someone in the City whose charitable work deserves recognition? JP Morgan Private Bank has announced its sponsorship of the eighth biennial Beacon Awards for Philanthropy.
BANKERS trying to escape the economic gloom in London by heading to Asia can finally party in the style to which they have become accustomed.
AXA UK, which has raised almost £50k for Macmillan Cancer support, yesterday held a coffee morning in association with the charity.
BROKERS and A-list celebrities joined forces yesterday on the trading floor of BGC Partner’s Canary Wharf office to raise millions of pounds for several charities.
LONDON’S streets overflowed with pride yesterday as an estimated million people cheered Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic heroes through the city, bringing down the curtain on a glorious sporting summer.
DRAGONS’ Den is a notoriously high-pressure platform on which to present your ideas to the world, but three young entrepreneurs had investors stumbling over each other to plough money into their business last night, landing £120,000 of funding fro
The City’s roads closed yesterday as the Square Mile staged four Paralympic marathon events. Here, a group of runners pass St Paul’s on their way to the Mall during the races, which were among the final competitions of the Games.
THE LAST medals of the Games may have been awarded but the celebrations are far from over, with today’s official Our Greatest Team Parade giving Londoners the chance to catch a glimpse of Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic stars.
IT seems it is not just kids who look on in wonder when they see a Moshi Monster or a JCB digger – judges of this year’s Private Business Awards are clearly pretty impressed too.
THEY say the music industry is dying, but despite – or perhaps because of – tough times for record sales, savvy musical entrepreneurs are finding new niches to apply their business acumen.
YOU work there everyday, and probably spend more time surrounded by its office buildings than your own four walls, but how much do you really know about the Square Mile?
FOR those of you who missed out on the chance to snap up City Gent Wenlock when the auction closed last week, worry not.
THE Paralympic Games may come to a close this weekend and end a season of sport that has gripped the nation, but for those looking to make the most of the Indian summer and carry on the party, there’s still a chance to celebrate at London’s larges
IF you’ve always wanted a nosey around Boris Johnson’s office, then the eighth annual Maggie’s Night Hike might just be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.
FEEL-GOOD fear hormones were flying round the City yesterday after a team of daredevil volunteers – including the Duke of York Prince Andrew – abseiled down the outside of Europe’s tallest building, the Shard.
NERVY investors were alarmed yesterday after news started filtering through that the European Union was on the verge of collapse. Yes, full scale collapse.