Capgemini scoops up London design startup Adaptive Lab, as it eyes UK expansion June 20, 2018 Global digital innovation leader Capgemini is buying Adaptive Lab, a London-based digital design studio, with the motive of expanding its UK presence. Capgemini would not confirm the terms of the deal, but a source told City A.M. that the acquisition is set to be in the tens of millions. Established in 2009, Adaptive Lab counts [...]
Canada legalises cannabis use as pressure grows on UK to review law June 20, 2018 Canada’s parliament has voted to legalise the recreational use of cannabis, at a time when the UK’s lawmakers are coming under increasing pressure to review the law. The new law could come into force as early as September, after the Canadian Senate voted 52-29 to pass The Cannabis Act. This will make Canada only the [...]
John McDonnell wants the Bank of England to target productivity growth to ‘reboot’ Britain June 20, 2018 The Bank of England (BoE) should widen its remit to task itself with boosting Britain’s fledging productivity, the shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said. Jeremy Corbyn’s number two said that if the Labour party won power it would consider asking the BoE to work on a three per cent productivity growth target, in what would [...]
Personal assistants are the hidden heroes in every office and workplace June 20, 2018 Who are the most valuable but least valued members of your office? Without a doubt, it is the support staff – the personal and executive assistants, and other administrative roles. Over the years, while interviewing and placing thousands of candidates in positions across companies of all sizes, I’ve seen just how vital they can be [...]
The crypto world must stop inviting ridicule June 20, 2018 The cryptocurrency world has its detractors, with JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimon and legendary investor Warren Buffett topping a long list. But sometimes it seems to be inviting ridicule. Eidoo, a company that bills itself as a cryptocurrency wallet and exchange, commissioned a three-metre bronze sculpture of a pregnant woman with a baby in [...]
Millions at financial risk over Brexit contract issue, warns TheCityUK June 20, 2018 The personal finances of tens of millions of people are at risk because of the failure to secure cross-border contracts after Brexit, a new report has warned. Some 36m people, and the financial stability of the UK and EEA region, are facing a “looming crisis” if the UK and EU fail to agree a solution [...]
Trade war fears spook markets after Trump threatens China with tariffs June 19, 2018 Markets in the US tumbled on Tuesday night after US President Donald Trump’s shock threat to impose a 10 per cent tariff on $200bn (£152bn) of Chinese goods late on Monday. China described the US threats as “extreme pressure and blackmailing” and vowed swift retaliation. The threat of new tariffs and fears of further trade [...]
World Cup 2018: Harry Kane’s brace proves he’s the perfect front man for Gareth Southgate’s fresh faced England June 19, 2018 German newspapers are well versed in heralding world champions so when they bestow that title on England’s captain, it carries a certain weight. According to Die Zeit it is Harry Kane and not Cristiano Ronaldo who is the “world champion” for monstrous efficiency in front of goal after his match-winning brace in the Three Lions’ [...]
Personal investors sway in Brexit beliefs as confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May plummets June 19, 2018 Less than one in five personal investors have confidence in Theresa May’s Brexit negotiations, according to new figures. The Prime Minister’s popularity among those in the investment community has plummeted 80 per cent from what it was two years ago when May first moved into Downing Street. The research, which was produced by stockbroker firm [...]
Legalise cannabis, say Adam Smith Institute and TaxPayers’ Alliance after William Hague admits war on drugs is lost June 19, 2018 Think tanks are calling on the government to review its position on cannabis, after the former Conservative leader William Hague called for a “decisive change” in the law. This issue has come to the fore after it emerged that home secretary Sajid Javid had repeatedly attempted to raise the issue of medicinal cannabis during Cabinet [...]