‘Bond market tantrum risks’: Gilt traders brace for Labour leftward pivot as Starmer future uncertain
HSBC leads Sizewell C investment push as time ticks on final investment decision March 14, 2024 Britain’s largest bank by market capitalisation is trying to rally an effort to push a final investment decision over the line for the delayed Sizewell C nuclear super project. According to a Bloomberg report today, HSBC is discussing the possibility with investment funds to provide a debt facility that would be guaranteed by the UK’s [...]
What will get London workers back into the office? March 14, 2024 | City Talk Last Friday, passengers began to travel with off-peak Tube and train fares and will be allowed to every Friday until 31st May, 2024. The new scheme – announced by Transport for London (TfL) at the end of January – is a bid to increase the number of people travelling on London transport after it was [...]
Help Us, Help You: spotting cancer early saves lives March 14, 2024 | Sponsored Cancer symptoms can be varied and not always obvious. Being able to identify them early, and speaking to your GP, is always the best action The very mention of the C-word is enough to send a shudder through the spine of many people – but if you’re experiencing symptoms that are unusual for you, it’s [...]
The Square Mile Comes Together for the Launch of City Giving Day 2024 March 14, 2024 | Sponsored The Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli and Lady Mayoress Elisabeth Mainelli hosted the Square Mile’s top businesses at Mansion House this week to launch City Giving Day 2024. A firmly fixed date in the Square Mile’s social calendar, the annual event hosted by The Lord Mayor’s Appeal, brings the [...]
Old buildings are not as important as people having places to live March 14, 2024 Objections to ripping down an art deco cinema in Birmingham are understandable, but if we want our cities to have vibrant art scenes, we need strong economies to support them, says Will Cooling It’s easy to forget that the most important letter in Nimby is the M. Arguments about degrowth, city centre living or suburban [...]
Vault Festival cancels 2024 plans due to lack of funding March 13, 2024 The biggest arts festival in England will not go ahead in 2024 after it did not secure the necessary funding. The Vault Festival took place in the vaults below Waterloo Station from 2012 until 2023, with breaks during the pandemic, and was touted as London’s answer to the Edinburgh Fringe. Through its unique business model [...]
Israel-Palestine Activism: A Turning Point for Financial Institutions? March 13, 2024 | Sponsored Since October 2023, campaigning on the Palestinian cause has skyrocketed. SIGWATCH data shows that the second most targeted industry, after the arms manufacturers themselves, was finance. Perhaps you’ve noticed some of the UK Barclays branches looking a bit worse for wear recently? If so, that’s most likely the handiwork of activist groups such as War [...]
EP: 259 Cheltenham Festival – Friday March 13, 2024 Gold Cup Day is for many fans the highlight of the Cheltenham Festival with last year’s champion Galopin Des Champs hoping to retain his title in the Grade 1 event. Racing kicks off with the 4-year-olds in the Triumph Hurdle, plus the novices are in action in the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett Hurdle on the [...]
The Punter Summary Podcast – Cheltenham Festival Friday March 13, 2024 Here’s your chance to discover all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s selections for Gold Cup Day at the Cheltenham Festival in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports [...]
‘Concessions to the gas lobby’: Renewable energy sector blasts government’s gas power play March 12, 2024 The UK's renewable energy sector has slammed the government’s new commitment to develop gas-fired power stations to act as a back up to support green energy projects.