November 5th – Punter Podcast Summary November 4, 2022 You can now hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s weekend tips in a short, summary episode of the Punter Podcast alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with [...]
EP: 168 Breeders’ Cup – Keeneland November 4, 2022 The Europeans go in search of US glory at Keeneland this weekend with five Grade 1 races on Friday plus a further nine on Saturday with many leading stables from the UK, Ireland and France all looking for some equine success.City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the weekend’s Breeders’ Cup action. [...]
EP: 167 Wincanton, Aintree, Doncaster & Hong Kong November 4, 2022 It’s a very exciting weekend of racing with the Badger Beer Chase and the Elite Hurdle at Wincanton, the Grand Sefton Chase run over the national fences at Aintree plus a couple of Listed races on the flat at Doncaster all on Saturday afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the [...]
CBDCs need kicking into the long grass to allow Bitcoin’s potential to flourish November 4, 2022 Jason Deane is left scratching his head at the news narratives this week, but Bitcoin is looking like a certainty in an uncertain world.
Britain’s brightest black entrepreneurs and artistes feted at awards ceremony November 4, 2022 Charlene White and Jay Blades took to the Boisdale of Canary Wharf stage at the back end of last month to host the first annual London Chamber of Commerce Black Excellence Awards 2022, to celebrate the inspirational contribution of the British black community to the cultural and economic development of the United Kingdom. Accompanied by [...]
Exclusive: Former Ince boss Adrian Biles acquires Child & Child November 3, 2022 Adrian Biles, the former boss of law firm Ince, has acquired Child & Child after just two months on the sidelines. Biles took the reins of the Belgravia firm yesterday afternoon, hosting a town hall meeting with staff this morning. It marks a swift comeback to the business world for the man who built Gordon [...]
Simpson’s Tavern: Crowdfunder to save City favourite passes £30K as local efforts stepped up November 3, 2022 A crowdfunding campaign to save the historic Simpson’s Tavern has passed £30,000 in just two days. Simpson’s, which has sat off Cornhill since 1757 and become a City institution, has been served a winding up petition as a result of rent arrears accrued during the pandemic, announced on Tuesday. On Thursday, the fundraiser reached £20,000 [...]
Glencore told to pay £281m over international bribery scandal November 3, 2022 A London judge today told a UK subsidiary of Glencore to pay a total sum of £281m over an international bribery scandal that saw its staff pay almost $29m (£25.6m) in bribes to officials in Africa. At a sentencing hearing today, Judge Peter Fraser said a “culture” of bribery was “endemic” within Glencore’s West Africa [...]
Bitcoin clings on to $20k in wake of rate hike announcement November 3, 2022 After almost touching $20,000 yesterday, Bitcoin opened at $20,312 this morning, down by less than a percentage point on the day.
Meet the CEO of one of the leading Donor Advised Funds in the UK November 3, 2022 | City Talk Anna Josse, CEO & Founder of Prism the Gift Fund (Prism), talks to CityAM on Donor Advised Funds –the fastest-growing philanthropy vehicle in the UK. Anna, what is your background? I was always active as a leader in youth movements in my teens, and at university publicly foughtmany political battles in the union. That background [...]