Your money in 2022: Personal finance trends to keep an eye on this year January 16, 2022 What personal finance trends are likely to shape 2022? New research shared with City A.M. looks at the sentiment and behaviours for this year. The pandemic, mixed with wider economic issues and the rising cost of living, appears to have had an effect on Brits’ relationship with money, because the findings from consumer research platform [...]
Weekend Read: Growing number of companies opt for four-day week as Brits want better work-life balance January 15, 2022 After Atom Bank said it planned to introduce a four-day working week, at the end of last year, a growing number of companies are looking to introduce the so-called ‘4-3 model’. Panasonic and Bolt have become the latest employers to shave off one day a week. They are following the trend that more and more Brits [...]
Exclusive: Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz OBE on why local boroughs should capitalise on Londoners’ data January 15, 2022 Having received £40m from the Government’s levelling up fund to help build a ‘data corridor’ in London, Rokhsana Fiaz, the Mayor of Newham, argues open data is vital for the capital’s economy. The Council recently launched ‘Newham Sparks’, an initiative to attract investors to develop a data corridor in London, targeted at businesses working in [...]
There’s gold in those NFT metaverses, but in unexpected and wonderful hills January 14, 2022 Today, Monty's mind is full of thoughts about kindness towards NFTs, but with a nagging hate that could lead to pubic arson.
Trainee lawyer jailed for selling cocaine and ketamine over encrypted Encrochat network and helping to move £1.5m January 14, 2022 A trainee employment lawyer, Neema Seifzadeh, 27, has been jailed for six years, for his role in a £1.5 million plot to sell cocaine and ketamine over the encrypted network Encrochat. Seifzadeh, who worked on a pro bono legal advice hotline, was sentenced to six years imprisonment on Tuesday at Manchester Crown Court, for helping [...]
Bitcoin set to be legal tender in Tonga by end of the year January 14, 2022 Tonga is gearing up to make Bitcoin legal tender, according to one of the Polynesian country’s former MPs.
Bitcoin quietly going about its business as the world returns to normal chaos January 14, 2022 Bitcoin continues to quietly make headway in adoption around the world amid a whirlwind of curious global news, writes Jason Deane.
EP: 107 Kempton, Warwick & Hong Kong January 14, 2022 The Silviniaco Conti Chase and the Lanzarote Hurdle are two of the highlights on Saturday’s Kempton card, with Warwick staging a trio of graded races on the same day. Trainer Neil Mulholland who has already had close to a half century of British jumps winners this season is our special guest today, discussing his three [...]
Ecotricity reignites boardroom battle with Good Energy as it files motion to remove chairman January 14, 2022 Ecotricity has filed a motion to oust Good Energy's chairman from his directorial role, with shareholders now set to vote on the proposal.
Jack Dorsey’s firm Block plans to build Bitcoin mining system January 14, 2022 Payments firm Block, founded by Twitter creator Jack Dorsey, has announced plans to build an open-source Bitcoin mining system.