Boris Johnson says ‘we need to move pretty fast’ on fixing Northern Ireland Protocol October 21, 2021 Boris Johnson has today underlined the urgency needed to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol, saying “we need to move pretty fast” to strike a deal with the EU. Johnson, on a visit to Northern Ireland, labelled the post-Brexit treaty as “not coherent with the Belfast Good Friday Agreement”. Negotiations over the implementation of the protocol [...]
Oil hits three year high before falling back October 21, 2021 Brent Crude oil hit a three-year high at $86.10 a barrel on Wednesday night, before falling to $83.51 the following day. The price has risen over 60 per cent this year, supported by a slow ramp-up in supply and a global coal and gas shortage which has driven a switch to oil for power generation. [...]
Exclusive: Team work, customer service and product quality biggest casualties of the pandemic October 21, 2021 As workers have returned to the office, many companies are looking to break bad habits that have been formed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Working together and team collaboration, or rather the lack of, may be one of those. More than wo fifths of UK employees said their company became a less appealing place to work [...]
Not just NatWest: Compliance guru on why money laundering is rampant in the City October 21, 2021 Over the past few decades, money laundering has become an increasingly prevalent issue. Financial institutions are constantly looking for new ways to fight money launderers, and several anti-money laundering policies have been put in place to help this effort. However, the recent case against NatWest sent shockwaves through the City, with many financial institutions realising that the financial watchdog, [...]
Addison Lee teams up with tech firm JustPark in EV push – CityAM : CityAM October 21, 2021 Private car hire service Addison Lee has struck a partnership with technology platform JustPark to provide drivers with off-street charging points for electric vehicles (EV). The deal will grant drivers access to Fleetcharge – a charging solution that provides charging locations for fleet drivers. The solution was developed by JustPark in collaboration with Octopus Energy. [...]
How to deal with impostor syndrome October 21, 2021 | City Talk The effects of impostor syndrome can stop people from owning their achievements, but what is the phenomenon and how can it be overcome? For many, creeping thoughts of being a fraud, that they have only progressed as far as they have in their career by luck or circumstance, and that one day someone will find [...]
Bitcoin´s new all-time high of $67k underscores its mainstream value, says deVere CEO October 21, 2021 Bitcoin is undeniably a mainstream asset class and most investors should consider including crypto assets as part of a diversified portfolio, asserts an industry insider. The bullish observation from Nigel Green, CEO and founder of deVere Group, which has $12bn under advisement, comes as the world’s dominant cryptocurrency hits a new all-time high of more [...]
Venture capital firms circle London tech scale-ups as financial injections hit record £20bn – CityAM : CityAM October 21, 2021 A record high of over £6.5bn was invested by venture capital firms in UK scaleups over the summer, taking the total amount to £20bn so far this year, according to new research shared with City A.M. this morning. After two extraordinarily high quarters in 2021, UK scaleups continued to attract funding from across the globe [...]
UK signs deals for two new Covid-19 antiviral treatments October 20, 2021 The UK has signed deals to secure two potential antiviral Covid-19 treatments, which could see thousands of patients treated with the drugs by winter. Health secretary Sajid Javid today announced the two drugs, if approved by the UK’s medicines regulator, will be given to those most at risk of dying from Covid-19 to help “reduce [...]
Morocco bans UK flights as Covid cases soar – CityAM : CityAM October 20, 2021 Morocco suspended today all flights from the UK, Germany and the Netherlands due to the soaring number of Covid-19 cases in the countries. “Upon decisions of national authorities and following the pandemic situation, flights from/to Germany, Netherlands and the UK are suspended from today, Wednesday 20th Oct at 23:59,” tweeted Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air [...]