What’s the story? Sairah Ashman on why brand matters more than ever October 7, 2021 | City Talk This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Branding, for both your business and personal profile, has gained in importance over the past two years. Sairah Ashman, Global CEO of creative consultancy Wolff Olins, tells Lysanne Currie why the brand matters more than ever in a post-pandemic, values-led world When Sairah Ashman was little, her mum [...]
Rolls-Royce to take centre stage in UK’s Global Investment Summit October 7, 2021 Rolls-Royce and 11 other British businesses will be at the forefront of the UK’s Global Investment Summit this month, which is to be hosted by the Royal Family. The summit, which is being run by international trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and her department, is a part of the government’s drive to increase foreign direct investment [...]
Revolut could be launching its own crypto token October 6, 2021 The ultra fast payments service Revolut could be launching its own crypto token according to sources familiar with the matter. The company offers banking services through its flagship mobile app and already allows customers to buy and sell crypto currencies. The UK’s biggest FinTech company, valued at $33bn, wants to take things a step further [...]
Boris Johnson urges people to get back to the office October 6, 2021 Boris Johnson has called on people to return to their offices and ditch remote working, with the Prime Minister urging young people to embrace traditional working patterns. Johnson said in his keynote Conservative party conference speech today that a “productive workforce” only comes from “face to face meetings and water cooler gossip”. The government has [...]
Next boss: Not constructive to say UK is addicted to cheap labour – CityAM : CityAM October 6, 2021 Next boss Lord Wolfson has hit back at the Prime Minister’s claims that businesses like his want the government to “fix every problem” by lifting immigration controls. Lord Wolfson, who supported Brexit, told CityAM last month he would urge the government to ease immigration in line with demand, to help fill roles in retail and [...]
NFT platform Sorare announces partnership with Germany’s Bundesliga : CityAM October 6, 2021 Sorare, the company behind an NFT-based fantasy football game, has become an official partner of the top two divisions of Germany’s football league. The Bundesliga announced today that digital images of its players will be turned into tradable football cards which can be used to build a fantasy team on the SoRare platform – each [...]
Uber strike over ‘racist’ facial recognition algorithm as case heads to tribunal – CityAM : CityAM October 6, 2021 A union is taking legal action against Uber for what it claims is indirect racial discrimination. The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWUGB) is taking Uber to court on behalf of one of its members who says their account was terminated because of a facial recognition algorithm used to identify drivers incorrectly mis-identified drivers [...]
Exclusive: Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd to join Finsbury from Teneo October 6, 2021 Amber Rudd, the former home secretary, is set to leave PR firm Teneo to join rival Finsbury Glover Hering. The ex-politician will join as a senior adviser at the company her brother Roland founded in 1994, City A.M. understands. Rudd spent 18 months at Teneo after a nine-year Parliamentary career as the Tory MP for [...]
Canary Wharf skyscraper faces uncertain future as China cracks down on builders October 6, 2021 Many development projects in London are in limbo as Beijing is cracking down on overleveraged firms and casting a pall of uncertainty on their ability to bankroll their ventures. Greenland, a major Chinese real estate developer which rushed to London in post-recession boom along with many others, is reportedly struggling to finish ‘Spire’, which when [...]
Amazon to open its first physical store outside the US in the UK this morning October 6, 2021 E-commerce giant Amazon is opening its first store in the UK this morning, selling items including books, technology and toys, as the online retail behemoth continues its expansion in physical retail. The US company will open the first Amazon 4-star store outside the US on Wednesday at 10am at the Bluewater shopping centre, near Dartford [...]