Binance brings in US Treasury cyber crime expert August 18, 2021 Binance has announced the appointment of former US Treasury criminal investigator Greg Monahan as the under-fire organisation's money laundering expert.
London Marathon 2022 will move from traditional April date for third year running August 18, 2021 The London Marathon 2022 has for the third year running moved from its traditional April date. It will take place in October as organisers say they are looking to minimise the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the landmark race. Traditionally in April, both the 2020 and 2021 editions of the race had to be [...]
Bolt investors TMT post positive half-year results August 18, 2021 TMT Investments has posted strong first half results that sees it recover to a healthy position of profit after a difficult 2020. The data published by the firm shows how the half-year up to 30 June 2020 had been difficult, with the uncertainty of the pandemic greatly impacting investments and investors. However, since then it [...]
PwC partner accused of leaking in £63m lawsuit resigns – CityAM : CityAM August 18, 2021 Ian Green, the former PwC head of restructuring, left the firm on 30 June according to Companies House filings, following accusations by a PwC client that he leaked confidential information about it. Aquis Exchange-listed Watchstone, an insurance and technology group, have said that Green disclosed its information to a banker at Greenhill & Co in [...]
Fall of Afghanistan: Britain must learn to make itself independent from the US on foreign policy decisions – CityAM : CityAM August 18, 2021 It will be a sight etched into the public imagination forever: a US Air Force transport aircraft taking off with scores of Afghans clinging to the wheels. Some reached a significant altitude before falling off, presumably to their deaths, as the aircraft soared into the air. So ended the Allied intervention in Afghanistan, with the [...]
Sudden rise of Solana takes crypto markets by surprise August 17, 2021 Solana’s relentless upward drive showed little sign of easing today as the altcoin improved on yesterday’s all-time high to nudge close to $75.
London loses out: BHP slashes dual nationality – CityAM : CityAM August 17, 2021 The FTSE 100 is set to lose its biggest company as miner BHP ditches its Anglo-Australian dual structure in favour of listing on Sydney’s stock market. The news comes as the blue chip company announced it would exit the petroleum business through a merger with Australia’s Woodside Petroleum, in a deal which will see Woodside [...]
Ocado sales dip as pre-pandemic habits return, supermarket data finds August 17, 2021 The UK’s return to normality has been accompanied by a return to pre-pandemic shopping habits, with online and overall grocery sales declining. The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar for the period ending 8 August show that grocery sales fell by four per cent. The latest twelve weeks saw the lowest level of online [...]
Judging panel announced for Crypto AM 2021 Awards August 17, 2021 Bitcoin flagged a little after its incredible recent run over the last month, with the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap currently down slightly since this time yesterday to almost $47k.
Worst kept secret confirmed as Crozier moves to head up BT August 17, 2021 Adam Crozier has been confirmed as the new chairman of BT following the retirement of Jan du Plessis. It has been known for some time that Crozier would be taking up the post after The Sunday Times revealed that he had beaten off three other candidates for the post earlier this month. Crozier is an [...]