The 2.6 Challenge: A simple idea to help those who help May 2, 2020 Last Sunday, thousands of runners and spectators should have been turning the capital’s streets into a colourful carnival at the 40th edition of the London Marathon. Instead, across the UK people of all ages were running, cycling, hopping, skipping, cooking, flipping, cartwheeling, bouncing, dressing up and having fun to fundraise in a uniquely British way. [...]
The 2.6 Challenge: BDO staff get their blood pumping May 2, 2020 When some members of BDO’s Leadership Team were asked to take part in The 2.6 Challenge, it seemed like a no-brainer. Wellbeing is always at the top of our agenda, and it was a great way to ‘virtually’ bring together people in the firm and raise money for some very worthy causes. With the entire [...]
The 2.6 Challenge: TP ICAP go above and beyond May 2, 2020 At TP ICAP giving back to the communities where we work has always been important and it’s a sad reality that during the coronavirus pandemic many charities are struggling. We wanted to play our part in helping charitable organisations at a time when vulnerable people need them the most. This is why we are proud [...]
Hunting shafts of light amid coronavirus’s economic gloom May 1, 2020 | City Talk The coronavirus pandemic will cause world GDP to shrink by about seven per cent during the first half of the year – roughly double the scale of contraction seen during the global financial crisis. That is the headline finding from Oxford Economics’ April/May 2020 ‘World Economic Prospects’ report. The number is shocking but unsurprising given [...]
Management considerations in the time of coronavirus May 1, 2020 | City Talk Original and useful leadership guidance is tough to produce at the best of times. Unfortunately, we are clearly not in the best of times and there can be no playbook for being a Covid-19 leader. It is impossible to speak with complete authority in this unprecedented environment about how best to run a business, department [...]
What is the ‘new normal’ post Covid-19? May 1, 2020 | City Talk Everyone has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. On both a work and personal level difficult decisions have been taken, sacrifices have been made, challenges faced, and losses endured. We are going to have to reform our expectations of what the ‘new normal’ should be. So, what may the new ‘normal’ look like? Employees’ health [...]
IAG secures Spanish bank loans for Iberia and Vueling despite BA job cuts May 1, 2020 International Airlines Group (IAG) this morning announced it had secured over €1bn (£880m) in Spanish bank loans for its Iberia and Vueling carriers, a day after announcing 12,000 job cuts at British Airways (BA). The loans, which will be guaranteed by the Spanish state bank, will see Iberia receive $750m and Vueling $260m to see [...]
Coronavirus: The crisis could reshape investment strategies for the better April 30, 2020 We are living through a period of modern history that very few could have imagined. Three billion people worldwide are in lockdown, the value of global commerce is being called into question as protectionism is on the rise, and financial markets are unsure what assets are worth. The world as we knew it has been [...]