Letters: Finding the hidden gems October 17, 2022 [Re: City sitdown: Private equity should learn to be more emotional, argues City grandee, October 5] It’s absolutely right to say that there are opportunities for healthy returns in private equity at the moment – but Bob Sheard only touches on the biggest source of opportunity right at the end of his interesting interview: off-market [...]
Letters: Moving on, moving along October 14, 2022 [Re: Labour Party move their headquarters southside, October 11] If the Labour party do have a new HQ in South London it will spare them from Liz Truss and the Tories’ obsessive hatred of North London. Colin Price [Re: Digital documents Bill for UK’s £1.3tn trade industry, October 13 ] The passing of the UK [...]
Letters: The case for solar farms October 13, 2022 [Re: If Truss wants growth, she needs to face down the rural lobby and back solar farms, October 7] It is a fallacy to say solar farms impede food production. The amount of UK land used for agriculture is 71 per cent. Of that, only 26 percent is used for crops. The rest is grassland [...]
Letters: Businesses, step up on wages October 12, 2022 [Re: UK unemployment falls to 50 year low amid jobs market exodus, yesterday] As real time pay continues to fail to keep up with the rising cost of living, employees are increasingly worried about their financial situation. Our research found that 69 per cent of employees are concerned about their ability to pay for essentials, such [...]
Letters: We need to talk about Elon October 11, 2022 [Re: Musk’s Twitter u-turn is the beginning rather than the end, October 5] So, after 6 months of throwing his toys out the pram, publicly criticising Twitter, and accusing the company of deliberately misleading their shareholders, Elon Musk has… bought Twitter. He appears unphased by public humiliation, and claims the acquisition will be an “accelerant” [...]
Letters: Covering up the faulty cover October 7, 2022 [Re: FCA vows to take action against insurers falling short on business interruption claims, Oct 4] During the pandemic, businesses faced unprecedented disruptions to their supply chain, some had to close and many perceived a lack of support from their insurers during their time of need. Insurers argued that pandemic impacts were not anticipated or [...]
Letters: A GDPR Brexit won’t help us October 6, 2022 [Re: Donelan’s data law reform lag raises eyebrows, Oct 4] The announcement this week by culture secretary Michelle Donelan that the UK plans to replace GDPR with its own “business and consumer-friendly British data protection system” is bad news. It will only increase complexity for companies in Britain and the EU hoping to collaborate by [...]
Letters: FCA takes on crypto criminals October 5, 2022 [Re: Revolut wins full crypto authorisation from City regulator, 27 Sept] It’s no surprise that the FCA has previously clashed with the crypto industry. Whilst the above is good news for Revolut, the implications on the wider industry are concerning. The FCA are right to move their focus to controls against money laundering when assessing [...]
Letters: Mind your credit score October 4, 2022 [Re: Don’t penalise cash-strapped Brits, FCA warns insurers, 29 September] As interest rates soar, the FCA’s call to lenders to offer borrowers solutions is a stark reminder that consumers’ needs must remain front and centre. Against skyrocketing living costs and a mortgage industry in turmoil, our research shows half of lenders are still using outdated [...]
Letters: Let’s make tech enticing October 3, 2022 [Re: Cisco chief says apprentices can plug digital skills gap, Sept 30] The Chief of Cisco is right to raise the issue of recruitment in cyber and tech more broadly. We face a technological crisis if our job vacancies are not filled, especially as hackers and cyber criminals become more sophisticated day by day. The [...]