Swipe right: Finance professionals the most desirable workers in London, says The Inner Circle February 26, 2019 Working in the finance sector could make you more attractive to potential dates, according to new research. Dating app The Inner Circle has found that in London, finance professionals made up the most right-swiped men and women on the app. Read more: Revealed: What candidates should look for in a job offer Men in the finance [...]
Fuller’s pubs chief executive Simon Emeny joins WH Smith board February 26, 2019 The chief executive of Fuller's pubs has joined the board of WH Smith to sit as a non-executive director, the high street retailer announced this morning. Simon Emeny, group chief executive of London brewery Fuller, Smith and Turner, will be joined by Greensill Capital chairman and former Citibank chief executive Maurice Thompson. Read more: Surge [...]
Female founders don’t need to be ‘bolshie’ to match the boys February 26, 2019 Earlier this month, chief secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss wrote in City A.M. concerning the lack of funding for all-female startups. As she pointed out, 90 per cent of venture capital funding goes to firms with all-male teams, compared to just one per cent for all-female teams. In her article, Truss proposed a number [...]
Karren Brady’s resignation is a warning to unscrupulous leaders like Philip Green February 26, 2019 The scandal surrounding Sir Philip Green, the retail tycoon behind high street chains such as Topshop, Miss Selfridge and the now-liquidated BHS, just keeps playing. Since last August, when the Daily Telegraph was first barred by a legal injunction from reporting allegations of misconduct against Green, fresh accusations have continued to surface, from sexual harassment to [...]
Half of women in private equity considering leaving industry, survey says February 25, 2019 Half of women working in private equity would consider leaving the industry compared to 22 per cent of men, new research into diversity in the workplace has found. When asked whether they are considering leaving their firm in the next two years, 33 per cent of women said they were, however, only 19 per cent of [...]
This time with Alan Partridge: Lessons from the great man February 25, 2019 I'm fairly certain that whatever the creators of Alan Partridge intended for him, it wasn’t to provide guidance for businesses. He has, however, become an unlikely icon, and when he eventually passes to the tiny studio in the sky, he’ll be granted a period of national re-runs. Many brands also aspire to becoming “iconic”, so [...]
Here kitty kitty: The entrepreneurs turning cat-loving into a business February 25, 2019 I have never done an interview with a cat on my lap before. Luckily, Julie Barnes and Kathrin Burckhardt, who are talking to me via Skype from London and Berlin, don’t seem to mind that she wants to get involved. In fact, their cats – or “fur-babies”, as Barnes calls them – are present too. [...]
Our people are our City, so step up and commit to the London Living Wage February 25, 2019 One in five people employed in the capital do not earn a wage that they can live on. Together, we can change this. So far, over 100 City financial and professional services companies have signed up to be London Living Wage accredited employers. But we know that more can join them. Our people are our [...]
Artificial intelligence could lead to huge rewards, but we must break down the barriers to AI adoption February 22, 2019 Data, both the business and personal kind, is fast becoming an essential utility like transport, energy, and water. It is critical to the efficient functioning of modern life, and I honestly do not believe that we could do without it. How we live, administer, manufacture, invest, plan, research, sell, buy, deliver, and even connect with [...]
Kevin Hart, the Oscars, and social media – don’t leave any skeletons in your online closet February 21, 2019 The Academy Awards and drama go hand in hand, but this year’s choice of host dominated the news for all the wrong reasons. In December, homophobic tweets made by the chosen host, American comedian Kevin Hart, resurfaced from the late 2000s. The Academy offered him an ultimatum: apologise or step down. He went for the [...]