International Women’s Day: Why tech VCs must reflect the diversity of the firms they fund March 8, 2017 Technology companies have an undeniable impact on the lives we lead. Every day, companies that didn’t exist five years ago influence the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the way we travel, and how we communicate with our colleagues and loved ones. Investors play a huge part in deciding whether these companies succeed or [...]
The number of UK senior business roles held by women has fallen, says global study by Grant Thornton March 8, 2017 Despite a series of calls and reviews to help boost the number of women in business and the boardroom, the proportion of senior business roles held by women in the UK has fallen to 19 per cent. According to Grant Thornton's annual survey of 5,500 businesses across 36 economies, there has been a slow state of progress, [...]
Online investment platforms help close the gender participation gap in equity markets by a fifth March 8, 2017 Online investment platforms could help tackle gender inequality in participation in equity markets, according to an investor study of diversity trends. Research by SyndicateRoom into attitudes to investment found that online investment platforms had reduced inequality in male-female participation in equity markets by nearly 20 per cent. Men were 17 per cent more likely to access [...]
National Apprenticeship Week: The City’s best apprenticeships at Lloyds Bank, Barclays, RBS, Santander and HSBC March 7, 2017 Looking for a job but don’t have a degree? It’s National Apprenticeship Week – and the City has got well and truly involved. We’ve rounded up the best apprenticeships – the best bit is, you don’t even need a background in finance or banking. Santander: Digital technology degree apprenticeship Salary: £14,000 – £19,999 per annum [...]
City Moves for 7 March 2017 – who’s switching jobs? March 7, 2017 Today's City Moves cover corporate broking, risk and insurance advisory and corporate advisory. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Peel Hunt Peel Hunt, the independent corporate broking, advisory and trading house focused on UK mid and small caps, has appointed Damindu Jayaweera to the role of Technology Analyst, effective immediately. Damindu joins from [...]
Apprentices may bridge post Brexit labour shortages, employers’ campaign claims March 6, 2017 Apprentices can help bridge the gap of labour shortages if the UK loses access to skilled workers following Brexit, research by apprentice and graduate entry to work campaigners, The 5% Club, claims. In a survey of 200 UK employers, 89 per cent said that Brexit would make no difference to the number of apprentices they [...]
Samsung accused of bribing South Korea’s president March 6, 2017 South Korean conglomerate Samsung has been accused by the state prosecutor of bribing President Park Geun-hye $37.19m (£30.34m) for her support on Samsung’s corporate activities including a merger and a public listing. According to the state’s special prosecutor, Park Young-soo, a 70-day probe has found that the president is responsible for several counts of illegality, including [...]
British Land is offering enhanced shared parental pay after rejigging its shared parental leave policy March 6, 2017 Real estate giant British Land has announced it is upping shared parental leave (SPL) for employees, providing parents with equal benefits in terms of pay following the birth, or adoption, of a child. British Land said the approach will allow more parents to enjoy the benefits of SPL, as it goes "above and beyond" statutory requirements. [...]
Absolute rubbish: Waste entrepreneur Bruce Bratley on building his recyling empire March 6, 2017 Did you know that it takes 10 days to recycle a cardboard box, and for it to become a new cardboard box? When the material is too old to re-use in the same guise, it’ll become an egg box. Another recycling factoid: coffee grounds are recycled all over London and turned into biofuel. It’s easy [...]
Ogilvy & Mather UK’s Annette King and Emma De La Fosse: “We’re not ‘women in power’ – we’re just the right people for the job” March 6, 2017 "It turns out there are a lot of women who just have a problem with women in power,” quipped Kellyanne Conway, de facto mouthpiece of the new White House in a recent interview. While they sip tomato juice and black coffee, I present the notion of “women in power” to Annette King and Emma De [...]