The number of female executives at BFGEI member firms increased by a quarter in one year January 23, 2017 The number of female executives increased by more than a quarter between fiscal year 2014 and 2015, according to figures released today by Bloomberg. The group's 2017 Financial Services Gender-Equality Index (BFGEI) found an average of 24.2 per cent female representation on the 52 boards it surveyed, which include Barclays, American Express and Royal Bank of Scotland. Read more: The [...]
City Moves for 23 January 2017 – who’s switching jobs? January 23, 2017 Today's City Moves are dominated by lawyers and bankers. While Andrew Oldland has joined Michelmores LLP, Lloyds Bank has appointed Stephen Quinn to head its global financial sponsors team. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Michelmores LLP Barrister, Queen’s Counsel and part-time judge Andrew Oldland has been appointed as senior partner at Michelmores LLP. He will be [...]
Why SMEs are so optimistic in the face of Brexit January 23, 2017 Now that Theresa May has set out her 12 priorities for Brexit, and with Article 50 set to be triggered within weeks, are the UK’s SMEs starting to feel any effects? We caught up with Peter Alderson, managing director of LDF, the UK’s largest independent finance provider to SMEs, to find out how his clients [...]
David Harrison, co-founder of Positive Solutions and True Potential, talks tin baths, skinny men with beards, Boris and why we need a Super Isa January 23, 2017 An article was doing the rounds on Twitter last week: Don’t let Boris Wooster bugger up Brexit. This is how David Harrison, founder of two multi-million pound financial services firms and former builder, feels about our irrepressible foreign secretary. “He’s not helping Theresa, is he? A loose cannon who walks on sounding like he’s just [...]
In pictures: Women march against Trump in London and around the world January 21, 2017 Thousands of Londoners are marching from the US embassy to Trafalgar Square to protest against US President Donald Trump. They have joined Women's March protests around the world against the new President. Here are some of the best photos and tweets from the marches. London (Source: Getty) (Source: Getty) (Source: Getty) Pristina, Kosovo (Source: Getty) [...]
100,000 Londoners join protests around the world marching for equality – and against Donald Trump January 21, 2017 Over 100,000 people marched through London today in support of women’s rights, joining groups around the world in protests spurred by the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President against discriminatory policy. Protesters marched from the US embassy in Mayfair to Trafalgar Square to show support for a wide variety of causes, including equality and access to reproductive healthcare. [...]
Would you let your boss track your every move? January 20, 2017 After drinking a tad too much, you flop into bed in the early hours. You rise for work on time, just about. You freshen up, in an inebriated stupor, stumble hastily to work, and mumble your way through the morning, hungover. By lunchtime, you think you’ve got away with it, but your boss thinks not. [...]
City Moves for 20 January 2017 | Who’s switching jobs January 20, 2017 Accel Global venture capital firm Accel has appointed Luciana Lixandru as its newest partner, promoting her from the position of principal. In her new role, Luciana will continue to focus on investments in consumer internet, marketplace and software companies. She has developed a particularly strong investment history in next-generation marketplaces and played a pivotal role in Accel’s investments [...]
City A.M. Unregulated podcast: Leadership lessons from Donald Trump January 19, 2017 It’s now just over 24 hours until The Donald becomes the 45th President of the United States. What can entrepreneurs learn from his unexpected rise? We’re joined by entrepreneur, leadership author and Texan EJ Carrion, who talks about why Donald Trump should provide inspiration, rather than concern, to leaders.
Over 60 per cent of UK workers apply for jobs they’re not qualified for – and most get rejected January 19, 2017 Scratching your head over a job rejection you didn't see coming? Could it be because you weren't actually qualified for it? You may scoff, but apparently more people than you'd think apply for jobs they don't actually have the credentials for. Over 60 per cent of UK workers have done so, according to a study of [...]