Money in COVID Times: A perfect storm forming for central banks? December 21, 2021 | City Talk The COVID-19 crisis is but the latest episode in a drama docuseries on economics depicting a world in which unorthodox monetary policy is becoming the norm rather than the exception. How have central banks become the de facto lender and market maker of last resort in a financial market ecosystem in which market-based finance has [...]
Fuller’s closes London pubs blaming ‘pitiful’ government support December 21, 2021 Pub chain Fuller's has been forced to close its busy London pubs 'indefinitely' blaming a lack of government support for the limping hospitality sector.
SMEs are being priced out of immigrant labour market, says study December 20, 2021 Small and medium sized firms are being put off taking on EU staff post-Brexit because of huge visa sponsorship costs researchers have said.
Almost half FTSE 350 companies have a director of colour on the board December 20, 2021 The number of FTSE 350 companies with a director of colour on the board has jumped by 108 per cent this year to 123 new data has revealed.
Revealed: Amazon, Walmart and the NHS top wish list for job seekers December 17, 2021 A new study has revealed that Amazon, Walmart and the NHS are the most searched for companies by online job seekers.
Pearson hires former Twitter exec Omid Kordestani as Chair Designate December 16, 2021 Pearson has appointed Omid Kordestani, who formerly worked at Twitter and Google, as a non-executive director and Chair Designate. Pearson, a FTSE 100 education company, today announced that Omid Kordestani will be joining the company as Chair Designate while Tim Score will take on the role of deputy chair designate. Kordestani spent five years at Twitter [...]
Covid-19: No Plan-C Omicron restrictions before Christmas, says health minister December 16, 2021 Families and businesses concerned about another set of tighter Covid-19 restrictions ahead of Christmas Day have no reason to worry according to a UK health minister this morning. Health minister Gillian Keegan said the Government was “not intending to make any more restrictions” between now and Christmas Day. She said Boris Johnson “won’t hesitate” to [...]
Just 10 per cent of Europe’s top banks have female chief executives December 14, 2021 A new study has revealed that gender equality is lacking at Europe's top 50 banks with women paid less than men in 80 per cent of companies.
Pfizer jab 70 per cent effective against Omicron hospitalisation finds study December 14, 2021 A South African study has revealed that two doses of Pfizer are 70 per cent effective at preventing hospitalisation due to the Omicron Covid-19 strain.
JPMorgan’s UK consumer bank on hiring spree to bolster expansion efforts December 14, 2021 JPMorgan’s British retail arm, Chase, has plans to take on hundreds of new recruits as it looks to expand the range of services offered to clients. Since launching in September Chase has hired over 200 staff bringing staff numbers to 800. The fledgling bank now wants to grow its team to more than 1,000 employees [...]
