Aston Martin owner Stroll to invest £200m in new HQ for F1 team September 14, 2021 Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll will put up to £200m into a new manufacturing headquarters for the marque’s Formula 1 team. In an interview with the FT, the Canadian billionaire said he was aiming to increase the team’s valuation to £1bn over the next five years. The 37,000 square metre campus is located near British [...]
Socially responsible investing and performance: a long-term winner September 14, 2021 | City Talk Companies with stronger ESG ratings outperform, particularly in times of crisis, as we witnessed during 2020, says Coline Pavot, La Financière de l’Echiquier (LFDE)’s head of responsible investment research. Companies that rank well according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria tend to outperform the average and have greater resistance to crises. This was confirmed [...]
Why there has never been a better time to be a young chef September 13, 2021 I spent a lot of time in our City restaurants last week and it finally felt like finally the City was coming back to life. Coq d’Argent, 14 Hills and Madison were all packed. It was warm and sunny and the recovery from Covid in central London seemed to be getting into gear. But behind [...]
PwC to reveal pay gap between employees from different social classes September 13, 2021 PwC will publish data about the pay gap between its employees of different socio-economic backgrounds, the Big Four firm has reportedly said. The details, which will be published this week, will mark the first time the accounting giant makes such information public according to This is Money, which first reported the news. The pay gap [...]
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