How to look for a new job when your interview skills are rusty November 30, 2022 If you’ve been in your job for a significant amount of time or didn’t have to undergo rounds of rigorous interviews to bag your current role, putting your experience and skills to the test by looking for a new opportunity might seem too intimidating to contemplate. It’s understandable, given only 2% of candidates who apply [...]
City bosses more Santa than Scrooge this Christmas as it rains parties, presents and bonuses in London November 30, 2022 Despite economic difficulties, London bosses are still planning to give their staff Christmas parties, presents, or bonuses. London employers appear to be going bigger on bonuses, with 56 per cent of London staff expecting a Christmas bonus, compared with just 23 per cent of those in both the South East and South West, and only [...]
Unaffordable Christmas meals loom as food inflation skyrockets to record 12.4 per cent November 30, 2022 It has emerged that food inflation has surged to 12.4 per cent to hit a new record amid predictions of dampened Christmas cheer and an “increasingly bleak” winter. Overall shop prices are now 7.4 per cent higher than last November, up from 6.6 per cent in October, to set another record since the British Retail [...]
Credit Suisse shares tumble to record lows as sell-off continues November 29, 2022 Shares in Credit Suisse tumbled to record lows today as investors continued to shun the firm after warnings of a $1.5bn loss last week.
Credit Suisse shares dive as stability concerns spread November 28, 2022 Shares in embattled Swiss lender Credit Suisse plunged beyond eight per cent today as fears over the banks' stability spread in the wake of a profit warning last week.
British Steel pension members set for £49m redress, FCA announces November 28, 2022 More than 1000 former members of the British Steel pension scheme are set to be paid £49m after the UK’s financial watchdog ruled they received wrong advice from financial advisors looking to pocket huge fees.
Primark to invest £140m in new stores and upgrades creating 850 new jobs November 25, 2022 Primark is to invest £140m in new stores and the creation of 850 new jobs across the UK. The low-cost retailer will create at least four new outlets in the next two years, while upgrading and refurbishing existing stores, over a two year process. This comes as the the UK retail sector continues to struggle [...]
Banks may sabotage plans to reimburse scam victims, MPs warn November 24, 2022 Lawmakers are set to scrutinise plans to force banks and building societies to pay back victims of scams amid concerns banks may sabotage the plans with misleading delays, a committee announced today.
Why better business planning can help us save the world November 24, 2022 The recent COP27 summit in Egypt has further reinforced the urgency of the climate threat. As countries, as organisations, and as individuals, we need to do far more to combat climate change, and act much faster than we’re acting today. I believe that finance professionals can play a crucial role in the collective effort to [...]
Taxman grabs 30 per cent more from Brits over last five years November 23, 2022 The amount of money the taxman takes away from Brits has climbed 30 per cent over the last five years, City A.M. analysis of official figures shows. In the year to 31 October this year, HMRC collected £757bn in taxes, up from £584bn in 2015/16, stats out this week reveal. The rise in tax revenues [...]
