Draper Esprit and Barclays back London fintech Form3 in $13m funding round November 20, 2018 Payments technology fintech startup Form3 will today reveal the close of a $13m (£10.1m) series B fundraising round, led by Graze and Perkbox-backer Draper Esprit. Existing investors Barclays Bank, Angel Cofund and several other individual backers also participated in the round. Established in 2016, the Monument-based startup builds payments-processing technology for banks and fintech firms [...]
City Moves for 20 November – who’s switching jobs at Bibby Financial Services, Raymond James and Plenitude? November 20, 2018 Who’s switching jobs? Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Paul Lomas as global human resources director to develop and implement the business’s global HR operating model in line with its global growth strategy. Joining BFS from Oxford University Press, where he held the role of Group HR director, Paul has over 30 years’ [...]
How worried should we be about the slowdown in German manufacturing? November 19, 2018 | City Talk German industrial production contracted by 1.2% in Q3 and is behind the general slowdown being seen in eurozone manufacturing. What is causing the decline and how concerned should investors be? Kaputte Autos Taking a closer look at the breakdown of Germany’s production data reveals that most of the economy’s manufacturing sub-sectors are performing well. The [...]
Beware office banter – you don’t know who you might offend November 19, 2018 Late last month, Topshop owner Sir Philip Green rejected allegations that he had engaged in unlawful racist or sexist behaviour, saying that as far as he was concerned there had been some banter, but that this had never been offensive. At this stage, it is not possible to say whether there is any truth at [...]
Listen up: Sideways 6 helps you hear your staff’s great ideas November 19, 2018 There are lots of reasons you might not be happy with your job. Maybe you don’t like the work itself, or your colleagues? Perhaps the requests of your clients (or your manager) are too demanding? But even if you like your job, it could be that you don’t feel respected – maybe your bosses aren’t [...]
City Moves for 19 November – who’s switching jobs at Cushman & Wakefield, AEG Europe and Diffblue? November 19, 2018 Cushman & Wakefield Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Richard Evans to head its logistics and industrial team in the UK. Richard, who will start work at Cushman & Wakefield next spring, joins from JLL where he was lead director of its UK logistics group. He has spent 16 years at JLL advising investor, developer and [...]
Goldman Sachs offers UK staff gender-reassignment and fertility treatment as it tackles boys’ club image November 18, 2018 Goldman Sachs is offering its staff in London gender-reassignment surgery and fertility treatment, as it pushes on perks in an attempt to encourage women to work at the firm. The giant investment bank’s roughly 6,000 UK staff will have access to treatment and consultation for gender dysphoria, and an assisted fertility benefit that will include [...]
Debate: As businesses start to implant their employees with microchips, should this be allowed? November 16, 2018 Debate: As businesses start to implant their employees with microchips, should this be allowed? Yes – Richard Skellett is a future of work expert and digital anthropologist. From smartphones to the media hubs we have at home, microchips are already collecting data on us which is uncontrollable. Surely, then, it makes sense to have your own [...]
The hidden meanings behind the Q&A November 16, 2018 You've finished your presentation. You remembered to look at the audience, rather than at the massive screen behind you, so it actually seemed like a presentation rather than a modern corporate version of temple worship. You didn’t just read out the slide deck, so no one is wondering why you bothered with a presentation at [...]
City Moves for 16 November – who’s switching jobs at Talking Talent, JP Morgan and RedT? November 16, 2018 Who’s switching jobs today? Talking Talent Talking Talent, the global coaching consultancy leading the gender diversity agenda, has appointed Sarah Speake as a non-executive director . Sarah starts this month and will be advising Talking Talent as it continues to build its business and brand internationally and expands into more new markets. Sarah will also [...]
