International Women’s Day: Why tech VCs must reflect the diversity of the firms they fund March 8, 2017 Technology companies have an undeniable impact on the lives we lead. Every day, companies that didn’t exist five years ago influence the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the way we travel, and how we communicate with our colleagues and loved ones. Investors play a huge part in deciding whether these companies succeed or [...]
The number of UK senior business roles held by women has fallen, says global study by Grant Thornton March 8, 2017 Despite a series of calls and reviews to help boost the number of women in business and the boardroom, the proportion of senior business roles held by women in the UK has fallen to 19 per cent. According to Grant Thornton's annual survey of 5,500 businesses across 36 economies, there has been a slow state of progress, [...]
Online investment platforms help close the gender participation gap in equity markets by a fifth March 8, 2017 Online investment platforms could help tackle gender inequality in participation in equity markets, according to an investor study of diversity trends. Research by SyndicateRoom into attitudes to investment found that online investment platforms had reduced inequality in male-female participation in equity markets by nearly 20 per cent. Men were 17 per cent more likely to access [...]
National Apprenticeship Week: The City’s best apprenticeships at Lloyds Bank, Barclays, RBS, Santander and HSBC March 7, 2017 Looking for a job but don’t have a degree? It’s National Apprenticeship Week – and the City has got well and truly involved. We’ve rounded up the best apprenticeships – the best bit is, you don’t even need a background in finance or banking. Santander: Digital technology degree apprenticeship Salary: £14,000 – £19,999 per annum [...]
Budget 2017: Experts make eight predictions as to what is in store for pensions and savings March 7, 2017 In his Autumn statement chancellor Philip Hammond resisted the temptation of making sweeping changes to pensions and savings. However, according to AJ Bell's senior analyst Tom Selby: “Tinkering with pension contribution allowances is a perennial favourite of chancellors on Budget day and Philip Hammond showed he was no exception in the Autumn Statement." Here's eight topics experts are [...]
Look beyond pensions and Isas to VCTs and EIS for (higher risk) tax-efficient saving March 7, 2017 In advance of the new tax year, starting on 6 April, many people will be thinking about how to make the most of the tax-efficient investments available to them. Traditionally, this has been the time of year to make pension contributions, taking advantage of tax relief offered by the government. However, times have changed, with restrictions [...]
There’s a dead simple reason for these record market highs March 7, 2017 As equity markets continue their extraordinary and interminable upward trajectory, it was wonderful last week to see the ever modest leader of the free world taking time off from bashing journalists, among others, to take some well-earned credit for stocks putting on $3.2 trillion in value. Given the fact that both the Dow and the [...]
City Moves for 7 March 2017 – who’s switching jobs? March 7, 2017 Today's City Moves cover corporate broking, risk and insurance advisory and corporate advisory. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Peel Hunt Peel Hunt, the independent corporate broking, advisory and trading house focused on UK mid and small caps, has appointed Damindu Jayaweera to the role of Technology Analyst, effective immediately. Damindu joins from [...]
Pensions taskforce to call for £1.5 trillion superfund to plug black holes in UK’s retirement funds March 6, 2017 A group of pensions experts will call on the government in the next few days to set up a £1.5 trillion superfund to fix the UK's pensions crisis. According to Sky News, which first reported the story, the committee set up by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) is expected to urge ministers to consolidate all of [...]
Apprentices may bridge post Brexit labour shortages, employers’ campaign claims March 6, 2017 Apprentices can help bridge the gap of labour shortages if the UK loses access to skilled workers following Brexit, research by apprentice and graduate entry to work campaigners, The 5% Club, claims. In a survey of 200 UK employers, 89 per cent said that Brexit would make no difference to the number of apprentices they [...]
