Britain beware: How the Dutch pension system pits young against old June 2, 2014 IN TOMORROW’s Queen’s Speech, the government is expected to include the “Collective Defined Contribution” model (CDC) of the Dutch pension system in a forthcoming Pensions Bill. Pensions minister Steve Webb is right to consider it a strong model. But he must also be careful not to repeat the Dutch system’s mistakes, and should ensure that [...]
The business builder June 2, 2014 Harriet Green talks vans, contractors and disastrous renovations with aspect.co.uk co-founder Will Davies WITH the supply crunch starting to bite in the London office space sector, according to CBRE, and with average London house prices now at £485,000, the old adage that 1 per cent of a property’s value should be spent on upkeep annually [...]
Gimme 5 June 2, 2014 …EVENTS FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN JUNE Online Marketing Masterclass 17 June, 2-6pm, British Library £97, but £45 with the code “cityam” Grow, the small business marketing experts, host a masterclass covering the nine areas of digital marketing you need to know for web success. www.wearegrow.com Crowdfunding Step-by-Step 4 June, 10.30-5.30pm, Rainmaking Loft Free Learn everything you [...]
The week in brief June 1, 2014 Twitter and Omnicom sign mobile ad deal Omnicom struck a $230m (£137.5m) mobile ad deal with Twitter last week, reportedly securing the media agency fixed ad rates, preferential inventory access, early information on new formats from Twitter, and an eventual integration of the two firm’s programmatic mobile ad exchanges. The agreement follows on from a [...]
Labour pension plan won’t help the lowest paid May 29, 2014 LABOUR’S plan to overhaul the pensions industry has come under fire after it emerged that those on low incomes could stand to benefit by as little as £10 per year. The proposal, announced yesterday, could see the threshold for automatic enrolment into the workplace pension scheme lowered from its current level of £10,000 to the [...]
Why Labour’s pension revolution is a bit of a damp squib May 29, 2014 Labour launched a pensions taskforce today, alongside plans to look at broadening the scope of the workplace pension scheme. Shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves outlined plans for the task force, headed by professor Dr David Blake of Cass Business School and set up with key industry backers and policy experts, to encourage people [...]
EU elections: Who should you vote for if you’re in the City May 21, 2014 Britain goes to the polls tomorrow to vote in the European elections, but who should those in the City vote for? Here, a representative of each of the four main parties, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Labour and Ukip, give their view on why you should vote for them. Why the City should vote Labour in [...]
All about insight May 18, 2014 Liam Ward-Proud talks to All Response Media’s Colin Gillespie Founded in 1995, All Response Media is now widely seen as the UK’s leading customer acquisition agency. Colin Gillespie, its chief strategy officer, was one of its co-founders. He talks to City A.M. about digital, and what media agencies will look like in the future. How [...]
The week in brief May 18, 2014 Social media and the World Cup With the start of the World Cup now less than a month away, Twitter and Facebook have released guides to help advertisers make the most of the tournament’s enormous audience pull. Facebook is developing a new tool to target specific fan groups. Twitter, meanwhile, emphasised the importance of the [...]
Pedalling his wares May 18, 2014 Annabel Palmer talks to Simon Mottram, founder of premium cycle clothing and accessories brand Rapha IT’S A dilemma faced by the 1.9m professionals now cycling to work every day. Wear a suit, and you risk tears, discomfort and heat exhaustion. Wear lycra and you could be sacrificing style for comfort. But as the number of [...]
