Yi 4K Action Camera review: This budget GoPro imitator is easily as good as a GoPro September 1, 2016 The recent and unrelenting proliferation of “action cameras” suggests lots of action is happening all around us, even though apart from the time I saw a very tall man in cargo shorts long-boarding in the bus lane, and Jeremy Vine getting shouted at by an irate driver, I can’t remember seeing much that was worth recording. [...]
Bankers need to hold themselves to account, says former Lord Mayor of London September 1, 2016 The financial services sector needs to hold itself accountable, rather than merely relying on regulators, to truly regain the public's trust, a former Lord Mayor of London has said today. Sir Alan Yarrow was speaking at the launch of the Certificates of Professionalism initiative from the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and the Chartered Banker Institute, [...]
These are the best big media companies to work for, as rated by employees September 1, 2016 Channel 4 and Immediate Media, home of the Radio Times, Top Gear and Horrible Histories magazines, have been named as the best big media employers in the UK. Online jobs and workplace reviews platform Glassdoor has compiled a list of the large media companies rated best by their own employees. Read more: Vice founder predicts [...]
McColl’s announces sales drop after acquisition of stores from the Co-op September 1, 2016 Convenience store company McColl's share price edged down this morning after it announced a drop in sales. The figures McColl's said like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to 28 August were down by 1.8 per cent and total revenue was up 1.8 per cent for the quarter. Sales in McColl's newsagents performed particularly badly, down by [...]
Weathering the Brexit storm? Pound jumps almost one per cent after UK manufacturing PMI smashed expectations September 1, 2016 Growth in the UK's manufacturing sector smashed expectations in August – suggesting the manufacturers are weathering the Brexit storm. Markit's purchasing managers index (PMI) for the sector jumped to 53.3 in August, figures published today showed. That's not only the highest in 10 months, but way above expectations of 49 (N.B. any figure above 50 denotes growth). It's also a [...]
“Total political crap”: Tim Cook’s damning verdict on the EU Apple tax ruling September 1, 2016 Tim Cook has lashed out at the EU's decision to recover a decade's worth of back taxes from Apple, calling it "total political crap" and accusing Europe of anti-US sentiment. The chief executive said Ireland is being picked on and that both have played by the rules in an interview with the Irish Independent. "They just picked [...]
Growth in the Eurozone’s manufacturing sector fell to a three-month low in August September 1, 2016 Growth in the Eurozone's manufacturing sector fell to its lowest in three months in August, as jitters over Brexit continued to take their toll. Markit's latest purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the sector fell to 51.7 – any figure above 50 denotes growth. The figure pushed the euro down against the dollar. In early trading [...]
Standard Chartered appoints HSBC bigwig Paul Skelton as global head of banking September 1, 2016 Standard Chartered has appointed former HSBC bigwig Paul Skelton as global head of banking. Skelton will start his role in December, reporting to Simon Cooper, chief executive of corporate and institutional banking, and will be based in Singapore. In his newly created position, Skelton will be responsible for Standard Chartered’s large corporate and financial institution client relationships. Cooper [...]
The wrong colour shoes, “loud” ties and other ways you can be ruled out of top City jobs September 1, 2016 Investment banks are failing to hire working-class people – as well as those who wear brown shoes. A new study out today from the Social Mobility Commission reports that investment banks favour middle to higher-income candidates from the country’s top universities. The researchers, from Royal Holloway University of London and the University of Birmingham, also [...]
Here’s where London’s next cycle superhighway will be September 1, 2016 Cyclists, rejoice (and drivers, commiserate): there's going to be a new extension to London's cycle superhighway network, running from South to North London. Transport for London (TfL) said today it is going ahead with plans to construct Cycle Superhighway 6, running between Elephant & Castle and King's Cross. The plans involve widening pavements and creating more crossing points, it [...]