DLA Piper global co-chief executive Simon Levine explains why he doesn’t fear the EU referendum and why it won’t dull his firm’s international feel April 25, 2016 It's 31 December 1999 and several people are praying that the millennium bug won’t cause the world as we know it to grind to a halt. Simon Levine is one of them, because the intellectual property lawyer is on call in case clients suddenly find their systems rendered unusable and he’s already a couple of pints into [...]
EU referendum: Influential government committee calls on civil servant to answer questions on his award-winning Brexit essay April 25, 2016 An influential committee of MPs has called upon an official at the department for business to answer questions on the EU following the publication of his award winning essay on Brexit. The group of MPs on the Treasury Select Committee want to see the civil servant, Iain Mansfield, who wrote the essay on how Britain [...]
Jury on Operation Tabernula case retires to consider verdict April 25, 2016 The jury on the Tabernula case, involving five former financial services professionals accused of insider trading, was retired to consider its verdict today. Accountant Andrew Hind, former Panmure Gordon stockbroker Andrew Grant Harrison, private day trader Benjamin Anderson, former managing director at Deutsche Bank Martyn Dodgson and former Aria Capital director Iraj Parvizi have been charged with conspiracy to insider [...]
Taylor Wimpey purchases plots from Land Securities at Ebbsfleet Garden City April 25, 2016 Land Securities has sold over 500 plots to Taylor Wimpey at Ebbsfleet Garden City. It was announced today that FTSE 100-listed Land Securities had exchanged contracts with Taylor Wimpey for the sale of 539 residential plots at Castle Hill, which is one of three planned modern villages in the Eastern Quarry development and forms part [...]
David Cameron still viewed as the most capable leader but Jeremy Corbyn seen as more honest April 25, 2016 Despite the Panama papers furore and the government's controversial £9m taxpayer-funded pro-EU leaflet, Britons still view David Cameron as the most capable leader. According to a new poll published by Ipsos Mori, Cameron is ahead on a variety of measures against Jeremy Corbyn, Nigel Farage and Tim Farron. Read more: Panama papers – Public don't think David [...]
Virgin London Marathon 2016: City boys don fancy dress and STILL lead the pack April 25, 2016 Everyone knows what the Virgin London Marathon is really all about: stupid and impractical costumes. The City has some of the speediest marathon runners in the country, and a few of them even thrashed the competition in full costume. Following the release of our City marathon league table, Londoners have reached out to The Capitalist to share [...]
Online gambling site 21Bet nets 15,000 customers in first month after scoring a clutch during Cheltenham Festival and ahead of new casino site launch April 25, 2016 Upstart online bookmaker 21Bet has signed up over 15,000 customers in its first month in a bid to establish a foothold in the UK online betting scene. The company, which launched at the beginning of March scored a clutch of customers during the Cheltenham Festival and is now preparing for the launch of its latest online [...]
Finance actually wants more regulation because of the rise of artificial intelligence fintech in the world’s markets April 25, 2016 The finance world is cautiously optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence and how it can be used, but, there is more work needed on regulating the technology when it comes to world markets. “Financial institutions have been fined billions of dollars because of illegality and compliance breaches by traders. A logical response by banks is to [...]
EU referendum: Another union joins the Remain camp April 25, 2016 The CWU union has today become the latest union to back the UK's continued membership of the EU in a blow to the Leave camp. The union "overwhelmingly" voted to support remaining in the EU at its annual conference. The news comes after Unison officially backed Remain ahead of the referendum earlier this month, following [...]
Beautiful Things: The items on our shopping list this month, from vintage turntables to giant pink thumbs April 25, 2016 Bermuda Dansette Turntable £229, crosleyradio.com Founded in Ohio in the 1920s, Crosley Broadcasting was a pioneer in early radio, launching and running several stations before moving into the mass market manufacturing of radio and vinyl record players. At a time when radios were bulky, wooden luxury items, the players Crosley produced and sold were among the first [...]