National Golf Month kicks off this week, so here’s our guide to teeing off in central London April 24, 2016 For all its swanky bars and tourist attractions, central London is in dire need of a golf course. City workers are rarely seen carrying golf clubs in the Square Mile – many well-heeled workers either go through up-market travel agents or shell out for expensive memberships at clubs in the Home Counties to get their [...]
Sunday Times Rich List 2016: Retail king Mike Ashley’s wealth declines by £1bn… and the fortunes of Britain’s fashion and retail billionaires April 24, 2016 Mike Ashley is the biggest loser in the retail billionaires club. The Sports Direct boss and Newcastle United owner's fortune shrank by more than one billion pounds last year to £2.43bn, according to the latest figures from the Sunday Times Rich List. Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green, owner of Tophsop among several fashion stores and the man who [...]
British Pubs Confederation threatens it could take legal action through judicial review over Paul Newby’s appointment of the Pubs Code Adjudicator April 24, 2016 A pub industry body has threatened it could take legal action against the government's appointment of the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA). The British Pubs Confederation (BPC), which represents 13 organisations across the sector, has said it would consider initiating a judicial review of the appointment of Paul Newby as PCA by the Department of Business, Innovation and [...]
French is the sexiest accent in the world for Brits, according to French car manufacturer Renault April 24, 2016 Researchers at Renault must think highly of themselves – news reaches us from the motor maker that the British public rate French as the sexiest accent in the world. City workers are known for littering sentences with awful pieces of jargon, but one in seven Brits also drop French into day-to-day conversations in a bid to add a certain [...]
BHS administration filing could happen as early as Monday, just weeks after the struggling retailer secured a Company Voluntary Arrangement April 24, 2016 Struggling retailer BHS could be due to file for administration as early as Monday, the BBC has reported today. Such a move could potentially lead to the closure of its 164 department stores and put 11,000 jobs at risk. BHS used to be owned by retail tycoon Sir Philip Green and formed part of his [...]
**Sharp fall in number of City workers willing to leave the UK, now down to 20 per cent, finds Astbury Marsden April 24, 2016 NULL
EU referendum odds: Call it the Obama effect? Odds have moved against Brexit again April 24, 2016 The odds of Britain voting to leave Europe in the upcoming referendum have changed again, putting the prospect of leaving at one of its lowest points yet, according to one bookie. "The remain odds are shortening by the day. Brexit campaigners have been dealt several blows recently and that's been reflected by punters' cash," said Ladbrokes' Jessica [...]
More proof business had a terrible start to 2016 as profit warnings remain “remarkably high”, EY research finds April 24, 2016 The year did not get off to a great start and now their's more proof that for business 2016 is hardly a vintage year. Global economic worries and weak oil prices are among the reasons why the number of profit warnings issued by the UK's listed companies remains "remarkably high" according to the latest research from [...]
**Demand for professional talent softens ahead of EU referendum but salary growth holds firm, finds ApsCo April 24, 2016 NULL