Why job insecurity causes a wide range of health problems November 30, 2015 Feeling uncertain about the future of your job can have a serious impact on your health, both mental and physical, according to a new report by a UCL economist. Studying the link between employee stability and well-being among people in the UK, Switzerland, Canada and Australia, professor Francis Green found a clear trend – moving from a [...]
COP21 Paris climate change summit: Barack Obama calls talks an “act of defiance” after terror attacks November 30, 2015 US President Barack Obama has called the climate summit in Paris an “act of defiance”, taking place just weeks after terror attacks that left 130 people dead. Speaking in front of world leaders from nearly 200 countries, gathered to seal the deal on a new global climate agreement, Obama praised Paris and its citizens for [...]
Focus On Dalston: Why City workers still dig it November 30, 2015 Dalston may have become a byword for a certain type of bearded hipster in recent years, but there’s much more to the area than meets the eye. While Hackney has been through a tremendous change, Dalston has probably seen the greatest amount of it next to Shoreditch. There are now too many hot bars and [...]
Top tips for first-time buyers in London November 30, 2015 Getting on the property ladder is hard work, especially if you’re looking to buy your first home in London. According to Savills, the average deposit for a first time buyer is currently 68 per cent of their household income, but that rises to 177 per cent in London. But with a couple of helpful announcements [...]
HSBC Lloyds Barclays Santander Nationwide Standard Chartered face Bank of England stress tests November 30, 2015 NULL
Bank of England and the Treasury extend funding for lending scheme for two years November 30, 2015 A scheme aimed at boosting lending in the economy will be extended through to 2018 in order to help the finance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) The funding for lending scheme (FLS) was introduced in 2012 in an attempt to revive lending to businesses and households. It provides funds to banks and building societies at cheap rates [...]
Aberdeen Asset Management’s chief executive Martin Gilbert wants a Fed rate rise in December to avoid emerging market sell-off November 30, 2015 We need the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in December, was the message from the chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management Martin Gilbert. He told City A.M. a Fed rate hike “won't cause problems in the emerging markets (Ems) because it's been so well signalled. “The problem is if the Fed doesn't raise rates, it [...]
COP21 Paris climate change summit: Reasons to feel more optimistic about a new agreement now than in Copenhagen November 30, 2015 Last week, a UN report declared our planet is halfway to dangerous levels of global warming, bringing into sharp focus the challenge world leaders face at this week’s climate talks. Are they up to the task and can they come away from COP 21 with a meaningful agreement that will drive down emissions and bring [...]
UK business backing strong deal at COP 21 climate change summit in Paris November 30, 2015 With world leaders gathering in Paris on the first day of the COP 21 climate summit, UK business has thrown its weight behind a strong global agreement to tackle climate change. Current international agreements expire in five years, and leaders of over 190 countries have been tasked with producing a new deal covering the years [...]