Prime Minister David Cameron says he will make the case for UK military action in Syria November 23, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed that he will make the case for British air strikes in Syria. Speaking to MPs in the House of Commons this afternoon, Cameron said that he will make a separate statement on Thursday setting out how attacking the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria would help defeat the violent [...]
Three-quarters of top judges are privately educated, compared to seven per cent of the population overall, raising concerns over diversity and social mobility in the legal sector November 23, 2015 Three-quarters (74 per cent) of top judges, defined as those who sit on the High Court and the Court of Appeal, received a private education, compared to just seven per cent of the UK population overall. A report by the Sutton Trust and PRIME – an alliance of more than 80 UK law firms and [...]
European Stability Mechanism approves €2bn Greek bailout slice November 23, 2015 The European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the Eurozone-run agency that manages the Eurozone's bailouts, has put the final touches on the deal that will grant €2bn (£1.4bn) to Greece. The €2bn is the second slice of an initial €16bn portion of Greece's bailout approved in August 2015 after months of brutal negotiations between the country and [...]
Markit PMI: US manufacturing is growing at its slowest pace for two years November 23, 2015 US manufacturers had a tough November, according to new survey figures. Markit’s purchasing managers’ index for the manufacturing sector dropped to a score of 52.6 from October’s 54.1. While the score is still above the 50 “no change” mark, it marks the slowest growth in US manufacturing for two years. Factories reported slower rates of [...]
Uber and the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association to square off before MPs November 23, 2015 Top bosses from Uber and the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association are set to be questioned by MPs tomorrow morning. Both Uber's head of public policy in the UK Andrew Byrne and Licensed Taxi Drivers Association chairman Richard Massett will give evidence to the influential business, innovation and skills (BIS) committee as part of its inquiry into the digital economy. [...]
Black Friday or Cyber Monday 2015: Which sales bonanza will be the biggest? November 23, 2015 We are heading towards the weekend that retailers are pinning their hopes on. From November 27 we will see Black Friday, before heading into Super Sunday and finally Cyber Monday (apparently Saturday will be just so-so – at least, no one is mentioning it in their marketing). In total, Visa Europe predicts this year's total [...]
Carl Icahn just called a shareholder meeting for AIG investors to discuss ousting chief executive Peter Hancock and ramp up plans to split the insurance giant in three November 23, 2015 Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn is calling a shareholder meeting for AIG to discuss ousting current chief executive Peter Hancock, claiming the company is not reacting quickly enough to fears that it's grown "too big to succeed". Last month Icahn – who is one of AIG's largest shareholders, owning more than 42m shares – published a statement calling for the insurance [...]
Compliance salaries set to rocket in 2016, as misconduct fallout takes the spotlight November 23, 2015 Junior compliance associates could be raking it in next year, with salaries expected to rise 6.8 per cent in 2016, well above the average three per cent salary rise forecast across all professions. According to figures released today by Robert Half, junior compliance associates can expect the third biggest salary percentage increase of all the [...]
How did this unknown Spanish lottery video win the Christmas advert battle of 2015, giving Mog and Man on the Moon a run for their money? November 23, 2015 Move over John Lewis and Sainsbury’s, a new Christmas contender in the festive ad race has emerged. And it has come from the most unlikeliest of places – the Spanish Lottery. “Justino” is a beautiful animated ad which in a week has overtaken a number of leading British brands to become the third most shared [...]
Black Friday UK 2015: Apps including HotDeals UK, Stocard, Amazon, Ebay and Waze will help find the best bargains on 27 November November 23, 2015 Black Friday is almost upon us. But if, come 27 November, you'd rather dodge the crowds and get straight to the bargains, you might need some help. After all, around one in six Britons are planning to make the most of the deals day to snare a bargain, with one in five of us expecting [...]