Cost of love: Brits opt to dine in and scale back as flower prices soar this Valentine’s Day February 14, 2024 The price of a bouquet of roses has shot up around four per cent if you look at Wednesday’s inflation reading.
8 Bishopsgate: Reinsurance firm buys 50,000 sq ft of new City of London tower January 14, 2024 One of the City’s newest skyscrapers, 8 Bishopsgate, is filling up with new tenants as a reinsurance firm has taken up two-and-a-half floors. SCOR will occupy 50,000 square feet of the new tower in the heart of the Square Mile, which is 51-storeys, 204-metre tall, and the 10th largest in the capital. The reinsurance provider [...]
London thrives when it’s dealing with risk – just ask the insurers June 13, 2023 The City is at its best when it's dealing with risk - and regulators and policymakers need to catch up with the idea
Extinction Rebellion blockades Lloyd’s of London building as City police make arrests February 28, 2024 Extinction Rebellion posted an image of a van full of equipment, including a megaphone and paint-covered items.
Gaucho raises the steaks in the City with multi-million pound makeover October 20, 2023 Argentinian-inspired steakhouse Gaucho is re-opening its subterranean Square Mile hotspot after a months-long makeover.
Easter weekend things to do in London, from parks to pubs April 6, 2023 Whatever the weather, we have the perfect Easter weekend activity for you, whether that’s eating, drinking, flower gazing, sitting by the river or checking out the latest video games GET A ROAST Blacklock, with four locations across London, is a superbly modern place to eat meat, but with one eye on the past. Their inspiration [...]
“Utter tosh”: City bigwigs react to office cake ban calls January 18, 2023 MANAGEMENT gurus, CEOs and Square Mile workers all slammed a nanny state call by the nation’s top food regulator to ban cake from the office today.
In the Square Mile, all the pieces matter to City of London prosperity October 27, 2022 “Earn the commute.” That was the phrase that a host of City hotshots used in a panel discussion earlier this week. It’s a helpful way of understanding the Square Mile’s rebound from the pandemic, and indeed, how it has changed. Today, the City will be at its busiest. Thursday is the new Friday, after all, [...]
Square Mile and Me: Dan Moczulski on Etoro, interview faux pas and meeting his hero April 11, 2024 Dan Moczulski managing director at Etoro UK, takes us through his career, from faux pas to meeting his hero.
It showed insurance is a tangible thing July 20, 2023 It can lead you astray,” says Rupert Moore with a chuckle as we discuss Japan’s variety of fried food options. It’s a country he knows well – Moore, now UK CEO of Reinsurance Solutions for global professional services giant Aon, worked out there for the firm for 10 years. And it’s to Japan he goes [...]