Female Invest hits century milestone in bid to close gender investment gap September 21, 2023 A TRIO of female founders offering investment education to women now have members in 100 countries - with the UK their fastest growing market.
Premier League title race: Arsenal close gap to Liverpool but Man City lurking February 4, 2024 The Premier League title race was well and truly reignited last night after Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over Liverpool closed the gap between the two sides to two points with defending champions Manchester City lurking in behind. A Liverpool win would have opened an eight-point gap between themselves and both Arsenal and Manchester City, albeit Pep [...]
They may be annoying, but Gen Z’s quarter life gap years are economically rational January 17, 2024 Gen Z have been lambasted as lazy, but their desire to push back the corporate timeline makes economic sense, writes Paul Ormerod.
High street banks pull back lending to small firms as funding gap widens November 9, 2023 High street banks are pulling back from lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) while demand for capital is set to rise, according to a survey of more than 100 brokers.
The gap between the football brand behemoths and the rest is likely to grow February 23, 2023 The bidders for football club Manchester United are now in a virtual data room, filling their spreadsheets and compiling their questions. The job of the Glazer family’s investment banking advisors, Raine Group, is now to find ways to squeeze every possible dollar out of this football asset. One trick of the bankers’ trade is to [...]
Scheme to plug London hospitality skills gap backed by Greene King and Marriot Hotels October 23, 2023 The government scheme which is backed by hospitality heavyweights including Greene King and Marriot Hotels will see them receive an industry recognised ‘Hospitality Skills Passport’.
Exclusive: London businesses shelve growth plans amid gaping skills gap June 29, 2023 London businesses are being held back by a shortage of staff who have the skills to excel in roles, exclusive research for City A.M. has found. Just over three in four firms in the capital are running into roadblocks when trying to find staff who have the necessary knowledge to propel their business, according to [...]
Could Elon Musk fix Britain’s rural connection gaps? BT is mulling a deal with Starlink January 15, 2024 BT is in talks with Starlink, Elon Musk's internet satellite 'constellation', as it tries to plug connectivity gaps in remote areas.
Political pressure builds on banks to close gap between savings and mortgage rates June 12, 2023 Banks have been shortchanging customers for nearly a year with the average mortgage rates exceeding savings rates by over three per cent since last July. According to data from Moneyfacts, at the end of last week the average rate on offer for a two year mortgage was 5.87. The average rate on a savings account [...]
Government needs to bring in lighter regulatory regime to fill City’s specialist insurance market gap January 3, 2024 The UK insurance industry has urged the Government to adopt a lighter regulatory regime for captive insurance companies to fill the gap in London’s specialist insurance market.