A winning wee dram: The Dalmore boss looks for global market November 8, 2021 SOME 6,000 miles separate the sleepy, picture-perfect waters of the Cromarty Firth and the Sotheby’s auction room in Hong Kong, but they are now bound together in the record books. A fortnight ago a collection of six rare whiskies from the Dalmore distillery in the far north of Scotland was auctioned off in the Asian [...]
Wimbledon looks to stay top of tennis tree with Wimbledon Park development November 4, 2021 THIS is the benefit of having plenty of pairs of shoes in the office,” says Justin Smith as he bounds off up a muddy pathway through Wimbledon Park Golf Club. I, staring at my recently polished City loafers, am less enthusiastic in my stroll, but one gets the sense matching the tiggerish Justin’s enthusiasm on [...]
Marshmallow: The unicorn that’s anything but fluff October 29, 2021 IT’S NICE to have everybody together again, at least some of the time,” says Oliver Kent-Braham, one of the understated pair at the top of one of Britain’s newest unicorns, as he guides me through their clean, airy and now once-again buzzing Old Street office. Like most companies, the pandemic forced Oliver and his brother [...]
Fed officials barred from holding individual stocks after controversy October 21, 2021 FEDERAL Reserve officials will no longer be able to buy individual stocks after a share-trading scandal which brought down two of the body’s regional chairs. The presidents of the Dallas and Boston Federal Reserve branches have both stepped down from their roles after it emerged they had been actively trading at the same time as [...]
Long read: Tech firm with big ideas looks set for Shift into higher gear October 18, 2021 PICTURE the scene: a living room full of boxes, two flights of stairs and a hired van parked two streets away. After multiple trips – in both senses of the word – one is inclined to be a bit fed up. It’s the sort of moment that makes you wish somebody invented an easier way [...]
Exclusive: Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd to join Finsbury from Teneo October 6, 2021 Amber Rudd, the former home secretary, is set to leave PR firm Teneo to join rival Finsbury Glover Hering. The ex-politician will join as a senior adviser at the company her brother Roland founded in 1994, City A.M. understands. Rudd spent 18 months at Teneo after a nine-year Parliamentary career as the Tory MP for [...]
More gambling firms on US operators’ shopping list, says industry titan October 4, 2021 GAMBLING firm 888 Holdings could be next on US operators’ London shopping list, according to one high-profile industry figure. Speculation that more UK betting firms could be bought up by stateside giants has intensified after DraftKings formalised a proposal to buy Ladbrokes’ owner Entain last month. That follows the 2020 purchase of William Hill by [...]
Taking off: City Airport chief on the return of business travel and the future of the Square Mile September 27, 2021 It’s been a quiet 18 months at London City airport, the Docklands-located airfield beloved of City slickers jetting into Canary Wharf and the Square Mile. Thankfully for chief executive Robert Sinclair, however, those days now look increasingly as if they are over for good. “We’ve certainly seen a material increase in passenger volumes from July [...]
Exclusive: Business bookings up two-thirds as Eurostar gears up for recovery September 24, 2021 Eurostar’s boss hailed the return of the business market as new figures showed a significant uptick in September bookings. Business travel was up 62 per cent in the first two weeks of September on the fortnight before, as a gradual loosening of travel restrictions and the return of in-person meetings drove increased passenger numbers. Jacques [...]
Russ Shaw’s London Tech Week Diary: Londoners the secret sauce September 23, 2021 London Tech Week – the showcase of all things innovative – is back. Each day this week, Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates boss Russ Shaw CBE will write for us reflecting on the jamboree. Here’s day four. The fourth day of London Tech Week has been a celebration of the unique element behind [...]
