The City View: November 26: A new variant, the FCA modernises and LinkedIn on proximity bias November 26, 2021 In today’s episode of The City View, editor Andy Silvester looks at European market reaction to the new variant of Covid-19 that has emerged in South Africa, the FCA’s plan to become a more modern regulator, and speaks to LinkedIn’s UK country manager Janine Chamberlin on the future of work.
Football could be set for new financial watchdog after Crouch review November 24, 2021 ENGLISH football is set for a new financial regulator after a Government-commissioned review into governance of the beautiful game slammed current safeguards as insufficient. The review, written by Tory MP and former sports minister Tracey Crouch, recommends the creation of a new independent watchdog which would oversee financial regulation across football. Last night sources close [...]
The City View: November 24: Mulberry, Britvic and short-term rentals November 24, 2021 In today’s episode of the City View, the daily podcast from City A.M., Editor Andy Silvester discusses the morning’s results – from a bumper Asian quarter for luxury fashion brand Mulberry to Britvic getting its post-lockdown fizz back. Andy is also joined by Amiad Soto, the Israeli entrepreneur behind short-term rental firm Guesty, on a [...]
The City View: November 23 November 24, 2021 In today’s episode of City A.M.’s daily podcast, we talk about more fallout from the Bulb collapse, bad news from AO World for Christmas goods and reflect on the changing world of street delivery with City A.M.’s Leah Montebello.
The City View: November 19: Ryanair, borrowing, and Boris’ week from hell November 19, 2021 Andy Silvester hosts the Friday edition of City A.M.’s evening podcast The City View, looking into Ryanair’s delisting, concerning borrowing figures, and a bumper payday for the Premier League courtesy of American friends. Andy is also joined by Sascha O’Sullivan, City A.M.’s Opinion and Features Editor, to look back at an extraordinary week in British [...]
The City View: Metro Bank, Fuller’s and trouble for TfL November 18, 2021 In this edition of The City View, the daily podcast from City A.M., editor Andy Silvester talks to economics and markets correspondent Jack Barnett about Metro Bank, good news from pub group Fuller’s, and funding issues at TfL. Andy also touches bases with River & Mercantile’s Dan Hanbury on where opportunities lie in the UK [...]
TfL: Network planning for “managed decline” and return to 1970s without Whitehall funding November 18, 2021 LONDON’S transport network is headed for “managed decline” that will echo the 1970s if central government refuses to fill a growing funding black hole. Late on Wednesday evening, TfL’s finance committee published the bleakest assessment yet of the future of London’s public transport network, outlining an 18 per cent reduction in bus services and a [...]
Lower than forecast ULEZ receipts hit transport network’s coffers November 18, 2021 The expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has been so successful in driving down the use of heavily-polluting cars that it has blown a £600m hole in TfL’s forecasted budgets. The ULEZ was expanded out to the north and south circular in October as part of the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s push [...]
The City View Daily Podcast: Inflation, David Cameron and Arbuthnot Latham November 17, 2021 Welcome to City A.M.’s daily news podcast, The City View, live from the newsroom. Editor Andy Silvester whistles through the big news in the Square Mile today – including the latest on David Cameron’s faltering business career and a day to forget for McColl’s. But the big news of the day is inflation – which [...]
FCA pushes back on union recognition demands November 17, 2021 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has pushed back on union demands to give official recognition to Unite the Union as the representative of staff at the watchdog. The new Unite general secretary Sharon Graham wrote to the regulator’s CEO Nikhil Rathi ten days ago, alleging that “staff at the Financial Conduct Authority are flooding to [...]