By: Billy Ehrenberg

Billy Ehrenberg is a Data Journalist and Content Developer at City A.M. He can be contacted at billy.ehrenberg@cityam.com. He is particularly passionate about data visualisation and telling stories with numbers.

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How diverse is the FTSE 100? White men dominate executive roles – and it’s getting worse

December 15, 2014

The government faces an uphill struggle to meet diversity targets in FTSE 100 boardrooms after research revealed that 69 per cent of FTSE 100 companies are run by all-white executive teams. This comes despite the UK having a population that is 13 per cent non-white, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In the [...]
London house prices drop £30,000 in a month: Which borough was hit hardest?

December 15, 2014

The housing market in the UK cooled by its highest amount (in pounds) on record, according to data from Rightmove. Greater London was the region that suffered most, with a drop of -5.1 per cent between November and December 2014. It may not be the biggest percentage drop (that was East Anglia with -5.7 per cent) [...]
UK house prices suffer biggest drop on record, with London average falling £30,000 in a month

December 15, 2014

The fall in house prices in England is accelerating, with prices in some regions falling by five digits. The national drop of almost £9,000 (to £258,424) is the largest ever when measured in pounds, according to new data from Rightmove. Although the more accurate percentage drops aren't record breaking, they are still pretty big. According to [...]
Eurozone GDP sluggish again as pressure builds on Draghi

December 5, 2014

If Mario Draghi and the European Central Bank (ECB) left investors frustrated by failing to hint at plans for quantitative easing yesterday, that frustration will only grow as the latest Eurozone GDP figures, published today, again revealed the weakness in the single market. GDP growth for the third quarter was again weak, with quarterly growth [...]
Eurozone GDP sluggish again as pressure builds on Draghi

December 5, 2014

If Mario Draghi and the European Central Bank (ECB) left investors frustrated after quantitative easing didn’t materialise yesterday, that frustration will only grow as the latest Eurozone GDP figures again revealed the weakness in the single market. Eurozone GDP figures for the third quarter were again weak, with quarterly growth for the 18-nation bloc bang [...]
Where do the UK’s wealthiest property investors live? Rich list shows how London’s power is shifting

December 5, 2014

The richest investors in property have increased their wealth by 35 per cent in the past 12 months, meaning a swelling of wallets to the tune of £55.8bn since 2013. A new rich list compiled by Estates Gazette reveals the richest 250 people in world property have so much wealth, that £100m is needed to [...]
UK house prices: Berkeley Group brushes off lower growth to post 80 per cent profit growth

December 5, 2014

UK house prices may have begun to slip from the meteoric growth levels seen earlier this year, but Berkeley group is still reaping the rewards. The British house building company reported a 79.9 per cent rise in profit before tax for the six months to 31 October, putting the figure at a healthy £305m. Revenue [...]
UK house price growth slows, but prices are five times average earnings

December 4, 2014

House prices across the UK were up 8.2 per cent in the year to November, another month of slower growth after October's 8.8 per cent rise. The price to earnings ratio is ticking up, however, and has reached a multiplier of 5.02. Halifax’s house price index also showed quarterly prices up 0.7 per cent (slowing [...]
Betfair pays £200m to shareholders as profits rise 112 per cent

December 4, 2014

It been a bumper half year for Betfair. The figures for the six months to 31 October 2014 are the stuff of a financial officer’s dreams: profit before tax up 112 per cent to £67.3m, revenue up 26 per cent to £237.6m, EBITDA up 51 per cent at £73.9m, and a £200m pay-out to shareholders. [...]
Autumn Statement 2014: What does George Osborne’s stamp duty reform actually mean?

December 3, 2014

In an Autumn Statement firmly aimed at courting the popular vote, George Osborne today announced a complete overhaul of the stamp duty system – the elephant in the residential market for a decade. Estate agents said the old system wasn't progressive enough, and unfairly taxed home buyers. The cherry on Osborne's stamp duty cake was [...]

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