UK set to face ‘sluggish’ growth in the face of sticky inflation and Bank of England interest rate hikes
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The City View podcast, from City A.M., with Martin Gilbert April 28, 2020 In this episode Christian talks to City veteran Martin Gilbert on the eve of his departure from Standard Life Aberdeen, the £550bn investment management giant. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Martin founded Aberdeen Asset Management in 1983 and became co-CEO of SLA after a 2017 merger with Standard [...]
TheCityUK boss: Banks not ‘shirking’ CBILS duty April 28, 2020 One of the City’s most senior figures has insisted banks are not “shirking their responsibilities” as the government unveiled further modifications to the controversial Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Miles Celic, chief executive of industry group TheCityUK, said that banks were doing “their level best” to address demand for loans in what he called “an [...]
The City View podcast, from City A.M., with Miles Celic April 28, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Miles Celic, chief executive of The City UK – the membership group for financial and professional services, a sector accounting for 10 per cent of the UK’s economic output. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS The sector is also under intense [...]
The City View podcast, from City A.M., with Dan Korski April 27, 2020 In this episode, Christian talks to Dan Korski, who served as a senior adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Since leaving government, Dan has focused on backing startups and he’s now the CEO and co-founder of Public – supporting tech firms in [...]
The City View podcast from City A.M., with Dr Gerard Lyons April 24, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Dr Gerard Lyons, former economic adviser to Boris Johnson. Listen to our daily City View podcast as we chart the economic fallout and business impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Gerard gives his expert analysis of [...]
The City View podcast from City A.M., with Dr Alan Mendoza April 23, 2020 The City View Podcast – Listen Now Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS In this episode Christian talks to foreign-policy specialist Dr Alan Mendoza about China’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, amid suggestions that Chinese authorities should be held to account for the global damage caused by the outbreak. [...]
The City View podcast from City A.M., with David Buik April 22, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by legendary City commentator and market analyst, David Buik. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS David is one of the best known and most recognisable financial commentators in the City with more than 40 years of experience behind him. His weekly emails [...]
The City View podcast: M Restaurants CEO Martin Williams on cooking for the NHS April 21, 2020 In this episode, Christian is joined by the CEO of Gaucho and M Restaurants, Martin Williams. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Martin is one of the country’s best known restaurateurs having launched his high-end M Restaurants in London before bringing the Gaucho empire into the fold. He talks [...]
The City View, from City A.M., with Robert Colvile April 20, 2020 In this episode, Christian is joined by author, journalist and director of the Centre for Policy Studies, Robert Colvile. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS They discuss the extraordinary economic shock unleashed on the country by the coronavirus and the possible political implications. Colvile is adamant that only a [...]
The Long Read: The coronavirus loan scheme risks failing the people it was designed to help April 19, 2020 When the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, vowed that the government would do “whatever it takes” to keep businesses alive during the pandemic, the immediate reaction from corporate Britain was one of relief. The pledge to pay the wages of employees unable to work and the ambition behind the £350bn package of support (combining grants, sector-specific relief [...]