City Hall moves People’s Question Time online for first time November 6, 2020 City Hall said today that the first ever virtual People’s Question Time will be held on 12 November. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and London Assembly Members will answer questions from Londoners on key issues facing the capital between 7pm and 9pm. People’s Question Time is held twice a year and gives Londoners a [...]
City sponsors initiative for more diversity in asset management October 23, 2020 A pilot program aiming to boost the number of ethnic minority Londoners in asset management has launched today. Students will be given education and training to prepare them for a career in asset management, earning a Level 2 CISI Fundamentals of Financial Services qualification. The pilot has been led by #Talkaboutblack, a movement to increase [...]
Pfizer: no emergency approval for Covid-19 vaccine until after US election October 16, 2020 US-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said today that the earliest it plans to file for authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine would be the third week of November. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said in an open letter that filing depended on when data on the effectiveness of the vaccine would be available. Bourla said this data could [...]
Finnish Prime Minister leaves EU summit as a ‘precautionary measure’ October 16, 2020 Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced this morning she was leaving the EU summit in Brussels to fly back to Finland as a “precautionary measure,” after one of her colleagues tested positive for COVID-19. Marin shared her departure on Twitter, and has asked Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven to represent Helsinki’s views during the EU [...]