Jimmy McLoughlin’s Notebook: Mentoring, Moore’s law and a south London butcher March 30, 2023 Over the past 20 years, the world of mentoring has undergone a significant transformation, particularly in the City and financial services. One major and under-appreciated factor in this transformation is the rise of social media, which has partly made it easier for aspiring mentees to approach potential mentors. But for the most successful people, there [...]
Our politicians are like labradors – happiest only in the long grass March 30, 2023 Like some sort of raggedy, enthusiastic golden retriever, Britain’s political establishment seem to be happiest when headed for the long grass. Today’s paper is full of decisions, like some unattainable tennis ball, booted over the fence and made somebody else’s problem. Below, the failure to deliver infrastructure. In our deep-dive into capital markets, it’s reform [...]
Britain’s big government is a winning hand in incentivising green technology March 30, 2023 The US might have the financial heft, but Britain benefits from a centralised government with the ability to make sweeping decisions to incentivise renewable technology across the country, writes Will Cooling.
As help to buy winds down, caps on savings schemes will only hinder home ownership March 30, 2023 Help to Buy, an equity loan scheme, helped hundreds of thousands of first time buyers get on the housing ladder, as it ends, it makes lifting the cap on Lifetime ISAs all the more important, writes Annabelle Williams
Failure after failure at the Serious Fraud Office has made a mockery of its mission March 30, 2023 Fraud cases are getting more complex and hard to deal with, but we can't underestimate another factor: the record of the Serious Fraud Office is far from perfect, writes James Forder
NAO questions Octopus’ finances after Bulb takeover – but deal will save the taxpayer money March 29, 2023 The UK’s public spending watchdog has raised concerns over Octopus' “weaker financial position than its rivals” following its takeover of Bulb.
Crypto AM Spring Awakening: Announcing MELD as a General Partner March 29, 2023 Crypto AM is delighted to announce MELD as a General Partner for the Crypto AM Spring Awakening event.
Ovo Energy weighs up Shell takeover in bid to overtake Octopus and EON March 29, 2023 Ovo Energy is weighing up a potential takeover of Shell's household energy business which could boost its books with 1.4m more customers.
Why I tabled an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill on Digital ID March 29, 2023 Lord Holmes of Richmond talks through an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill which covers safe and secure digital IDs.
FTSE 100 close: Ocado delivers bumper gains while Next zips lower March 29, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 was hoisted higher by the UK’s largest retailers surging today, except high street bellwether Next, which stumbled badly. The capital’s premier index bumped more than one per cent to 7,564.28 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, surged 1.28 per [...]
