The Square Mile and Me: JM Finn’s Hugo Bedford on crayfish hi-jinks, David Mayhew and hopes for 2023 March 2, 2023 Every week we ask the City’s highest flyers what they’ve learnt in the Square Mile – and what fun they had climbing the ladder. This week, it’s wealth manager JM Finn’s chief executive Hugo Bedford – on his early days in the Square Mile, why he admires David Mayhew and one particularly raucous lunch What [...]
The DUP must decide what Brexit they want – or Northern Ireland will be stuck March 2, 2023 The DUP can't have it all - and it's good that Rishi Sunak's deal for Northern Ireland doesn't indulge the unionists' wildest fantasies on a hardline Brexit, writes Will Cooling
Fintech won’t be derailed by recessions – but it still needs strong regulation to thrive March 2, 2023 Fintech will survive the current economic challenges - it always does. But in order to reach it full potential, it needs strong compliance and regulation to ensure trust, writes Dima Kats
To escape an identity crisis, the City of London must cherish new public spaces March 2, 2023 The City of London changes with the times, and so does its identity. To foster an inclusive community of residents and workers, it needs a strong sense of place built around public spaces, writes Martha Grekos
Onshore wind reforms will fail to revive collapsed industry, renewable body warns March 1, 2023 Government proposals to revive onshore wind will do nothing to remove the current de-facto ban, argued Renewable UK.
Law Society takes government to court over solicitors’ legal aid fees March 1, 2023 The Law Society is seeking to force the UK government to give criminal solicitors a 15 per cent pay hike by taking the matter to court. The legal sector trade body is calling on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to give criminal solicitors a pay rise that matches the 15 per cent hike given to [...]
Small businesses call on Hunt to tackle ‘childcare crisis’ as economic impact grows March 1, 2023 One of the UK’s leading business groups has called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to immediately tackle the “childcare crisis” in the upcoming budget as the high cost of childcare is increasingly forcing parents out of the workforce. Childcare providers face insufficient funding, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) told City A.M., and are either having [...]
Tata demands £500m from UK to build battery factory March 1, 2023 The government will have to cough up £500m in taxpayer funds if it wants Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors to build a UK battery factory.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warns interest rates may have to rise again to tackle inflation March 1, 2023 Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey has today warned interest rates may need to rise even higher to tame inflation, signalling yet more pain is in store for families and businesses. Speaking at a conference on the cost of living crisis in London, Bailey, 63, said if the Bank does “too little with [...]
Equinor closes in on $1bn deal to buy Suncor Energy’s North Sea assets March 1, 2023 Norway's Equinor is close to reaching a deal to buy Suncor Energy's North Sea oil and gas assets for around $1bn.
