By: Edith Hancock

I edit The Capitalist, City A.M.'s diary. I cover the parties, gossip and lighter side of news in the Square Mile. Got a story? reach me at thecapitalist@cityam.com

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Richard Scantlebury at CBRE is doing 10 marathons in 10 weeks, but he’s taking his time

May 2, 2016

City runners who took part in the Virgin London Marathon may be taking a well earned break from the gym this month, but not one stoic jogger at property giant CBRE. Richard Scantlebury, who works in asset services for the company, has pledged to run 10 marathons in the space of 10 weeks in a bid to raise [...]
Staff at investment bank Liberum flash the cash on throw-away items, spending hundreds on a bin by their own desks

May 2, 2016

Bankers will go to huge lengths to make their lives easier. Whether it's exercise bikes installed in Barclays' offices or private screenings of Spectre on the night of its UK premiere, there's a lot City workers will do to avoid the riff raff and maximise their efficiency. It comes as no surprise, then, that staff at investment bank Liberum splashed [...]
Bond bad-boy Mads Mikkelsen boozes with brokers at XTB, but are execs worried the loose-tongued actor will give away trade secrets?

May 2, 2016

It's well known that London's finance workers have a thing for James Bond. And so it was for fintech trader XTB, which celebrated signing Le Chiffre actor Mads Mikkelsen as its brand ambassador with a star-studded party in the West End last week. Is the fintech firm worried that their new signing will give away trade secrets? Before [...]
It’s happening again – Gordon Dadds secures permission for a pop-up beach in Brixton

May 2, 2016

You thought it was over… Pop-up beaches were the most fashionable way to kill time in London last year with everyone from Canary Wharf's bankers to office workers in Chiswick getting sand in their toes to celebrate the summer, and 2016 looks to be no different as City lawyers have overseen an application for a south London seaside [...]
It’s been a good year for PwC’s soon-to-be chairman Kevin Ellis

April 28, 2016

Congratulations to bean-counting boss Kevin Ellis. The managing partner at PwC has just been elected as the audit firm's new chairman, and his bosses aren't the only ones who are impressed with his work. He will succeed Ian Powell, who retires from PwC on 30 June after 39 years of service with the firm. Read [...]
Discgraced former banker Elena Kotova has been ordered to hand over her Mayfair flat

April 28, 2016

A former high profile Russian banker has been ordered by the court to hand over her swish flat in Mayfair to the National Crime Agency (NCA). Elena Kotova, who was an executive director of the European Bank of Reconstruction and development (EBRD), was charged with bribery by Russian authorities in 2013, alleging that she solicited more than [...]
Going for GONGS! The Sports Industry comes out to play

April 28, 2016

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These are the awfully embarrassing things that can happen during a work presentation

April 28, 2016

We've all been there. Cable confusion, glitchy projectors, sharing one piece of paper between the entire office – work presentations are rarely a fun experience. But apparently, the stress of preparing slide-shows and diagrams for a big meeting can cause UK office workers serious health problems. Companies in the UK already lose a lot of productivity [...]
Fever-Tree founder Tim Warrillow’s day behind the bar gives the mixer maker a boost

April 28, 2016

To Broadgate, for a well-chilled gin and tonic with mixer maker Fever-Tree's founders. Tim Warrillow, the chief executive of the AIM-listed drinks firm, took it upon himself to dish out G&Ts to thirsty City folk last night to mark World Malaria Day 2016. As any gin-lover will know, tonic water contains the chemical quinine, famously [...]
Oops…Labour campaigners accidently let slip that Khan is way behind on his targets

April 28, 2016

Labour mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan may be running away with the election in the polls, but his campaign team have let slip that he's way behind on his targets. He's been criticised for his wooden character in the past, now The Capitalist fears that, for all his love of small talk, Khan still has 20,000 phone calls to [...]

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