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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Meetings take up two years of our lives and are a complete waste of time, according to new research

April 26, 2016

From business jargon to having to talk to your colleagues, the great British public hates pretty much everything about being employed. Now, even the traditional business meeting is coming under fire, as new research finds the average worker spends years attending them. Office workers in the UK are spending increasing amounts of time preparing for, and [...]
Virgin London Marathon 2016: City boys don fancy dress and STILL lead the pack

April 25, 2016

Everyone knows what the Virgin London Marathon is really all about: stupid and impractical costumes. The City has some of the speediest marathon runners in the country, and a few of them even thrashed the competition in full costume. Following the release of our City marathon league table, Londoners have reached out to The Capitalist to share [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Sadiq Khan did a live web chat with Mumsnet and we found out what his favourite biscuit is

April 25, 2016

Labour hopeful Sadiq Khan may be the bookies' favourite to win the mayoral election, but his campaign shows no signs of slowing. The MP for Tooting spent Monday lunchtime at Mumsnet HQ in Highgate, while London's mothers flocked straight to their computers to quiz the candidate on everything from housing to his biscuit preferences. Mums across [...]
“Less is more”: Is this the real reason the Bank of England hasn’t hiked interest rates?

April 25, 2016

Have we all just been given an unusually candid insight into the mindset of the Bank of England's notoriously dovish monetary policy committee? An economist at the Bank has revealed that it has been offering its employees trendy mindfulness courses – and its mantra is "less is more". Is it a coincidence Mark Carney hasn't raised rates for almost three years? The [...]
Who’s the fastest London Marathon runner in the City? Commerzbank may lead the pack, but City A.M.’s own runner George Reed wins the prize for dedication

April 24, 2016

Financial fitness freaks can finally relax and enjoy a drink after running the Virgin London Marathon this weekend. Earlier this month we caught up with Andy Greenleaf, business developer at investment bank Julius Baer who came top of The Capitalist's City marathon league table last year. He felt confident he could beat his 2015 time of 02:21:41 [...]
In honour of Prince, PwC’s Andrew Sentance unearths his band Rock in the City’s 2015 cover of Purple Rain

April 24, 2016

The late and great 80s icon Prince may have been famous for his hit When Doves Cry, but one former hawk tells us he's devastated to lose one of his musical inspirations. Regular readers may remember Andrew Sentance, PwC's music-loving senior adviser and an ex-hawk at the Bank of England, hung up his guitar for good last [...]
National Golf Month kicks off this week, so here’s our guide to teeing off in central London

April 24, 2016

For all its swanky bars and tourist attractions, central London is in dire need of a golf course. City workers are rarely seen carrying golf clubs in the Square Mile – many well-heeled workers either go through up-market travel agents or shell out for expensive memberships at clubs in the Home Counties to get their [...]
French is the sexiest accent in the world for Brits, according to French car manufacturer Renault

April 24, 2016

Researchers at Renault must think highly of themselves – news reaches us from the motor maker that the British public rate French as the sexiest accent in the world. City workers are known for littering sentences with awful pieces of jargon, but one in seven Brits also drop French into day-to-day conversations in a bid to add a certain [...]
Who will be the fastest financial worker in the London Marathon? Last year’s City winner Andy Greenleaf is feeling lucky

April 21, 2016

The Virgin London Marathon is nearly upon us, and all over the Square Mile folks are dusting off their trainers, saying "no" to post-work pints, and waking up in cold sweats ahead of the big race. The Capitalist caught up with Andy Greenleaf. By day, he's a business developer at global investment bank Julius Baer, [...]
City boys flock to lunch with former England rugby star Lawrence Dallaglio, while First Milk chair Clive Sharp bags tickets to Twickers

April 21, 2016

To Canary Wharf, where former rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio joined other relics from the world of rugger came to be wined and dined in aid of the youth charity in Dallaglio's name. Folks from Standard Chartered, Balfour Betty and WPP joined ex rugger stars Dallaglio, Will Greenwood and Austin Healey for what the hosts billed as "The [...]

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