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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Palatinate’s shareholder Frankie Dettori races to meet travel industry elite ahead of Cheltenham Festival

March 10, 2016

To Sexy Fish, where luxury holiday maker Palatinate Group held its 10th anniversary celebrations ahead of next week's Cheltenham Festival. The great and good of luxury travel came out to toast Palatinate’s 10th birthday, from execs at lastminute.com to three-time champion jockey Frankie Dettori, who has just bought a stake in the company. The firm’s founder [...]
Mystery private collector is buzzing after spending nearly £500,000 on a stamp at antiques retailer Stanley Gibbons

March 10, 2016

Good news for those who invest in rare relics – the market for antiques is looking pretty lucrative after up-market collectible seller Stanley Gibbons sold a rare stamp for almost half a million pounds to a private collector. The £495,000 stamp, a "Plate 77 Penny Red", is one of only five in the world of philately, including one in the [...]
City A.M. joins the Lord Mayor and finance bosses at Mansion House to plan City Giving Day 2016

March 10, 2016

Leaders from over 60 City businesses joined the Lord Mayor for breakfast at Mansion House to hear why, when and how they should take part in City Giving Day 2016 this September. Lord Mayor Jeffery Evans sat down with senior execs from bank Credit Agricole and City A.M.'s resident grandee Lawson Muncaster in a bid to [...]
Wentworth protesters take their battle to the ballroom, asking members to bring their families to vote against the golf club’s membership fee hike

March 10, 2016

Members of Wentworth Golf Club are rallying the troops against Chinese owner Reignwood, but will there be a battle in the ballroom? As City golfers continue to campaign against the club's new Chinese owner and a hike in membership fees, key figures on the estate have called for a late-night extraordinary general meeting in Wentworth's ballroom to discuss [...]
Samsung partners with magician Dynamo, adding smoke and mirrors to its lower spec S7 smartphone

March 9, 2016

News of street magician Dynamo's talent travels far; korean firm Samsung has hired him to show off the powerful technology behind firm's new S7 smartphone, despite UK consumers only being able to buy the lower spec model. Samsung has struck an advertising deal with the star to promote the mobile provider's new S7 smartphone to be released on 11 March 2016 and its powerful [...]
Cargo planes filled with emergency biscuits have landed in Doncaster to save the nation from the great British biscuit shortage

March 9, 2016

Biscuit lovers had their hearts broken last year when McVitie's Carlisle factory was put out of action by flooding in December, but rest assured that help is on the way. Doncaster Sheffield Airport has welcomed two Boeing 777 aircraft full of biscuits into the region in the last two weeks. Dayle Hauxwell, cargo manager for [...]
Fixie derivative trading, anyone? Barclays takes after PwC and installs exercise bikes in its Canary Wharf offices to boost productivity

March 9, 2016

Not content with a ruthlessly strict dress code after it banned flip-flops, Barclays bosses are having a go at changing their workers' lifestyles – by furnishing its Canary Wharf offices with exercise bikes. Barclays has been offering "High Octane Rides" to bankers since August, in an attempt to find new ways to boost productivity in the workplace. The idea is that [...]
Underwriters should sleep with one eye open; one in ten Brits have admitted to stealing an umbrella, and Square Mile insurers have the best brollies

March 9, 2016

If you’re planning to shelter under a brolly with rain forecasted this week, there's every chance it will be stolen, as over one in ten people admit to pinching umbrellas. Of those that have stolen an umbrella, almost a quarter (23 per cent) took it from a work colleague, while 18 per cent have stolen [...]
The Lord Mayor may be a shipping grandee, but his name doesn’t ring a bell at the Old Bailey

March 8, 2016

Poor Lord Mountevans. Jeffrey Evans may be a household name to the City's ship brokers and insurers, but but apparently not at the Old Bailey. According to Court News UK, which diligently records day-to-day proceedings at the courthouse, tour guides have difficulty explaining to visitors what a lord mayor does, and who he is. As any [...]
Ch-ch-changes… Bizarre photo of former Powa Technologies boss Dan Wagner dressed up as David Bowie causes a stir

March 8, 2016

There have been a lot of ch-ch-changes at Powa Technologies recently (sorry…) – the one-time tech darling, which had a valuation of more than $2.5bn, has fallen into administration and is now in the capable hands of Deloitte. Did its former boss Dan Wagner see the collapse coming, just weeks before it emerged? If so, he [...]

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