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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Mother’s Day 2016: Brits will spend £928m this year on Mother’s Day gifts

March 4, 2016

The nation is gearing up for a spending bonanza this Mother’s Day with a whopping £928m being spent on mums this year. New research looking at Mother's Day offerings shows that Brits are set to spend an average of £58 each on mother dearest. The boys have outshone the girls this year, too, as the study [...]
Business fights back against the BAFTAs and BRITs with PwC’s 30th annual PLC Awards

March 3, 2016

You can take your BRITs, Oscars, BAFTAs and Golden Globes. The Capitalist spent this festival season partying with bosses and politicians at the PLC Awards. As last night's host, BBC's Kate Silverton, declared: "They've got nothing on us. We know how to party!" As it was the 30th anniversary of the awards ceremony, and London has [...]
Trouble in paradise? Mayfair club 12 Hay Hill faces legal action from its own PR firm

March 3, 2016

RUMOUR reaches The Capitalist that all is not well at one of Mayfair’s newest watering holes for London’s hedge fund set. According to our mole in the West End, 12 Hay Hill, a private members club that offers respite for lawyers, hedge fund bosses and City boys, may need a new PR firm as the [...]
Mother’s day 2016: Mum’s daily household chores are worth nearly £30,000 per year

March 3, 2016

They say you can't put a price on family. Well, unless you're in insurance, of course. With Mother's Day just days away, new research finds that our mums' daily household chores are worth almost £30,000 a year in life insurance payouts. The value of a mother to a UK family, in terms of their daily contributions to [...]
Demand for private helicopter flights soars to its highest level since the recession ahead of Cheltenham Festival

March 3, 2016

The helicopter business is booming, with more guests than ever shelling out for helicopter flights from London to this year's Cheltenham Festival, according to the event's organisers. Skytime Jets, Cheltenham's main helicopter provider, has said bookings for private flights direct from London to the races have doubled since last year, making 2016 the biggest year for grand entrances to the grandstand since [...]
Accountants at PwC and EY set aside their differences to play on a giant bouncy castle next to their office buildings

March 2, 2016

It's well known in the City that the big four audit firms are notoriously competitive. When PwC moved to its current premises at More London by Tower Hill, the firm installed automatic shutters in its windows to prevent neighbours at EY's headquarters from spying. But accountants and analysts took it to another level last night [...]
A Liverpool student has won £1000 for getting a top mark in his business module’s coursework

March 2, 2016

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Geneva International Motor Show 2016: Awkward. Carmakers are still using booth babes, one week before International Women’s Day…

March 2, 2016

It may be 2016, but it turns out carmakers are still happy to indulge the decidedly 1970s tradition of paying so-called booth babes to stand alongside their new cars at international motor shows. Geneva's International Motor Show kicked off this week, with many of the world's larges marques using the opportunity to showcase new models, prototypes and supercars. The [...]
Holy central banking, Batman! European Central Bank powers up for Frankfurt’s Luminale festival with a euro-themed bat-signal

March 2, 2016

Holy central banking oversight, Batman! Has it come to this? They've tried quantitative easing but as all good central bankers know, at times of real distress, you can only rely on a bat signal. Presumably that's why the European Central Bank is planning to shine a euro-themed bat signal on the side of two of its buildings. [...]
Slow-cookers, bee houses and Nutribullets are the most popular gifts on wedding lists now, John Lewis reckons

March 2, 2016

Newlyweds are shunning traditional wedding gifts like toasters in favour of fancy gadgets and toys, according to new research. Couples are choosing to upgrade what they already have or indulge in items that suit their lifestyle – with smart TVs, fitness, health products and kitchen gadgets at the top of most contemporary couples' lists. Research [...]

National League 3Up bid takes step forward and gains Nandy backing

Two-job Townsend is on the brink but deserves break from Scotland fans

The unlikely City florist that once served the royals

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