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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Tower Hamlets invests in its image and shells out up to £100,000 for a new head of marketing

March 2, 2016

Tower Hamlets' new marketing boss will have a lot of work to do. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets, a self-described "high performing authority, with numerous awards and national achievements in housing, diversity and innovation", is on the hunt for a new head of marketing and communications, with an annual salary of up to £100,557. [...]
Balderton’s bosses languish at the bottom of the venture capital firm’s fantasy football league

March 1, 2016

Like it or not, football is an integral part of day-to-day office life, and sometimes even good work can be overshadowed by a poor performance in the office-wide fantasy football league. Such is the case at venture capital firm Balderton Capital, where two of the firm's newest partners are having their names dragged through the mud [...]
Redmayne-Bentley sees walk-outs one week after hiring KPMG’s James Andrews as its head of investment

March 1, 2016

Four members of the investment team of brokerage Redmayne-Bentley have walked out, one week after the firm appointed its new head of investment. The stockbroker confirmed four investment managers and two support staff – including business development manager Jon Moody – have left the business with immediate effect. The staff are on gardening leave until [...]
Google admits it was partially to blame for one of its driverless cars crashing into a bus during a test last month

March 1, 2016

Google has admitted partial blame for a crash involving one of its driverless cars for the first time, in what could be an embarrassing admission for proponents of the futuristic technology. The car, a Lexus SUV, was attempting to navigate around some sandbags at 2mph before it hit a bus, which was travelling at 15 mph, according to [...]
Chinese firm Techrules set to unveil China’s first supercar at this week’s Geneva International Motor Show

March 1, 2016

Techrules, a new Chinese car firm, is making its global debut at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show, introducing China's first ever supercar. A prototype of the powerful motor was tested last month at Silverstone's race circuit, and is due to showcase the model at this week's Geneva International Motor Show on Thursday. The firm has developed a hybrid Turbine-Recharging [...]
Oscars 2016: Maitland boss Neil Bennett says PRs should look to the Oscars for inspiration on crisis management

February 29, 2016

In spite of accusations of a lack of diversity and everyday discrimination targeted at this year's Oscars, one marketing boss reckons the ceremony on Sunday night was one of the great PR miracles of our time. Neil Bennett, chief executive of PR firm Maitland, told The Capitalist that for all the protests and boycotts surrounding [...]
Techies and retailers beat the bankers to win 100 free lunches in Deliveroo’s corporate competition

February 29, 2016

IT’S SAFE to say that City workers are bracing themselves for a disappointing bonus season. Reports earlier this month found that banker’s bonuses could plummet by almost 10 per cent, but City firms are trying to make up the difference by winning free lunches for their workforce. Up-market fast food transporter Deliveroo has launched a competition [...]
Gym-goers get geeky as analytical Brits shell out £165 a year on fitness technology

February 29, 2016

There's a new must-have accessory in the City – fitness gadgets. More than half of the British public now own some kind of wearable fitness gadgetry, and are spending hundreds of pounds a year to follow their calorie intake, macronutrients and weight gain, according to new research. The data shows gym geeks are also looking beyond traditional [...]
Leap Year 2016: Here’s how ONS data be affected by that extra day on 29 February

February 29, 2016

Could 2016's leap year help solve our productivity crisis? Or, at the very least, paper over the cracks? The ONS has crunched the numbers to show how economic data is affected by a leap day this year – and those numbers are clearly going to tick up. The maths is fairly obvious – one extra day means one-28th more [...]
The Royal Mint is issuing technicolour coins featuring Peter Rabbit to celebrate Beatrix Potter’s 150th birthday

February 29, 2016

To celebrate children's author Beatrix Potter's 150th birthday, the Royal Mint has pulled the rabbit out of the hat with a selection of technicolour coins commemorating her most iconic character, Peter Rabbit. Following the Beatrix Potter coin revealed at the start of the year, four more coins finished in full colour are being released throughout 2016, with the first vibrant [...]

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