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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City lovebirds flock to skyscrapers and cable cars for Valentine’s Day bookings

February 1, 2016

Valentine's Day is now less than two weeks away, and you’ve only just realised, haven’t you? Securing a restaurant with a view might be hard this year, as the Square Mile’s skyscrapers are already fully booked. Saturday 13th February is the big day for London’s lovebirds, as many venues won’t be open on Sunday. Jason Atherton’s City Social in [...]
Has House of Fraser lost the plot? Its Twitter account has come over all tired and emoji-nal

February 1, 2016

House of Fraser's social media managers seemed to be feeling the love this morning when Twitter users thought someone had hacked into the retailer's account. The store began posting a string of emojis and artistically Photoshopped snaps of celebrities… Don’t worry John we’ve got your fairytale ending right here! @ChelseaFC #DeadlineDay #PrincessJohn pic.twitter.com/EHlfaBSSHY — House of Fraser (@houseoffraser) February [...]
City boys launch legal fight against Chinese owners of UK’s most expensive golf club

January 31, 2016

Residents of Wentworth, home to the UK’s most expensive golf club nestled in Surrey’s stockbroker belt, are threatening legal action against its Chinese owner after it proposed terminating all current members’ contracts and asking them to pay a one-off £100,000 to rejoin. The club, which is the birthplace of the Ryder Cup, was bought by Chinese-based [...]
Davos 2016 is too cliched for property firms who prefer to ski elsewhere

January 27, 2016

Just after the City’s grandest grandees have finally made it back from a week of hard-hitting, very important and not at all superficial discussions in Davos, City businesses, most notably the property firms are already jetting off to Europe for a normal holiday. Setting off to Meribel today are the London business team at commercial [...]
PwC’s senior staff swap bean counting for beanstalks in this year’s pantomime

January 24, 2016

The festive season may be behind us, but folks at PwC seem to only just be getting into it after launching the firm’s pantomime tour last week. Over 100 staffers swapped bean counting for treading the boards, kicking off a UK tour of Jack and the Beanstalk to celebrate 30 years of the firm’s annual [...]
Don’t bother with Dry January – just open up a spreadsheet

January 21, 2016

Dry January isn’t for everyone, and nowhere is this more true than the Square Mile. With networking events and working lunches taking place in Michelin starred eateries, it’s certainly tempting to sample the free wine going round the table. Perhaps London’s business brains should take a leaf out of one oil specialist’s book if they [...]
Big businesses made a fuss over Bond, but go quiet on The Big Short

January 20, 2016

Financiers are famed for their love of hard facts and logical outlook, but would London’s business folk rather daydream about being spies than take a history lesson? That seems to be the case as far as film tastes are concerned. Last year firms could barely contain themselves ahead of the release of latest Bond film [...]
Davos 2016: bosses and financiers told to make their beds

January 19, 2016

One would think that the high-flying business figures attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week are already quite good at making efficient use of their time and running errands before breakfast. Well, it seems those in charge of the conference are not so sure. Marking the launch of the meeting of political and [...]
The Big Short inspires impromptu investments by City workers

January 18, 2016

CITY film buffs will be waiting with bated breath for the release of The Big Short, which hits UK cinema screens this Friday. The financial epic sees Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell playing four rogue traders who made millions out of the 2008 financial crisis when they figured out that the [...]
Will the Cadbury’s Creme Egg cafe provide an eggcelent rate of return?

January 17, 2016

Chocolate behemoth Cadbury had a rocky start to the year. Last week we heard that the brand has made a £10m loss on sales of its Easter lines, with £6m of that coming from customers losing their appetite for Cadbury Creme Eggs. Patriotic chocaholics were up in arms when they discovered last year that American parent [...]

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