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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Financial workers are the most likely to miss the last train after the office Christmas party

December 14, 2015

It's no secret that the City’s high-flyers are not the best at day-to-day life admin, but it would appear that as soon as a drink touches a financier’s lips all ability to take any mode of transport evaporates. Recent research has revealed that City workers and those in finance are the absolute worst for missing [...]
Which City firm has the best stash? Gracechurch ranks the Square Mile’s corporate umbrellas

December 13, 2015

AS THE gale-force winds around EC3’s obnoxiously tall skyscrapers have started to resemble something of a sadistic financial round of “Gladiator”, insurers at Gracechurch have started asking some important questions. Which City institution has the sturdiest branded umbrella? Which has the most stylish? More importantly, which is the most coveted? According to the firm’s annual [...]
How’s the hangover? Tesco launches hangover stations for all your post-office party needs

December 11, 2015

While PRs at Buchanan and Lansons are already dealing with the hangovers from their Christmas parties this month, last night was one of the busiest evenings for corporate dos in the Square Mile this season. This can only mean one thing: a very hungover workforce on Friday. Tesco is giving London's financial district a helping hand [...]
Mayfair, flamingos and Berlin: London’s retailers and marketers have held the Square Mile’s (and Germany’s) best Christmas parties so far

December 10, 2015

Last week, The Capitalist delivered the sad news that around a quarter of businesses weren’t even planning a Christmas party, and issued an appeal for the City’s most raucous office do. Well, boy did you guys deliver. Wednesday was a big one for London’s financial marketers and PRs. Johnny Hornby, founder of WPP-backed communications group [...]
Business travellers take liberties with their bizarre requests to Travelodge staff

December 9, 2015

Get your head out of the gutter, we’re not talking about those kinds of requests. Business travellers appeared to take an awful lot of liberties when it came to concierges this year. Though high-flying City workers may not usually find themselves in a Travelodge while jet-setting around the UK, it hasn’t stopped them trying to get [...]
Where is the love? City workers are losing their mojos ahead of the Christmas holidays

December 8, 2015

It's hard enough trying to find the “one” when you work in the City, but it’s now becoming even harder. According to BBC Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills, next week is the universally acknowledged Relationship Transfer Deadline Day. It’s too cruel to break up with someone during the holidays, so if you’re planning on binning [...]
Competition: Win a place in the Virgin London Marathon and raise money for Maggie’s next year

December 8, 2015

OK, so fitness and marathon training may not exactly be high on your list of priorities right now, but places for next year’s London Marathon have already run out. Fortunately, the folks at cancer charity Maggie's have reserved a place in the prestigious race for one lucky reader. Maggie’s has set aside a place to [...]
Want to beat your mid-life crisis? Buy a car or become an alderman. Men over 55 can get a happiness boost from fast cars and joining clubs

December 7, 2015

There comes a time in every budding City big-wig's career when he or she gets a taste for fast cars, secret societies and just spending lots of money; the mid-life crisis. Now recent research has found that mid-50s ennui is not only very real and a big problem, but the only cure is giving in [...]
Almost every top-range hoverboard listed on eBay and Alibaba is a counterfeit product

December 3, 2015

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