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

Beazley International Fencing Challenge 2015: Brokers en garde at Mansion House

September 14, 2015

The City of London is well known for its traditions, pomp and ceremony; but tomorrow’s event at Mansion House could even trump the Freedom of the City service for grandeur. Insurance firm Beazley is hosting a European fencing tournament at the Lord Mayor’s offices on Tuesday for the viewing pleasure of its brokers and investors. [...]
Wanted: Chief takeaway tester for Just Eat

September 9, 2015

Fast food afficionados JustEat are recruiting for a very special role just in time for the start of term: chief takeaway tester. The UK branch of the company, which has over 30,000 restaurants using the service, is calling on university students to apply for one of its six available tester roles. Successful testers will receive [...]
Jessie needs a visa

September 9, 2015

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City Three Peaks challenge: Bosses getting high in September abseiling challenges

September 7, 2015

Abseiling is the sport of the moment in the Square Mile, it seems – with 40 bosses and chiefs attempting to conquer London's skyline today as part of the City Three Peaks challenge. A select group of daredevil directors and bosses from SVG Capital, insurers Amlin and Lloyds secured the chance to abseil down the entire [...]
Non-conformity should be banned, say tattoed British workers

September 3, 2015

Just one month after Barclays chief John McFarlane banned flip-flops and jeans at Barclays HQ in Canary Wharf, Britain's businesses are now taking rather a dystopian stance on individuality…. A survey by CV-Library has found over a third of Brits believe that people shouldn't "express personal style" at work, despite half of them having tattoos, [...]
Baby brokers? Londoners don’t feel grown-up till they reach 30

September 3, 2015

Are Canary Wharf brokerages overrun with kids? New research has revealed that despite the legal age of adulthood being 18, the average Londoner doesn’t count themselves as a “grown-up” before they’re 30. As an increasing number of City firms hires new recruits straight from school at 18, a new survey of 2,000 young adults has [...]
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