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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East 17, 5ive, Alesha Dixon and Sister Sledge have all pulled out of Leave.EU’s Brexit concert Bpoplive

May 25, 2016

It was meant to be a start-studded line-up of the hottest acts of 2016. But then drum and bass due Sigma and singer Ella Eyre pulled out of Leave.EU's Bpoplive concert after finding out who was footing the bill, meaning the eurosceptic organisers put their heads together to find a solution. "Have you seen the cancellation [...]
If London Tube lines were people (almost): These comedians have summed up the personalities of the Central, Jubilee and DLR lines

May 25, 2016

City folk know how irritating it can be to take the Tube to work, but have you ever thought how the individual lines would look if they were people? Comedy troupe Muriel is taking YouTube by storm with its sketch depicting London Underground "lines" holding a leaving party for the Metropolitan Line, who is going part-time – due, [...]
Investec prepares for a summer of high society sports, being named sponsor of Chatsworth House one week before the Epsom Derby

May 25, 2016

Staff at Investec are set to look well-groomed all summer long. With the Investec-sponsored Epsom Derby just one week away, the financial firm's wealth management arm has just become the newest sponsor of Chatsworth House. The deal, which will run to 2019, will see Investec Wealth & Investment help arrange a number of events at Chatsworth, not least its annual charity clay [...]
Traders gonna trade, trade, trade: Taylor Swift is the biggest guilty pleasure for bankers, according to new research

May 25, 2016

When it comes to guilty pleasures, City boys can't get enough of Taylor Swift. Does Barclays chairman John McFarlane sing along to Dear John behind closed doors? Perhaps. PwC's Andrew Sentance may be a secret rock god, but bankers are all about the pop charts: Swift's number one hit Shake it Off has been named the secret song [...]
Thinking of starting your own business? These are the industries you should avoid

May 24, 2016

The City is full of ex-bankers and brokers leaving their corporate careers to strike it out on their own. Sometimes it's a roaring success, but sometimes things don't go quite so smoothly. For many aspiring entrepreneurs, it doesn't matter how well you run your business. New research from Vonage has revealed the industry you choose can [...]
As Brexit campaigns heat up, Ukip urges eurosceptics to stock up on campaigning clobber

May 24, 2016

Get them while they're hot. Whether it's sub-par household electronics or musical tributes, the campaign to leave the EU has been colourful, to say the least. "Now is the time to really stress the importance of the referendum and raise awareness of the issues" is the word from the UK Independence Party (Ukip) as the [...]
Mapped: These are the UK’s best places to launch a startup

May 24, 2016

With startup rates hitting record highs, the UK is fast becoming a nation of fledgling businesses and ambitious entrepreneurs. In 2014 a record-breaking 581,173 startups began trading in the UK, but how many have survived their fledgling years of operation? Where a startup chooses to start its life could play a key role in its [...]
This City accountancy’s new managing partner has a taste for evil

May 24, 2016

City firms know their staff only too well. Earlier this year brokerage XTB made a bold move when James Bond baddie Mads Mikkelsen became the firm's brand ambassador. Now, UHY Hacker Young's new managing partner has revealed he, too, has a taste for evil, as the bean-counting boss unveils a brand new street-art installation at the firm's offices. [...]
Mumsnet and Netmums divide mums on Brexit in the polls ahead of live Q&A with MPs Yvette Cooper and Gisela Stuart

May 24, 2016

Will it be statistics at dawn for Britain's mums? News reaches The Capitalist that Netmums, the straight-laced alternative to mothering social network Mumsnet, has polled its users and discovered that "the majority of women (mums) are planning to vote to leave, whilst 17 per cent are still undecided as to how they will vote". Around [...]
“City sophisticates” will dominate the Night Tube and give a boozy £71m boost to the economy, according to new research

May 23, 2016

There's something of the night about City workers, according to new research. Researchers at CACI International have put their heads together to work out just how much the hotly anticipated Night Tube will bring in to London's boozing economy. The white paper, "Mind the Gap", has found that London would see a staggering £71m boost to it's late-night [...]

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