City A.M. Unregulated podcast: Ritz boss Andrew Love on running London’s most luxurious hotel October 26, 2016 Andrew Love is the man tasked with keeping up appearances at London's best-known hotel: the Ritz. He joins the Unregulated team in the Wimborne Room to discuss working with the Barclay brothers, his guests (including their outrageous requests), as well as talking about the changing face of London – and why supercars will never be welcome [...]
Here we go again: Sterling falls as markets show their nerves ahead of Carney meeting October 25, 2016 It seems markets' nerves have become too much to bear ahead of an appearance by Mark Carney before a committee in the House of Lords later today – while the chancellor didn't give them much cause for confidence. The pound fell 1.1 per cent against the dollar, to $1.2009, in mid-afternoon trading – its lowest since the so-called flash crash [...]
John Lewis has hired a new boss to replace Andy Street October 25, 2016 John Lewis has appointed Paula Nickolds as its new managing director to replace Andy Street. Street, who has run the retailer since 2007, is running as Conservative candidate for mayor of the West Midlands. Like Street, Nickolds – who will step up to the role in January – is a John Lewis veteran, having joined in [...]
This video shows us what Heathrow will look like after it is expanded October 25, 2016 After a debate which has gone on for an interminably long time, today Heathrow's third runway was finally given the go-ahead by the government. But Heathrow – whose third runway was recommended by the Airports Commission in July last year – had already taken the bull by the horns, and hired a concept designer to show the government what [...]
A group of students refused to judge a student accommodation award because of how expensive it is October 25, 2016 NULL
House prices in this London borough fell by £3,000 a day last month October 24, 2016 UK house prices might be marching ever upwards, but there's one section of the UK where growth is faltering: the top end of London's market. In recent months growth in so-called prime central London has faltered, partly thanks to the Brexit vote and partly thanks to waning interest from foreign buyers. Now analysis of Land [...]
Top shareholder lashes out after another boardroom shakeup at Stock Spirits October 24, 2016 The largest shareholder of troubled Eastern European vodka maker Stock Spirits has reacted angrily after it had yet another boardroom shakeup following a spring and summer of investor dissent. The London-listed company, which leads Poland's vodka market, said today it had appointed Carlsberg Poland chief executive Tomasz Blawat, Bain & Company adviser Diego Bevilacqua and former Cookson finance director Mike Butterworth as non-executive directors. [...]
Here are 10 traits which will make you more likeable at work October 24, 2016 We all know the workplace isn't a personality contest – but being liked at the office can make those hard days a little easier… Now a survey by job site CV-Library has put together the 10 traits which make people most likeable at work. Oddly, "baking cakes" doesn't seem to feature (and nor, crucially, does [...]
Luxembourg reckons City firms are about to head there in their droves – here’s our guide to banking there October 24, 2016 Could your job be about to take you further into the depths of the European Union? After the British Bankers' Association said yesterday that City bosses are on the brink of leaving the UK, the head of a Luxembourg finance body has suggested they're breaking down his door. Yesterday British Bankers' Association boss Anthony Browne told The Guardian [...]
