England v Switzerland: Wayne Rooney is a great but not in Bobby Charlton’s class September 7, 2015 I hope Wayne Rooney scores tonight to break England’s goalscoring record, but is he as good a player as Sir Bobby Charlton was, the man he is set to surpass? No. He is not in that class. One further strike will see Rooney out on his own as the country’s all-time leading marksman in [...]
Sangakkara fires Surrey to Lord’s final with sparkling one-day ton September 7, 2015 Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara struck an imperious century as Surrey edged past Nottinghamshire by four runs at the Kia Oval yesterday to book their place in the final of the Royal London One-Day Cup. Sangakkara top scored for the hosts with 166 – the highest knock in English one-day cricket this season – as [...]
Rickie Fowler rallies as Henrik Stenson falters at Deutsche Bank Open September 7, 2015 America’s Rickie Fowler instigated a comeback in the latter stages of the final round to win the Deutsche Bank Open by a single stroke in Boston last night. Fowler trailed Sweden’s overnight leader Henrik Stenson by two shots with five holes to play but sank a tricky birdie putt on the 14th, and was flawless [...]
Tories put City at centre of EU talks: George Osborne vows to take on damaging and misguided regulations September 6, 2015 The government will put the City’s interests at the forefront of its bid to renegotiate Britain’s relationship with the European Union, chancellor George Osborne said today. Writing exclusively for City A.M., the chancellor warns that red tape from Brussels poses a major danger to London’s status as a global financial hub. While Osborne [...]
Executive pay: FTSE 100 bosses miss out on bonus boost September 6, 2015 More than a third of FTSE 100 chief executives missed out on pay rises this year, according to a PwC report out today. This is up from a quarter of bosses whose pay did not get a lift in 2014. Of those who received a boost, the average increase was three per cent, taking [...]
We will never shy away from celebrating risk, hard work and reward – The City View September 6, 2015 The idea of launching a new, free newspaper was born from a belief that London and the City are unique, and that the people who work in the heart of our nation's economy deserve a paper that understands, informs, challenges and celebrates them. Ten years ago this week, the first editions of City A.M. [...]
City A.M.’s 10th Anniversary: Celebrating 10 years of events that shaped a decade September 6, 2015 A crunch, a crash, a coalition… When City A.M. hit the streets in 2005 no one could have predicted what was in store for the Square Mile and the broader UK – and global – economy. Here we revisit a selection of the moments that defined the last 10 years, and remember how they were [...]
How the City got its mojo back September 6, 2015 A decade is a long time, and a decade in the City feels like a lifetime. You only need to look out the window to see how much things have changed. New cathedrals of glass and steel climb over the horizon – to the chagrin of traditionalists – while others are quietly and efficiently razed [...]
Chancellor George Osborne: The City has made progress… Now for the next 10 years September 6, 2015 Today marks a decade since City A.M. established itself as a leading paper for the City of London. Lots has changed over that time, not least the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008 that cost Britain billions in lost economic output. Back then, the City was seen as part of the problem. But since I [...]
UK pensions deficits: FTSE 100 firms fear pension pain as workers retire September 6, 2015 Pension schemes represent a “material risk” for many of the largest companies in the FTSE 100, new research shows. Six firms, including BAE Systems, British Airways-owner International Airlines Group, RSA and Royal Bank of Scotland, all have total disclosed pension liabilities almost double their equity market value, so says JLT Employee Benefits’ quarterly report [...]
