Run on the Bank of England or is it just Open House weekend? September 21, 2014 Anyone walking past the Bank of England yesterday would’ve been forgiven for thinking there was a Northern Rock-style run on the Bank, as a queue formed right around the historic building and down the street. Luckily, it was just Open House weekend. The Cheesegrater, The Gherkin and The Lloyd’s Building also welcomed visitors for a [...]
The FTSE 100’s Twitter power-users (and its social flops) September 21, 2014 FTSE 100 companies have upped their game on Twitter according to social media agency Battenhall, sending out a total of 1.4 million tweets in the past year compared with 582,227 in 2013. The agency puts companies’ increased efforts on Twitter down to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2013 legislation, which gave firms permission to [...]
City flocks for a taste of Boris’s Big Breakfast with Dr Fox and Richard Desmond September 18, 2014 Auch, it was nye on impossible to talk of anything other than Scotland yesterday, but Boris Johnson made a good stab at it over breakfast – hosting the London’s Big Breakfast charity campaign at City Hall with Magic FM’s Dr Fox and The Mayor’s Fund for London. Richard Desmond was there chatting to primary school [...]
Stephen King’s Milan horror as he’s mistaken for someone else September 18, 2014 Oh we do love a good case of mistaken identity. HSBC’s global chief economist Stephen King jetted into Milan yesterday, to give a talk at a client conference about new emerging geographies. On finishing his oration, a man approached asking him to autograph a copy of his book for his wife. King’s economic page-turner, When [...]
Boris Johnson on Scottish independence: “I want Scotland to wake up to a full English” September 18, 2014 We’ve arrived at one of the most important days in Great Britain’s history and what better way to start such a day than with a big breakfast – well, that’s what Mayor Boris Johnson did this morning, hosting the London’s Biggest Breakfast charity campaign at City Hall with Magic FM and The Mayor's Fund. [...]
Margaret Hodge hops off HMRC tax roller coaster after bump with motorbike September 17, 2014 Labour MP Margaret Hodge failed to appear at the launch of a book by BDO partner Daniel Dover last night, pulling out as guest speaker at the last minute. Hosts BDO were given little explanation as to why the chair of the Public Accounts Committee wouldn’t be turning up to talk tax, undeniably her favourite [...]
Legal & General steps things up after John Pollock’s retirement news September 17, 2014 Legal & General may well be losing the “Jimmy Page” of insurance (their words not ours) when John Pollock retires next year, but it has followed this announcement with news it has signed up to StepJockey. It’s an initiative which labels stairs to inform people how many calories they’ve burned by climbing them. “We strive [...]
Hermes gets a head spin with a BT Tower soiree September 16, 2014 Owned by the BT pension fund, you’d think Hermes Investment Management would have free rein in the telecoms giant’s famous tower, but last night the firm had only its second event there ever. It’s inaugural autumn party gave employees (and The Capitalist) a chance to enjoy the views and celebrate Hermes’ recent rebrand. “I remember [...]
Ladbrokes’ Scottish independence referendum odds board given the heave-ho from Holyrood September 16, 2014 The scrum surrounding the Scottish referendum is reaching fever pitch and few are more excited than the bookies, gleefully stirring up Britain’s need to put money down on the big result. But it seems their activity is not always welcome at the epicentre of the debate, the Scottish parliament at Holyrood. Ladbrokes’ man on the [...]
Michelle Mone hits back at Katie Hopkins’ ‘asylum seeker’ slam September 16, 2014 Ultimo founder Michelle Mone and shouty mouthpiece Katie Hopkins love a good barney. The pair have been in bust-ups (pun intended) for the past seven years, since Hopkins’ appearance on The Apprentice in 2007. Mone’s stance on Scottish independence spurred Hopkins to sling another fist full of mud last month, calling the underwear entrepreneur an [...]
