We reveal the winner of our EBay lunch bid with Jim Mellon The bidding is over. We can now reveal the winner of lunch with hedge-fund star Jim Mellon is none other than Lars Seier Christensen, co-chief and co-founder of Saxo Bank. Christenen managed to secure the lunch yesterday with a winning bid of £4,000. "Well, I like to think of myself as an early [...]
Tax advisor turns hero in dramatic Thames rescue He spends most of his days helping people out with their tax arrangements but on Monday, KPMG tax advisor Paul Sopher helped someone with a little bit more than that – by saving them from the Thames. Sopher was winding down after work, having a drink with his girlfriend at a river boat bar [...]
Pictures: The Boris Johnson-themed Japanese restaurant at County Hall London’s blonde-mopped mayor has had many a tribute to him in the capital; there’s Boris Bikes, there’s the oft-pedalled but as yet inexistant Boris Airport and now we’ve got the Boris restaurant. You might not have put Boris and Japanese cuisine together normally, but County Hall’s Izakaya Boris has. There’s a plastic [...]
Watch ex-England star John Barnes cheering up commuters this morning June 10, 2014 John Barnes flew in from Singapore at 6am this morning to perform a very special task for Southwark Underground station. The former England international turned commentator took time out from his busy pre-World Cup schedule to give a service update for the station (a good service on all lines apparently). As well as [...]
Want to go for lunch with star investor Jim Mellon? Head to Ebay June 5, 2014 The bidding is afoot – multi-millionaire fund manager Jim Mellon is currently being auctioned off on Ebay. Well, lunch with him is. Mellon is often referred to as the British Warren Buffett and now the Isle of Man-based fund manager has taken the analogy further by offering a power lunch with himself to the [...]
Is this the most terrifying job interview ever? June 4, 2014 Banks aren’t exactly well-known for their bouncing off the wall, “let’s all sit in a tree house to brainstorm” creativity but Virgin Money is stepping outside the box with its latest job interview. The bank is searching for a creative genius to join and launch a new proposition, with a particular focus on unique user [...]
Nine rather disturbing political portraits June 3, 2014 Yesterday, a former Lib Dem spad tweeted a photograph of himself holding a rather interesting painting of Vince Cable. It instantly sparked some debate about whether Cable was readying himself for a Lib Dem take-over with propaganda-style artworks, (he was in China last week after all). As we later found out though, [...]
Six new restaurants opening in the City this summer June 2, 2014 The sun is out, we’ve spotted some shorts in Canary Wharf and rose at lunchtime is starting to sound like an agreeable diversion; summer’s here. And with that most delightful of seasons comes a new wave of bars and restaurants in the City for us to spend our pocket money in. As you [...]
Mind Candy says new game isn’t a precursor to its IPO May 29, 2014 As one of Silicon Roundabout’s sweethearts, Mind Candy and its Moshi Monsters franchise are ones to watch in London’s tech space. And now the gaming company is striving to prove its more than just one trick monster – with new game, World of Warriors. A teaser for the game (think Game of Thrones meets your [...]
Canada Square welcomes 40,000 unusual residents May 29, 2014 There’s a buzz around Canary Wharf today, but it’s got nothing to do with the FTSE or Pret’s latest sarnie: KPMG has added 40,000 to its total residency at 15 Canada Square… …40,000 bees that is. The bees moved in over the weekend and have been nestling into their new home, on the [...]
