By: Harriet Green

I am City A.M.'s deputy business features editor. I look after the Entrepreneurs page, Alternative Finance and our Office Politics section. I also help out with the Forum, running our daily debate. I have a special interest in distributed ledger technology. Prior to working at City A.M., I ran a social enterprise.

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Asian markets have kicked off 2014 cautiously. Here’s why

January 2, 2014

It's been something of a disappointing start to 2014 over in Asia, as markets suffer on China's unimpressive manufacturing data and currency troubles. The yen traded today, but Tokyo's equity market is closed until Monday. Asia starts the year cautiously – ASX +0.44%, Shanghai -0.44%, Hang Seng -0.25%, Nikkei +0.69% – Gold $1222.10 – [...]
Debenhams finance chief Simon Herrick quits

January 2, 2014

Debenhams is on the hunt for a new chief financial officer (CFO), after it issued a second profit warning in under a year earlier in the week, on the back of poor Christmas sales. Britain's second-largest department store said this morning that Simon Herrick will resign with immediate effect, leaving the company on 7 February. [...]
Is 2014 the year of the apprenticeship?

December 30, 2013

Today, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) chief John Cridland called for apprenticeships to be given the same status as degrees. He said: We need to widen the gateways into higher-skilled work for far more people, including those already working, or those for whom a degree may not be the best option. We need a UCAS-equivalent vocational [...]
Here are SocGen’s Kit Juckes’ thoughts on US growth in 2014

December 30, 2013

Societe Generale's Kit Juckes thinks 2013 has been "a bad year for bonds, a worse year for the yen and a truly awful one for gold." When it comes to predictions for next year, Juckes thinks it unlikely that the US recovery (which, he stresses, is sub-par) will be de-railed until policy changes. Consensus is [...]
Why it’s not such bad news that gold was a terrible investment this year

December 30, 2013

12 straight years of growth came to an end for gold this year. Today, the yellow metal fell one per cent in trading, and it's heading for its biggest annual loss in 32 years – a drop of almost 30 per cent. A growing appetite for risk, and the prospect of a global recovery and [...]
Next CEO says dictatorial Europe is no good to businesses

December 30, 2013

The UK's relationship with Europe will be watched closely by businesses next year, and one top businessman has stressed just how important changes to the EU are. Lord Simon Wolfson (pictured), the chief executive (CEO) of UK fashion store Next, says that everyone in the business community, no matter which side of the debate they're [...]
A choppy morning for Monte dei Paschi shares

December 30, 2013

It’s been a volatile morning for Monte dei Paschi shares, after the Italian bank saw a delay in crucial fundraising after a clash between its top executives and main investors. At pixel time, shares were up just under one per cent at €0.18. On Saturday, the Monte dei Paschi Foundation put paid to management plans [...]
Why China’s worried about a sliding yen

December 30, 2013

The yen's rapid fall over 2013 has been bothering China and South Korea for some time. But the anxiety has been underlined today as senior officials announced their exporters could be put at a disadvantage in global markets by Japan's intensive monetary and fiscal stimulus. World Trade Organization data showed China to be the world's [...]
Government may sell off rest of Lloyds stake next year

December 30, 2013

2014 could see the government complete the privatisation of Lloyds Banking Group, selling its remaining 33 per cent stake in the lender, the Telegraph has reported, citing unnamed sources. The newspaper said that the entire government holding, worth £18.4bn, could be sold off within the next 12 months, through both institutional sales and an offering [...]
What you need to know before the open – 30/12

December 30, 2013

A more subdued day of trading is expected today, in the second-to-last session of 2013. Sedentary start to today's penultimate session for the year in Europe! – FTSE +4, DAX -10, CAC unchanged — David Buik (@truemagic68) December 30, 2013 European bourses have been seeing strong gains over the last two weeks, with [...]

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