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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Fastest rise in UK house prices since July 2010

November 29, 2013

(Nationwide) The Nationwide UK house price index rose by 0.6 per cent in November, taking the annual rate of increase to 6.5 per cent – the biggest seen since July 2010. October's month-on-month increase was 1.0 per cent, whilst year-on-year the index rose 5.8 per cent. November's figures follow the news yesterday that the Bank [...]
UK immigration and emigration are falling: three illuminating charts

November 28, 2013

UK emigration is at its lowest since 2001, according to the latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The number of people emigrating fell from 349,000 between June 2011-2012 to 320,000 between June 2012-2013. (ONS) The number of people immigrating also fell: 503,000 people immigrated to the UK between June 2012 and 2013 [...]
BT Sport bags multi-year NBA deal

November 28, 2013

BT Sport and the NBA have signed an agreement for exclusive live television coverage of top NBA games in the UK and Ireland. The multi-year agreement begins on 1 December with the Indiana Pacers taking on West Coast rivals the LA Clippers on BT Sport 2. The deal will see up to 200 games shown [...]
Co-op sheds customers in wake of scandal

November 28, 2013

The Co-operative Bank announced on Thursday that a combination of recent scandals and the relative ease at which customers are now able to switch banks has led to the bank losing customers. However, the Co-op did not disclose how many customers had left the bank. The self-styled ethical lender admitted that it had suffered "reputational [...]
EUR/USD edges up on higher than expected German inflation

November 28, 2013

Germany's consumer price index returned to growth in November, increasing 0.2 per cent, according to a flash estimate. Analysts had expected a 0.1 per cent increase. October saw a decline of 0.2 per cent. Year-on-year, inflation rose 1.3 per cent, after expectations of a 1.2 per cent rise. The EUR/USD edged higher on the news, [...]
BoE warns on rising cyber attack threat

November 28, 2013

The Bank of England said this morning that "cyber attack has continued to threaten to disrupt the financial system." Back in March, cabinet office minister Francis Maude said that (cyber) attacks are responsible for "losses to the UK economy running into the billions of pounds." In its Financial Stability Report, the Bank states that over the [...]
Housebuilders take a knock as BoE ends Funding for Lending for mortgages

November 28, 2013

Shares in the housebuilding sector have taken a tumble across the board this morning on the news that the Bank of England is ending its Funding for Lending scheme for mortgage providers. At pixel time, Barratt Homes has plummeted 9.6 per cent. Persimmon, the UK's largest home builder, is down over six per cent. Taylor [...]
French group Suez takes on west London’s waste with 25-year contract

November 28, 2013

Suez Environnement subsidiary Sita UK is leading a consortium that has just signed a £760m, 25-year residual waste contract with the West London Waste Authority (WLWA). Over its duration, the contract is worth £1.4bn, and will see £244m invested into new infrastructure. Sita UK, along with partners Scottish Widows Investment Partners and Itochu Corporation, will [...]
RSA Insurance Ireland CEO Philip Smith quits

November 28, 2013

The chief executive of the Irish arm of RSA Insurance, Philip Smith, has resigned from the company after saying he has become the scapegoat for allegations of serious financial irregularities. In a statement Smith said he and his family have been traumatised by recent events. He also claims the ongoing probe by RSA has a [...]
Sunny prospects for Thomas Cook as it delivers a profit

November 28, 2013

Things are starting to look up for Thomas Cook as the travel company saw an operating profit for the first time since 2010, as the first year of its turnaround plan starts to take off. Shares have rocketed this morning on the news, up over 11 per cent, putting it at the top of the [...]

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