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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German election unlikely to provoke demand for safe-haven assets

September 20, 2013

With Germany's federal election due to be held this Sunday, research group Capital Economics says that an immediate resurgence in demand for safe-haven assets is unlikely. Although the current coalition could, the research group says, could stay in government, they are expecting a grand coalition between the Christian Democratic Union and Social Democratic Party. Capital [...]
Khan hints at mayoral run 2016

September 20, 2013

Labour go-getter Sadiq Khan has hinted that he may run for London Mayor 2016. In interviews today with the Evening Standard and the Guardian, the shadow justice secretary and lord chancellor confessed to being interested, should the potential for the position arise. He said: “If I was at the edge of the box and the [...]
CWU announce Royal Mail strike ballot for next Friday

September 20, 2013

Workers' union CWU has announced plans for a strike ballot to be held next Friday. City A.M. business writer Liam Ward-Proud says on the impact of a strike: Stevenson [Tom Stevenson, an investment writer for fund manager Fidelity Capital] says that there are risks around the workforce, with strikes planned in reaction to the privatisation, [...]
Investment by insurers and pension funds far higher than five year average

September 20, 2013

Investment by insurers and pension funds is significantly higher than five year average and the largest quarterly estimate since 2009. Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show total net investment of £35bn by insurance companies, pension funds and trusts in the second quarter of 2013. This is the largest estimate since 2009's second [...]
Regulator alleges price fixing in sports bra market

September 20, 2013

A regulator has alleged price fixing in selling of Shock Absorber bras in UK department stores. The Office for Fair Trading (OFT) today issued a Statement of Objections to a sports bra manufacturer for allegedly fixing the resale price of their Shock Absorber bras. (Release) DB Apparel, the maker of Shock Absorber has, the OFT [...]
Foxtons returns to market at £649m as stocks gear towards housing recovery

September 20, 2013

London estate agents Foxtons has floated on the London Stock Exchange at 230p a share. (Release) Market capitalisation for the company is about £649m with gross proceeds raised of £390m. Our deputy editor David Hellier writes: STRONG demand for shares in Foxtons, the London-focused estate agency chain, was last night expected to push the group’s [...]
Before the open: markets slower following Fed decision on tapering

September 20, 2013

European markets are set to open muted this morning, given the marginally weaker finish in the US, following the Fed's decision not to taper, and record high for the Dax earlier in the week. It was a similar story for Asian markets which were subdued, following Wednesday's announcement. Following a slightly rough time against the [...]
Any other business – 20/09

September 19, 2013

Market commentators were musing yesterday on the coincidence that Nomura downgraded supermarket Tesco from a ‘buy’ rating to ‘neutral’, just a day after the food superstore ended the brokership relationship between the pair. While Nomura insisted to The Capitalist yesterday that the brokerage was a completely separate part of the firm and the incidents were [...]
Good data for the US real estate market in August

September 19, 2013

The US existing home sales index has risen 1.7 per cent in August following expectations of a 2.6 per cent fall. Number of sales is at 5.48m, up from July's 5.39m and the 5.25m consensus. Change in July was positive with an increase of 6.5 per cent.
Regulator hits JP Morgan with £137,610,000 fine over London Whale scandal

September 19, 2013

Banking giant JP Morgan has been hit with a fine of £137,610,000 from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following the charging of traders who lost the company more than £3.9bn. The fine is the second-largest to be given by the FCA and much higher than expected, with estimations of around £50m. Compared with the amount the bank [...]

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