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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What you need to know before the open

March 13, 2014

Data from China will keep markets on their toes this morning, as ongoing concerns about the health of the world’s second-largest economy continue to weigh down sentiment. Despite weaker numbers, though, European bourses look set to open slightly higher, after yesterday’s strong declines. Chinese industrial production in February came in at 8.6 per cent from [...]
Any Other Business – 13/05

March 13, 2014

OUR Mipim spies have brought us more news from the promenades of Cannes. Apparently attendees at the international property gala are desperate to avoid being photographed with a drink in their hands (alcoholic – we’re sure Evian is fine) as they don’t want to be accused of being on a jolly. We’ve heard that at one [...]
The 236 skyscrapers coming to London

March 12, 2014

London’s skyline is set to change dramatically over the next decade. According to a report out today, over 236 towers over 20 storeys are being proposed, approved or under construction – more than double the number of high-rise buildings estimated to be in capital today. Traditionally a low-rise city, London’s skyscrapers have, until now, been [...]
What you need to know before the US open

March 12, 2014

With little in the way of economic data today, investors will likely be looking towards China and the worries over copper. The metal’s hit a 2010 low, with gold hitting a five-and-a-half-month high. The news fuels concerns over China’s continuing economic slowdown, with European markets falling for a fourth day, and US stock futures suggest [...]
G7 says it won’t recognise Crimea referendum

March 12, 2014

G7 has warned that it won’t recognise a referendum in Crimea on joining Russia. In a statement, it’s said it would have “no legal effect” because it would violate Ukraine’s constitution. It's also called on Russia today to immediately halt its actions in supporting the referendum, saying that, if it moves to annex Crimea, it'll [...]
It’s not practical for an independent Scotland to keep the pound, says George Soros

March 12, 2014

Billionaire George Soros has said this morning that it wouldn’t be “practical” for an independent Scotland to keep sterling, but that a separate currency is “potentially dangerous”. Speaking to ITV's Richard Edgar, Soros said Scotland should seek membership with the European Central Bank – i.e. join the euro – because sticking with the Bank of [...]
BoAML director to join FCA as investment boss

March 12, 2014

Another high-profile hire for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The regulator’s announced this morning that it’s appointed Julia Hoggett as head of investment banking in its supervision division. Hoggett, who’ll start in early May, joins the regulator from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where she’s currently a managing director responsible for a variety of debt [...]
Minimum wage to rise to £6.50

March 12, 2014

The minimum wage will be going up to £6.50, business secretary Vince Cable’s confirmed. It's currently £6.31 for those 21 and over. The 19p hike will come into effect from October, and marks the beginning of a series of real-term increases, designed to “restore and then surpass” the wage’s pre-crisis value. At three per cent, [...]
Philip Clarke: Retail’s got an image problem but Tesco will win

March 12, 2014

Tesco boss Philip Clarke has been talking this morning at Retail Week Live about retail’s "image problem". The chief executive of the UK’s largest supermarket said it has to accept that bigger is no longer seen as better by the customer, and that means it has to embrace change, dealing with pain in the short [...]
Innovia Security bags Bank of England contract to make material for new polymer notes

March 12, 2014

The Bank of England (BoE) has announced this morning that it’s agreed a contract with Innovia Security to supply the polymer material to make its new (polymer) bank notes. The plastic for the £5 and £10 notes will be made in Wigton, Cumbria, with Innovia creating a plant specially. It’ll be operational from 2016, with [...]

Starmer not told Mandelson was denied security clearance

Trump-hating Fifa World Cup fans should have costs paid if denied visa

Avenue Q is wonderfully lawless chaos (with very rude puppets)

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