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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February marks 14 months of rising house prices

February 28, 2014

House prices stormed forward in February, marking the 14th month in a row of increases. Prices rose 0.6 per cent in February, according to figures from Nationwide. That takes the average home sale price to £177,846. Year-on-year, they rose 9.4 per cent in the month. Source: Nationwide Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s chief economist says price growth [...]
110 arrested in unprecedented boiler room fraud raids

February 28, 2014

110 people, including 20 in the UK, have been arrested as part of an international police crackdown on boiler room fraud. Operation Rico, which culminated in a string of raids over this week, was headed by City of London Police. 850 victims have been confirmed in the UK, although the figure is reportedly likely to [...]
The UK’s divided brand shows the cracks in government’s designs

February 28, 2014

As the rhetoric regarding the vote for, or against, Scottish independence starts to heat up, for my part I can’t help but look at the situation from a branding perspective – and wonder at the pretty awful job the United Kingdom has done. And before you raise your eyes to the heavens, hear me out [...]
Why the energy politicians are squaring up on ring-fencing

February 27, 2014

Energy secretary Ed Davey faced a grilling from MPs in the House of Commons today on competition in the energy market, following regulator Ofgem’s new liquidity and transparency rules, which were published yesterday. Currently, the big six – that have both generation and supply arms – can sell themselves energy, which some smaller suppliers and Labour [...]
How one private equity firm’s giving Tilney another chance

February 27, 2014

One of the UK’s oldest financial service institutions is back on the scene. RJ Tilney, which was founded in 1836 by brothers Robert and George, was a financial powerhouse in its native Liverpool back in the day but its name vanished in 2009 when German owners Deutsche Bank rebranded the company as Deutsche Bank Private [...]
RBS restructuring execs to have bonuses suspended

February 27, 2014

Following some worringly poor results this morning, and raised eyebrows, given the bonuses still being doled out to staff, there's news this afternoon that RBS has suspended the payment of bonuses to executives of its Global Restructuring Group (GRG), reports from the FT. That's the unit alleged to have deliberately put small and medium-sized (SME) [...]
Hogan Lovells’ profit per partner tops $1.2m

February 27, 2014

Profit per partner at Hogan Lovells increased by 10 per cent to top $1.2m (£720,000) last year, the City law firm said today, as both revenues and profits rose to record highs. Fees incomes increased by 5.2 per cent to $1.72bn in 2013, compared to $1.63bn in 2012, while revenues per lawyer were up 3.7 [...]
Scottish independence is WPP’s new “grey swan” threat

February 27, 2014

The “grey swans”, or known unknowns, are a regular feature of WPP’s results statements. Sir Martin Sorrell’s advertising outfit said today that most of the recent global swans are becoming whiter, as Chinese fragility and the prospects for the Middle East become less of a worry. But the Scottish referendum has made an appearance as [...]
What you need to know before the US open

February 27, 2014

US markets are expected to open lower today, following European counterparts that have remained cautious because of the worsening situation in Ukraine. The FTSE lost almost one per cent this morning, dragged down by struggling bank RBS, which has shed almost ten per cent. Janet Yellen’s due to speak to the Senate later today – [...]
The €400bn question: Will the Eurozone go for QE?

February 27, 2014

A Eurozone quantitive easing (QE) programme is now anticipated by BNP Paribas, one of France’s biggest banks. It follows Fathom Consulting, which has been suggesting a similar scheme since January. BNP Paribas suggest the programme would be around €300-500bn (£246-410bn) – small in comparison to schemes in Japan, the UK and US, but a major [...]

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