By: Helen Cahill

I report on retail and property for City A.M. I have covered the investigation into BHS and London's housing crisis. You can email me on helen.cahill@cityam.com with tips or commentary.

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Bank of England official hits back at Theresa May over low interest rates

November 28, 2016

Bank of England rate setter Gertjan Vlieghe has retaliated against Prime Minister Theresa May's complaint about low interest rates. May has criticised the "bad side effects" of the Bank's policy, saying in her address at the Conservative party conference that "people with savings have found themselves poorer". Read more: Major bank shares fall with shareholders stressed ahead [...]
Chairman of the Bar takes aim at Snooper’s Charter

November 28, 2016

The chairman of the Bar has taken aim at the government's new surveillance legislation, which has also been branded the Snooper's Charter. In a lecture this evening, Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC will say that the Investigatory Powers Bill threatens to compromise the privacy of communications between legal advisers and their clients, also known as legal professional privilege. Read [...]
UK investors favoured global funds in run-up to US election

November 28, 2016

UK investors were setting their sights on global funds to mitigate against uncertainty in the lead up to the US election. Global equity, global emerging markets and global bonds made up three of the top five selling sectors in October, according to the Investment Association's figures. Read more: Fine wine investments: The vintages that will generate [...]
Forget John Lewis – Wes Anderson has done a Christmas ad for H&M and people are going crazy about it

November 28, 2016

Bow down, John Lewis, your ad has been well and truly trumped by this festive treat from H&M. Read more: Heartwarming and full of plot holes: Our review of John Lewis' Christmas ad The Swedish retailer has gone the extra mile and enlisted genius filmmaker Wes Anderson for its ad, titled "Come Together". Anderson has created [...]
Here are the best Cyber Monday deals

November 28, 2016

If you've been trying to bag a bargain on all your Christmas gifts over Black Weekend, but you haven't got everything you need quite yet, don't worry. There's still time: it's Cyber Monday. According to Nationwide, its customers have spent over £15.3m on Cyber Monday deals between midnight and 9am alone. During that period, more [...]
The City’s tallest skyscraper gets the go-ahead

November 28, 2016

The tallest building in the City of London, 1 Undershaft, has just received planning approval. Rising up 73 storeys, the new glass giant will be the second tallest tower in western Europe after the Shard. To make room for the building, Aviva Tower will be demolished. Read more: Steel group Severfield sets its sights on [...]
There’s been a double ousting at Tata Steel

November 25, 2016

The Tata Steel board has ousted chairman Cyrus Mistry after Tata Sons, the principal shareholder of Tata Steel, called for a vote on the matter. Director Nusli Wadia has also been removed from the board. Read more: Ousted Tata chairman Mistry to remain head of Tata Steel In a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange, Tata Steel [...]
Sirius Real Estate to move to main market in 2017

November 25, 2016

AIM-listed Sirius Real Estate is planning to move to main market in early 2017, City A.M. understands. The property company, which focuses on commercial property in Germany, is expected to announce the news in the new year. Read more: Angela Merkel confirms she will seek fourth term Sirius is listed in both London and Johannesburg. It [...]
Black Friday 2016: Customers of this lender are spending £32,000 a minute

November 25, 2016

Nationwide card holders are spending £32,000 a minute in the Black Friday sales. The building society said that between midnight and 8:30am today customers had shelled out £16.3m, an increase on last year's spend. Read more: The best Black Friday deals on consoles and games More than 400,000 transactions have taken place – up 50 per cent [...]
Black Friday: These are the top selling items at John Lewis right now

November 25, 2016

John Lewis opened its stores at 8am this morning and has been selling items at Black Friday prices since midnight – here are the products people are loving: Sonos Play 1 is the biggest seller in tech The Legos Simpsons house is the best-selling item by value Marc Jacobs perfume has had the most units [...]

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