By: Joe Hall

I'm a sports and sports business journalist with City A.M. Follow me for coverage of the industry behind sports and the money made by top athletes. I've provided expert commentary on sports business for both TV and radio, including the BBC World Service. My email is always open to tips and story ideas: joe.hall@cityam.com

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PwC to ditch A-level requirements to reach students from “wider pockets of society”

May 4, 2015

Graduates will no longer need spotless A-level grades to land a job at accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The firm, one of the biggest graduate employers in the country, argued that by using Ucas points (a measure of a secondary school student's qualifications) to screen applicants, it was missing out on recruits from more disadvantaged backgrounds. [...]
Greece set to meet €200m IMF payment but refuses to cross “red lines” on reform

May 4, 2015

Greece will make its near €1bn payments due to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this month, officials insist, yet the country remains at loggerheads with its creditors over fiscal forecasts and labor reforms just days before the European Central Bank's (ECB) next decision on emergency aid. The country's labour minister Panos Skourletis told local TV [...]
Who is the greatest fighter of all time? Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and 29 top boxers’ records compared

May 1, 2015

Not one known for modesty, Floyd Mayweather Jr. proclaimed himself to be the greatest fighter of all time earlier this week – claiming to be even better than Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson. Does Mayweather have a point? If the American beats Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night he will extend his record to [...]
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao earnings compared to business, film, music and football

May 1, 2015

When Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao finally touch gloves in the MGM Grand this Saturday night, as much attention will be on their bulging bank accounts as the bludgeoning blows landed by the two legendary fighters. The long-awaited and much-hyped bout is expected to smash all pay-per-view records to become the richest single sporting event [...]
Tidjane Thiam will be replaced by Mike Wells as Prudential chief exec

May 1, 2015

Prudential has found its successor for departing chief executive Tidjane Thiam – and they haven't had to look too far. Mike Wells, head of the company's US arm Jackson National Life, will step into the role vacated by the popular Thiam, who is leaving to head up Credit Suisse. The 55-year-old will replace a resoundingly popular [...]
Bournemouth and Watford in line for £130m windfall from Premier League promotion

May 1, 2015

Bournemouth and Watford will enjoy a £130m windfall next season after securing promotion to the Premier League and its treasure chest of TV income. Each club will receive a promotion boost of £130m, rising to £230m if either club can survive in the top flight, according to figures from Deloitte and roughly in line with [...]
Virgin Money eats up mortgage market share as lending rises

May 1, 2015

The figures Virgin Money delivered a rise in mortgage lending and ate up a larger chunk of market share during the first quarter, cementing its position as one of the UK's fastest growing challenger banks. The lender said it enjoyed a 34 per cent rise in gross mortgage lending to £1.6bn at a time when [...]
Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao: Revenue, prize money, earnings, pay-per-view and all the figures behind the richest fight in boxing history

April 30, 2015

Sporting history will be made this weekend when Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao duck under the ropes and prepare to face off in what is expected to be the richest boxing match of all time. When Michael Buffer’s unmistakable voice introduces the two fighters into the MGM Grand arena, the audience will be explicitly reminded [...]
General Election 2015 mapped: Conservative strongholds enjoy house price growth almost triple Labour areas

April 30, 2015

Conservative stronghold constituencies have enjoyed the biggest jump in house prices since the last election, with a rate of growth almost three times higher than Labour majorities. Data compiled by online estate agents HouseSimple.com reveals that areas which elected Conservative MPs in 2010 were far more likely to enjoy the effects of the UK property [...]
Shell profit beats expectations as asset sales top $2bn

April 30, 2015

The figures Royal Dutch Shell beat first quarter profit expectations, even as earnings on a current cost supplies (CCS) basis excluding identified items plummetted by well over 50 per cent. CCS earnings, the oil industry's preferred measure, fell by 56 per cent to $3.2bn from $7.3bn at the same stage last year as global crude prices [...]

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