Nationwide must act in members’ interests on Virgin Money deal March 14, 2024 Mark Kleinman writes a weekly column for City A.M., this week on Nationwide, the 'British ISA' and Martin Gilbert's latest venture
Bitcoin breaks new all-time high as daily ETF inflows exceed $1 billion March 14, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. Yesterday was yet another new Bitcoin all-time high. On Tuesday, a sharp wick down to test the previous all-time high of $69,000 was quickly eaten up by hungry institutions. [...]
Anne Boden: ‘Things haven’t got much better for women in tech in 40 years’ March 14, 2024 Former Starling Bank chief Anne Boden sits down with City A.M. to discuss her early career, sexism in the City and life beyond the bank.
When will Liontrust stop trying to buy companies? March 14, 2024 Liontrust has a problem – they can’t stop trying to buy companies. Majedie Asset Management, Neptune Investment Management, the infamous failed takeover of GAM – and now Artemis. Reports came out from the FT this week that Liontrust and Artemis had been in talks over an acquisition, which would have made it the eighth asset [...]
More than £80m spent on remote working kit for ‘couch potato’ HMRC staff March 14, 2024 The taxman purchased over 175,000 laptops, tablet computers, phones, and desktops at a total cost of £82,609,759 over the last three years.
Open access: The quiet revolution that might just fix Britain’s broken railways March 14, 2024 Open access is offering a fresh approach to the solving British rail's ongoing financial struggles, with more commercial freedom and reduced ticket fares.
The Debate: Is reading ‘better’ than watching TV? March 14, 2024 It’s an age old debate that still gets people’s goats going – not least due to the snobbish presumptions behind those who back books. So let’s determine the answer once and for all: is reading morally better for you than watching TV? Yes: There are creative benefits to reading In an increasingly online world there [...]
In defence of the big, bad wolf: Why Britain should defy Europe’s anti-vulpine agenda March 14, 2024 Farmers and Ursula von der Leyen want them banished at all costs - but there's a case for bringing the wolf to Britain, argues Lucy Kenningham
Vinyl and CD sales rise as Raye and Miley Cyrus boost UK streaming March 14, 2024 Amid a digital boom, vinyl and CDs are enjoying a renaissance as youngsters embrace the nostalgia-driven trend, according to BPI.
This incompetent handling of a media storm is a bad look for the Tories March 14, 2024 Distracted as they are from governing, the Conservatives have got themselves into yet another unholy mess over their now “controversial” donor Frank Hester. A story that should have been over in the space of a news cycle has now dragged on for days thanks to a strange combination of bad media management and an unwillingness [...]
