Mark Kleinman on the Premier League, Natwest’s shares and a boardroom brouhaha February 15, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and writes a weekly column for City A.M. And you thought the official overseeing the much-derided VAR had the toughest job in the Premier League. Spare your thoughts, instead, for the legal team supervising English football’s top flight. After Financial Fair Play charges laid at the doors of [...]
Meet the man trying to rebuild Purplebricks from the ground up February 15, 2024 Purplebricks was sold for £1 last year - now Sam Mitchell is trying to rebuild it
Keep the flame alive and reinvigorate our public equity markets February 15, 2024 Reinvigorating our public equity markets matters: not just for those who’ve got a few quid in there thanks to auto-enrolment.
To list or not to list? The bizarre process behind England’s listed buildings February 15, 2024 Historic England have enormous power when choosing to list or not to list a building. To preserve our richly textured historical cities, they shouldn't hold back, writes Lucy Kenningham
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Thought shower February 15, 2024 City A.M. is taking a stand against the worst offenders in corporate jargon. This week, we tackle the scourge of the "thought shower".
Scared of investing when the market is at an all-time high? Don’t be. February 15, 2024 While it might seem counter-intuitive, it is actually better to invest when the market has hit an all-time high, rather than sitting on the sidelines with cash. Just because the US stock market has recently hit an all-time high, doesn’t mean you should be worrying about getting into investing. New research from Schroders shows that [...]
Why the traditional ‘9-5’ could be a thing of the past February 15, 2024 Ditching the traditional 9-5 career path could be the next generational trend, new research shows.
Start Up Loan Scheme hits milestone of £100m issued to young entrepreneurs February 15, 2024 A grand total of £100m in Start Up Loans has been distributed to the “next generation” of business leaders, the latest breakthrough shows, despite an ongoing wave of SME funding challenges. Since the Start Up Loan Scheme, funded through British Business Bank, was introduced in 2012, some 15,000 loans have been issued to founders aged [...]
Alibaba donation to Interpol raises undue influence concerns February 15, 2024 Experts have raised concerns about Interpol’s funding arrangements after their accounts revealed Alibaba donated over half a million euros to the organisation.
HSBC set to nearly double annual profits as it shrugs off China worries February 15, 2024 HSBC is set to nearly double its annual profits on the back of higher interest rates as it shrugs off concerns about its exposure to China's stagnating economy.
