Royal London boss commits to dumping Russian assets as pension giant reports profit boost March 4, 2022 Royal London boss Barry O’Dwyer said the firm would dump its Russian investments as soon as possible today, as the pension giant reported rising sales and jump in profits for 2021.
Accounting bodies unite on nature March 4, 2022 The chief executives of 10 of the world’s leading accountancy institutes, including ICAS, have joined together to support a new call to action in response to the nature crisis, ahead of the upcoming UN Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) COP 15. Working together as part of the Global Accounting Alliance (GAA), the CEOs are signing [...]
Retail property firm Hammerson closes losses as it heads towards recovery March 4, 2022 Retail property firm Hammerson posted smaller losses today and reported a 122 per cent rise in earnings for 2021, as it recovers from a collapse in retail rent during the pandemic
Virgin Active appoints Dean Kowarski CEO as it snaps up his nutrition firm March 4, 2022 Virgin Active has appointed Dean Kowarski, the founder of The Real Foods Group, as its new chief executive.
Passenger numbers soar above 640,000 at budget airline Norwegian March 4, 2022 Passenger numbers at Norwegian took off last month topping 640,000, the highest level since the pandemic struck in March 2020.
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? March 4, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. MCA The Management Consultancies Association (MCA), a trade association, has announced that an EY veteran will be its next president. Yunus Ozler, EY UK&I energy and resources consulting leader and partner, who currently sits on the MCA [...]
As Russia triggers needless tragedy, we need to defend our global stability March 4, 2022 The lives lost so far in Putin’s pointless and tragic war are a terrible price for Ukraine, and innocent Russians. But the collateral damage of a land war in Europe will soon begin to spread far beyond razed Ukrainian villages and the flattened streets of Kharkiv. War costs billions every day. And the response – [...]
February retail sales perform well but warnings for mid-level retailers as living costs spike March 4, 2022 Purchases of clothes have driven retail sales growth, thanks to the easing of Covid restrictions. Total like-for-like sales swelled 49.6 per cent in February, according to the BDO’s February High Street Sales Tracker. This was from a base of minus 3.1 per cent in February 2021, when the country was in the throes of a [...]
From Abramovich to the Saudis: Football clubs have become the laundry for muddy reputations March 4, 2022 In 2003, Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea Football Club. In the years thereafter, a perennial underachiever became one of the most successful clubs in English football, a five-times Premier League champion and twice winner of the Champions League, the pinnacle of European football. Today, they are the reigning European and world club champions. Results on the [...]
As the cashless world grows, our financial ecosystems must build strong structures March 4, 2022 The cashless debate has been raging in the UK for the better part of a decade. While some are worried about phasing out physical cash, the pandemic has catalysed its decline – it’s no longer a surprise if your local coffee shop turns down a crumpled note in favour of a contactless credit card. UK [...]