Exclusive: Activist shareholders push for ‘hybrid’ AGMs over fears firms are stifling debate March 30, 2022 A shareholder activist group is pushing FTSE 100 bosses to hold ‘hybrid’ shareholder meetings over fears that firms are stifling investor debate by holding meetings in person.
Despite what we wish, there are no miracle economics Rishi can pull out of his hat March 30, 2022 The economic pressures now known as “the cost of living crisis” were at the core of the criticism of the spring statement last week. Those who once eulogised the Chancellor have now been selling their stocks of Sunak. While much of the commentary is unfair, politics is a trade in which the concept of fairness [...]
Shop price inflation hits highest rate in more than decade amid cost of living crunch March 30, 2022 Shop price annual inflation has hit the highest rate since September 2011 as Brits face a cost of living crunch. According to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NielsenIQ, the metric hit 2.1 per cent in March. This was an increase from 1.8 per cent in February. Shoppers have flocked to discount retailers [...]
Chief execs in Boris Johnson’s position would fall on their sword for rule-breaking March 30, 2022 In the corporate world, there was a slightly different take on “party-gate” than the conventional wisdom of Westminster, which has waited for fines to be doled out to look again at allegations of wrongdoing during lockdowns. The invasion of Ukraine has, understandably, taken over as priority, but it should not be able to fly under [...]
Exclusive: Younger users shun banks over weak sustainability performance March 30, 2022 Young people are shunning banks with weak environmental credentials as demand for sustainability in financial services swells, new data has revealed.
Exclusive: Property tech firm Deepki gets €150m backing as it eyes international push March 30, 2022 Real estate software firm Deepki has bagged a $150m funding injection today as it looks to rollout its property data intelligence software to firms across Europe.
Explainer-in-brief: The real showdown at the Oscars March 29, 2022 While all eyes were on the punch Will Smith served up to comedian Chris Rock, there was another brewing tension at the awards ceremony of the year. Apple and Netflix had been fiercely vying to become the first streaming service to win the Best Picture award, as the number of people turning to online platforms [...]
BBC chair questions public’s appetite for impartiality March 29, 2022 BBC chair Richard Sharp has suggested that the public may overstate their appetite for impartial news. As reported by the Guardian, Sharp compared public attitude to impartiality as the same way that “99% of people say they wash their hands after going to the loo”. Speaking at a panel event organised by the Social Market [...]
Mixed reviews for Sky Glass as high-tech TV suffers recording issues March 29, 2022 Sky Glass continues to have a rather rocky rollout, with users complaining that the flashy new TV’s playback feature is faulty. Problems were first reported back in November, with UK early adopters recording screen flickering and recording problems on their devices. “When watching anything I keep getting distracted by the occasional flash/blink in the top [...]
Government sets boundaries for free lateral flow entitlement as ‘new phase’ of pandemic dawns March 29, 2022 Free COVID tests will remain available to certain groups even after the government scraps universal testing from Friday onwards.
