Women and money making: What’s your business model? March 29, 2022 What do women around the world think is the most important component to their personal business model? Last year, I interviewed 53 accomplished women for my research paper “Smart Women: How Do They Make Money?” released on 8 March 2022. In celebration of International Women’s Day 2022, I thought I’d share some examples of how women [...]
A snap legislative change to isolate P&O exposes the holes of employment law March 29, 2022 First came the heavy-handed sacking of 800 workers via Zoom. Then followed the unnerving performance of P&O chief exec Peter Hebblethwaite in front of a parliamentary select committee. The P&O saga has been a total mishap. Now, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has vowed to change the laws and make it illegal to pay employees below [...]
Nations allowing a deluge of Russian money are a threat to our global democracies March 29, 2022 In the month since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the West has come together to face what could be the greatest military crisis since the beginning of the Cold War. This has clearly wrong-footed Putin and the invasion has not gone according to his plan. This geopolitical explosion has been a long time in the making, [...]
Boardroom shuffle: Mitie ushers in BT executive and former government adviser March 29, 2022 British outsourcing giant Mitie has undergone a boardroom shuffle, ushering in a BT executive and former special adviser to health secretary Sajid Javid. Stepping onto the board at the beginning of April, Chet Patel and Salma Shah join as non-executive directors. Patel, who will maintain his role as BT’s chief commercial officer and managing director [...]
City A.M. Awards 2022: Dealmaker of the Year March 29, 2022 The City is back, and so are the City A.M. Awards, recognising the best of the Square Mile, Canary Wharf and London’s business community – which has shown shown resilience, innovation and adaptability like never before over the past year. We’re delighted to host what will be a wonderful celebration of the capital’s rebound, but [...]
Why agriculture holds the key to tackling water waste March 29, 2022 Water is a precious resource. Ensuring we have enough water for a growing global population in a time of climate change is one of the most important challenges of our time. But in our view it’s impossible to talk about water without also talking about food. Agriculture uses 65% of the world’s fresh water, but [...]
Clyde & Co agrees merger with BLM following partner vote March 29, 2022 City of London law firm Clyde & Co has agreed to merge with insurance specialist law firm BLM. The merger will see the two firms join forces to form a major global law firm with more than £700m in revenues and 5,300 employees – including 2,600 lawyers. The coming together of the two firms is [...]
Back at it: British Airways restarts short-haul operations from Gatwick March 29, 2022 British Airways (BA) restarted short-haul operations from Gatwick today, the airline announced. Services – including flights to Amsterdam, Ibiza and Marrakech – will initially operate under BA’s Air Operators Certificate before moving to subsidiary BA Euroflyer. “Today marks a significant milestone for British Airways as we operate our first European services from Gatwick in two [...]
Brits splash on the plastic to uphold spending amid cost of living squeeze March 29, 2022 Brits are scrambling to take on debt to maintain spending amid one of the tightest cost of living crises in a generation, new figures released today reveal. Soaring prices and weak pay growth are making it tougher for households to maintain their existing lifestyles, strengthening incentives to use credit cards to plug budget gaps. Data [...]
Ørsted sells 50 per cent stake in world’s largest offshore wind farm for £3bn March 29, 2022 Ørsted has offloaded a 50 per cent stake in the world's largest offshore wind farm for £3bn to AXA IM Alts and Crédit Agricole.
