UK Government won’t insist workers are jabbed to return to office, but rules out Covid passports July 30, 2021 Workers being double-jabbed before returning to the office is a “good idea” but will not be a legal requirement, Grant Shapps said, and he today ruled out Covid passports for pubs and shops. The Transport Secretary said some companies will require their staff to be fully vaccinated but it won’t become law. Shapps said that [...]
SEC halts Wall Street IPOs of Chinese companies as mulls new risk disclosures July 30, 2021 The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has frozen registrations of Chinese companies for IPOs on US markets while it drafts new guidance for disclosing the risk of a Beijing regulatory crackdown to investors. Chinese companies must not submit registrations for the sales of securities to the SEC until it has formulated new rules on how [...]
Soggy pizza? Delivery shifts soar as drivers ‘boomerang’ back to old jobs July 30, 2021 The number of temporary delivery drivers ready to pick up shifts has tumbled by over a quarter, new data has found, with many leaving flexible working behind. Thousands have returned to their pre-pandemic professions in hospitality and retail, according to Indeed Flex, the job sites flexible working division. In London, the number of available drivers [...]
Gary Lineker joins LaLigaTV in ‘multi-year’ deal July 30, 2021 Gary Lineker has joined LaLigaTV as a presenter in a “multi-year agreement” to front coverage of Spain’s top-flight football league. The former England striker will present key fixtures on the 24-hour channel and feature regularly on its Viva LaLiga studio programme broadcast live from Barcelona. Lineker, who played for Barcelon during his career, already presents [...]
Sundance Film Festival: London 2021 – Our Best of The Fest July 30, 2021 Thursday sees the return of Sundance London to Picturehouse Central. Like many events, the 2020 edition was held online, but the independent film extravaganza will once again be taking place in-person this week with a stellar line up picked from the best of its parent event in Utah. Fifteen features have been chosen, along with [...]
People are turning to Bitcoin at a rate of almost 52,000 new users every day July 30, 2021 Jason Deane crunches the numbers and discovers Bitcoin is attracting 36 new users every minute.
Goodwin ups newly qualified lawyers pay to £147k in a second rise this year July 30, 2021 US law firm Goodwin Procter has bumped up the salaries of its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in London for the second time this year, City A.M. understands. Junior lawyers at the firm have been given a pay increase of 7 per cent bringing their annual salary to £147,000 less than six months after Goodwin gave [...]
EP77 City A.M. Racing Podcast: Saturday Goodwood July 30, 2021 The final day of glorious Goodwood 2021 features the Group 2 Lily Langtry Stakes for fillies and mares, plus the 6 Furlong Stewards’ Cup cavalry charge. Newmarket trainer James Ferguson is our guest and he tells us all about First Folio who is strongly fancied to win the Stewards Sprint Handicap on the same card. [...]
Science Museum under fire after signing ‘gagging order’ with Shell over sponsorship deal July 30, 2021 The Science Museum is under fire today for signing a “gagging order” preventing it from criticising Shell, the sponsor of its current “Our Future Planet” exhibition. Documents obtained by FOI request by climate group Culture Unstained show that the museum signed a sponsorship agreeing in which it agreed not to do or say anything which [...]
City watchdog launches money laundering probe into Monzo July 30, 2021 The City watchdog is in the early stages of a probe into British digital bank Monzo over possible money laundering activity. Monzo announced the potential probe alongside its annual results today, which showed the challenger bank swung to a £130m loss, up from £114m last year. Read more: City watchdog slashes fundraising threshold to attract [...]
