Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce but charitable foundation will continue May 4, 2021 Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of the one of the world’s largest private charitable foundations, have pledged to continue their philanthropic work together after filing for divorce after 27 years of marriage. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has become one of the most powerful forces in global public health, spending more than $50bn over [...]
Joachim Klement, CFA: Three Geo-Economics trends to watch May 4, 2021 “Today’s investors need to understand geopolitical trends as a main driving force of markets.” Joachim Klement, CFA Joachim Klement, CFA, has emerged over the last decade as one of the more insightful and compelling voices in finance. Well-reasoned, rigorous, humorous, and occasionally iconoclastic, his perspective, featured either on the Enterprising Investor Blog or on his [...]
Former MP Luciana Berger joins Cazoo’s ESG board May 4, 2021 Online used-car retailer Cazoo has appointed former MP Luciana Berger to its board, once its $7bn merger with AJAX has been completed. Joining as a non-executive director, Berger’s political career last saw her as the Liberal Democrat shadow spokesperson for health, social care and wellbeing in 2019. Currently managing director of advocacy and public affairs [...]
Recalibrating the corporate ecosystem May 4, 2021 Atapestry of reform is needed to recalibrate the corporate ecosystem. It’s not just about audit reform. It is time to recalibrate the corporate ecosystem. Prior tothe publication of the BEIS consultation, ICAS issued a paper exploring how various recommendations from the Brydon, Kingman and CMA reviews might be combined to deliver a tapestry of reform [...]
Now is the time to fight against climate change May 4, 2021 2021 is being billed as a pivotal moment in terms of our fight against climate change, with the global climate change conference, COP 26, due to take place in Glasgow in November of this year. At the moment, there is some uncertainty around the format of the conference, and it is likely that it may [...]
It’s time for business leaders to be educated about dyslexia May 4, 2021 Emily Cheyne CA, Manager, Transaction Services at KPMG, discusses having dyslexia, comparing herself to others and how it’s time to stop thinking that one way of working is appropriate for everyone. When were you diagnosed with dyslexia? I was in Primary 5 at school – so 10 years old. The reason I was tested was [...]
Flexing our mental muscles and putting wellbeing first May 4, 2021 ICAS is making a long-term commitment to mental health and the role of business in taking responsibility for individual wellbeing, says CEO Bruce Cartwright CA. It’s time to not just talk about mental health and wellbeing but to embrace the topic as a conversation that’s central to the way we live and work. Covid-19 and [...]
Ocean Outdoor ‘optimistic’ about ad recovery despite hefty pandemic loss May 4, 2021 Ocean Outdoor today said it was “optimistic” about a recovery in the advertising market this year after the company crashed to a hefty loss during the pandemic. Ocean, which operates major sites including Piccadilly Lights, reported a pre-tax loss of £182m last year, compared to a loss of £6.2m in 2019. Revenue for the year [...]
Second-highest Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after fall May 4, 2021 A senior employee at the Swiss embassy in Tehran today died after falling from a high-rise building where she lived, Switzerland’s foreign ministry has confirmed. An emergency services spokesperson told Iranian news agency ISNA that the staff member was a 51-year-old woman. She was the second-highest ranked employee at the embassy and had lived on [...]
Blackstone asks CEOs to take ESG matters to their boards for the first time May 4, 2021 Investment group Blackstone has asked its top private equity staff to report environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters to their boards for the first time ever. Executives in companies controlled by the group’s private equity arm will up Blackstone’s sustainability, as investors are increasingly wary of the impacts companies have on the environment and workers, according [...]
