Arrivals from 30 ‘high-risk’ countries including Portugal and Brazil face hotel quarantine January 27, 2021 Travellers arriving back in the UK from countries with a known risk of new coronavirus variants will be forced to isolate for 10 days in hotels, it was announced today.
Ex-Barclays GC takes bank to court January 27, 2021 Judith Shepherd, a former general counsel at Barclays Capital, has filed a claim against her ex-employer in the High Court. Fox Williams, acting on behalf of Shepherd, lodged a claim in the Commercial Court on 22 January against Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank and Barclays Execution Services, The Lawyer reported. Law firm Simmons & Simmons has [...]
DNA testing firm23andMe linked to Richard Branson’s VG Acquisition Corp in move to go public January 27, 2021 DNA-testing company 23andMe is reportedly in talks to go public through a $4bn deal with Richard Branson's VG Acquisition Corp
Under the influence: How reality stars’ Dubai trips could sink social media marketing January 27, 2021 While online fitness guru Sheridan Mordew has undoubtedly succeeded at influencing people, she may be struggling to make friends. When the social media influencer, who posts workout videos for her thousands of online followers, insisted that her much-documented trip to Dubai was essential business travel, she was met with little sympathy. In fact, Mordew is [...]
Reddit day traders out for blood as they tell GameStop short-sellers: ‘We want to see the loss porn’ January 27, 2021 The ongoing battle between Reddit day traders and corporate short-sellers over GameStop stock has heated up, with the Redditors vowing: “We want to see loss porn”. Shares of US videogame retailer GameStop jumped 146 per cent today, driving the price of the stock to a whopping $365 by midday. Today’s surge leaves GameStop stock up [...]
Pearson and Cineworld shares jump amid ‘manic’ Reddit short-selling feud January 27, 2021 Shares in Pearson and Cineworld had remained buoyed by London close today, having sparked speculation of a major short squeeze fuelled by Reddit day traders. Education giant Pearson led the FTSE 100 risers, with shares up almost 12 per cent, while Cineworld was trading 12.5 per cent higher. By the close Pearson was up nearly [...]
With no office, our future leaders are being held back January 27, 2021 In spite of the challenges facing central cities around the world at the moment, they are and will remain places with huge concentrations of the jobs which provide the greatest opportunities to learn and to move up the job hierarchy. For young people, Central London offers an unparalleled combination. A range of independent employers with [...]
Tired of the same four walls? Consider this Portuguese property January 27, 2021 We’re all dreaming of sunny getaways right now – holidays in Provence, weekends in Vienna, day trips to Margate. If the thought of being trapped in the grim darkness of another British winter is just too much to bear, then perhaps now would be a good time to consider buying a property abroad. The newly completed [...]
Trevor Steven: Lampard’s Chelsea had become a runaway train but Tuchel is the perfect man to steer them back to the top January 27, 2021 Chelsea need a manager who can pick up the reins quickly and in Thomas Tuchel I think they’ve got the perfect man. Experience at a big club? Check. Knows how to handle superstars? Check. Able to get a team performing at close to their maximum? Again, check. And that’s all in his last job at [...]
Regulators remind auditors to pay attention to Covid measures on corporate reporting January 27, 2021 The FCA and the FRC have issued a joint statement to remind auditors of the coronavirus-led rule changes around corporate reporting for listed companies. Now is the busiest time for auditors, when, under normal circumstances, many listed companies would publish their end of year results. But 2021 is proving especially challenging for auditors, with England’s [...]
