Brewin Dolphin funds slide to £51.7bn as market volatility hits July 21, 2022 Brewin Dolphin reported a slide in income and assets under management in the three months to June today as volatile markets took their toll on the wealth manager’s investments.
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? July 21, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Knight Frank Property consultancy Knight Frank has named its new head of farms a real estate, after Clive Hopkins retired after more than three decades with the firm. Will ‘Stan’ Matthews will oversee day-to-day management of [...]
Green Alliance calls for jobs plan to boost green energy sector July 21, 2022 Environmental think tank Green Alliance has called on the Government to develop a jobs plan to ensure the green energy sector flourishes nationwide.
Hasta la vista! Boris waves goodbye but casts a shadow for his successor July 21, 2022 THERE’S always an awkward moment when you start a new job, and someone comes round asking you to contribute to a collection for someone you barely know. That moment came unusually quickly for the dirty double dozen that Boris Johnson shuffled into the Cabinet room, with ministers who had been serving him for less than [...]
Designs to adapt all our cities to extreme weather must dovetail with mitigation July 21, 2022 On Tuesday, the London Fire Brigade had over 2,000 calls on its busiest day since the Blitz. Extreme heat in the capital and across the nation sparked fires, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees celsius for the first time. Sixteen firefighters were injured, 41 properties destroyed, our runways and railways melted, and the NHS remains under [...]
Innovation can save our food system from climate threats July 21, 2022 ON TUESDAY, people in the UK experienced the hottest day on record. For those living in cities, there were sweltering commutes, walks through parched parks and a newfound gratitude for office air conditioning. Overnight rain broke some of the heat. But further afield, the National Farmers’ Union is warning of lower crop yields as a [...]
Instagram, TikTok and YouTube named top news source for teens July 21, 2022 Fresh data has revealed that Instagram is the most popular news source among British teenagers, intensifying calls to regulate Big Tech as news providers. According to a new Ofcom report , youngsters are turning away from traditional news channels like the BBC and instead looking to Instagram, TikTok and YouTube to keep up to date. [...]
Current space regulations leave businesses immune to liabilities worth billions July 21, 2022 Current space regulations mean that private companies are immune to the consequences of damages caused by their decommissioned tech in orbit, known as space debris, lawyers have told City A.M. “The liability for the collisions in outer space rests with the launching state of the spacecraft operator… It does not deal with private players per [...]
Legal market slump could force lawyers back into offices, Keystone Law chief says July 21, 2022 A slump in the market for legal services could see the UK’s top law firms put greater pressure on their lawyers to return to offices and see them begin to lay off newly hired staff, Keystone Law founder James Knight told City A.M. The push could in turn benefit fully-remote law firms such as Keystone [...]
Venture capital ‘rock bottom’ is yet to be fully felt, KPMG exec warns July 21, 2022 The 'rock bottom' of a venture capital downturn is yet to be fully felt this year as deals struck in the first quarter unrealistically buoy investment figures, a KPMG venture chief warned today.
