Wise shares jump five per cent as quarterly revenue climbs by a third January 19, 2022 British Fintech Wise has bounced back from last week's woes with an impressive trading update for the third quarter.
Wetherspoons hits out at pub closures following ‘partygate’ scandal January 19, 2022 Wetherspo has slammed the government in a fiery trading update, criticising pub closures over the past two years.
Burberry predicts 35 per cent profit surge this year January 19, 2022 British fashion house Burberry has reported flat sales growth in the latest quarter with store sales down three per cent.
Lloyd’s of London weighs up leaving iconic headquarters January 19, 2022 Lloyd’s of London is considering leaving its iconic headquarters as it seeks out ways to adapt to shifts in working habits brought about by digitalisation of its business and Covid-19. In an email to City AM, a Lloyd’s of London spokesperson said: “As we adapt to new structures and flexible ways of working, we are [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? January 19, 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. Standard Chartered Standard Chartered has appointed a new group general counsel who will be based in London. Dr Sandie Okoro, who has been senior vice president and World Bank group general counsel for the past five years, [...]
London’s Queen Mary students receive first lecture in the metaverse January 19, 2022 A group of Queen Mary third year medical students received their first lecture in the virtual reality (VR) world this week
Russia has caught our attention, now Putin’s threat in Ukraine will be tested January 19, 2022 Since the spring of last year, Russia has amassed military forces near Ukraine’s border. Estimates vary on the size of these forces, but most analysts believe that somewhere in the realm of 100,000 military personnel have been deployed, with perhaps more held in reserve. Given the composition of these units, their capabilities are not in [...]
Boris Johnson may be in political peril but his Covid-19 strategy was worth the risk January 19, 2022 The last days have been of decisive importance in the life of this pandemic: the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country has started to fall, and is continuing to fall. Finally, we are well past the worst. Something to consider is that the figures we see in the headlines, no matter what data [...]
Climate change personal responsibility is a myth to excuse the world’s emitters January 19, 2022 Consumers do have power in their pockets when it comes to tackling climate change. The meteoric rise of ESG in the financial services industry, for instance, has been driven by consumer demand. Equally, in the retail sector the term “sustainable” has become a benchmark for any quality clothing brand as a result of customers wanting [...]
The world in 2022: a map to global politics January 19, 2022 In 2022 the fault lines of global politics will be tested again. City A.M. and the British Foreign Policy Group chart the year ahead. If the pandemic taught us anything, it is the deep ramifications that one country’s domestic politics have globally. From the future of the French President to continual Chinese aggression, here we [...]
