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 [...]
Zego eyes up European insurance market as it rolls out expansion plans January 19, 2022 Zego has announced plans to expand into the Netherlands and ramp up its operations in France as it looks to take on a bigger slice of the European insurance market.
Intel hints at low voltage Bitcoin mining chip January 19, 2022 Intel - one of the world's most recognisable microchip manufacturers - has suggested it may be about to release a Bitcoin mining chip.
Boris Johnson expected to lift set of England Covid restrictions January 18, 2022 Boris Johnson is expected to announce the lifting of at least some Covid restrictions in England tomorrow as he prepares to meet with his cabinet to discuss the latest data. Number 10 last night said “the latest data is encouraging, with cases beginning to fall” and that the Prime Minister would “update parliament” tomorrow afternoon. [...]
Cancel the tax hike – inflation is biting into the recovery enough already January 18, 2022 ASK ANYBODY in and around Westminster what the ‘story of 2022’ will be and it’s hardly surprising that most point not to Downing Street parties or the pandemic but the cost of living. The Tories are acutely aware of the pain coming down the road – Labour keen to capitalise. Well, it’s already the story [...]
