NATO appoints first Chief Information Officer – CityAM : CityAM September 17, 2021 NATO has announced Manfred Boudreaux-Dehmer will become its first Chief Information Officer, heading up IT procurement and cyber security. Boudreaux-Dehmer joins the organisation from Sierra Wireless, a global tech company where he serves as Vice President of Systems and Technology. The new hire will help the international defence alliance to pursue modernisation. “We welcome the [...]
Inflation will keep breaching BoE target over next half decade September 17, 2021 Inflation will routinely breach the Bank of England’s target over the next half a decade, according to fresh data released today. The Bank’s latest survey on inflation expectations shows Brits think the rate of price rises will hit three per cent in five years’ time, one percentage point above the Old Lady’s target. Over the [...]
Get your entries in for the Crypto AM Awards – deadline is this Monday September 17, 2021 The deadline for the Crypto AM Awards is looming, but there's still time to enter before entries close on Monday morning.
S4 Capital confirms tech merger after Covid-19 pushed ‘digital transformation’ September 17, 2021 Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital has confirmed its brand Media.Monks’ merger with digital services firm Zemoga, to bolster its technology services across product design, engineering and delivery. The deal forms part of yet another bout of expansion for the advertising company. Sorrell earlier this week credited the Covid-19 pandemic with accelerating “the speed of digital transformation [...]
Insulate Britain protestors return to M25 for third time this week September 17, 2021 Climate activists from Insulate Britain have been removed by police after blocking the M25 for the third time this week. This morning 79 campaigners, arrested for participating in demonstrations earlier in the week, arrived at sites along the M25 and once again glued themselves to the road. Activists arrived at Junction 28 in Essex, where [...]
Big Tobacco’s takeover of Vectura shows the holes on our Companies Act September 17, 2021 There’s little dispute that companies ought to aim to return money to shareholders. Dividends sustain our pension pots and are vital to keep our economy growing. But when this pursuit becomes single minded it fails even by its own logic. PMI’s takeover of Vectura will generate the greatest shareholder value in the short term, but [...]
FCA bans financial adviser convicted for grooming September 17, 2021 The UK financial watchdog has banned Jon Frensham from performing any regulated activity after he was found guilty of grooming teenage girls. In March 2017, Mr Frensham, the sole director and an independent financial adviser at Frensham Wealth Limited, was imprisoned after attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming. At the time he was [...]
Sir Clive Sinclair: Inventor behind the home computer and pocket calculator dies September 17, 2021 Inventor Sir Clive Sinclair – the man behind the home computer and the pocket calculator – has died at the age of 81. The computing pioneer passed away at his London home yesterday morning, according to his daughter Belinda Sinclair. Sinclair, known for his ZX models, received a tribute from Tesla and SpaceX boss [...]
A confusing catalogue of crypto curiosities – what a week that was! September 17, 2021 It's been a strange week in the world of crypto, writes Jason Bourne, as we reflect on a catalogue of curiosities.
Slot wars on the cards as Asian regulators threaten retaliation over new EU rules September 17, 2021 The aviation industry could be on the brink of a new trade war after Asian regulators warned they could retaliate over EU plans to force carriers to use 50 per cent of their take-off and landing slots during the winter season. Having frozen slot rules during the pandemic, the bloc in July announced that airlines [...]
