The City View: ‘Charlemagne’ on the EU July 21, 2020 Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Today Andy Silvester talks to Duncan Robinson, Charlemagne columnist for The Economist. Based in Brussels, Duncan gives us an insight into the changing relationships within the EU now that the UK has left, the role of member states in a post-pandemic world, and the future of continental euroscepticism. Andy [...]
UK looks to build upward with new planning laws July 21, 2020 The government will today put forward new planning laws that will make it easier for UK homeowners to add two storeys to their properties in a bid to ease the country’s housing crisis. Homeowners will be able to add extra storeys through a “fast track approvals process”, while the new laws will also allow developers [...]
Pompeo arrives in UK to discuss China, 5G and Brexit July 20, 2020 US secretary of state Mike Pompeo today arrived in the United Kingdom, with plans to discuss China, 5G and a Brexit free trade deal with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Pompeo, who did not speak to reporters on the plane, was due to be greeted by US ambassador Woody Johnson shortly after landing. “While in London, [...]
Softbank pulls investment from Credit Suisse funds July 20, 2020 Softbank is said to have pulled an investment from Credit Suisse’s supply chain finance funds, after the Swiss bank reviewed the Japanese giant’s role in the funds. The Swiss bank launched the review after reports last month that Softbank had injected $500m into some of Credit Suisse $7.5bn range of funds, which in turn invested [...]
Uber to assist officials with coronavirus test and trace scheme July 20, 2020 Uber has launched a service to give health officials access to data on its drivers and riders as part of coronavirus test and trace schemes. Offered free of charge in any country where Uber currently operates, the service will provide health departments with data about who used Uber’s services and when, and allows health agencies [...]
‘A day in the life’ of a Chief Investment Officer- Jeff Dorman- Arca TALKS exclusively to BEQUANT July 20, 2020 Jeff Dorman, CFA is a Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer at Arca–an innovative digital asset investment company that combines traditional finance with blockchain technology to offer SEC-registered, 40-Act and hedge fund investment products to institutional and retail investors. Jeff spoke exclusively to BEQUANT, discussing a day in his life post covid-19, how a typical day at [...]
Fire breaks out at Bournemouth beach July 20, 2020 Firefighters are battling a large fire that has broken out on a beach in Bournemouth this afternoon. The fire has affected three beach huts and around 100 sq metres of heath next to the busy beach, authorities said. Photos and videos posted to social media showed beach-goers watching on as firefighters battle the blaze. Local [...]
UK coronavirus death toll rises by 11 bringing total to 45,312 July 20, 2020 A further 11 people have died after contracting coronavirus in the UK, the government announced today. It brings the total number of coronavirus associated deaths in the UK to 45,312, according to official Department of Health figures. There have been 580 lab-confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK in the past day, bringing the total number [...]
Uber faces final Supreme Court appeal to argue drivers are not employees July 20, 2020 Uber will tomorrow begin one final attempt to overturn a ruling that means it must treat its drivers as “workers” in what could be a landmark case for UK employment rights. The ride-hailing app has already been defeated on the two previous occasions it has tried to challenge the ruling, which was first made in [...]
BoE’s Haldane: V-shaped recovery ‘a description of the past’ July 20, 2020 The Bank of England’s chief economist Andy Haldane has said discussion by experts of a so-called V-shaped recovery for the UK economy were not meant to be “a prediction of the future”. Haldane told the Treasury Select Committee that the use of phrase V-shaped recovery was “so far, a description of what has happened”. “The [...]
