By: Shruti Tripathi

I am City A.M.'s news editor. I love interviewing entrepreneurs, carrying out investigations through freedom of information requests and covering all the latest goings on in the world's great city, London. I started my career as an intern at LondonLovesBusiness.com in 2011 and became editor in 2015. I joined City A.M. as deputy night editor in July 2016.

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HSBC to appoint new boardroom pay chief as current chair Sam Laidlaw set to quit

May 25, 2016

HSBC is set to appoint a new boss for its boardroom pay committee as current chair Sam Laidlaw is set to step down from the bank's board as early as next year. Laidlaw, the former boss of Centrica, took over as chair of the bank's remuneration committee from former Rolls Royce chairman Sir Simon Robertson last [...]
City Moves for 25 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs

May 25, 2016

Carter Jonas Carter Jonas has recruited Paul Astbury as a partner and new head of compulsory purchase, working within its infrastructure team. Paul, who will be based out of Carter Jonas’ HQ in London, will work closely with the planning and development teams across the country, providing a market-leading compulsory purchase service to local authorities [...]
Hinkley Point crisis deepens as experts warn that there’s “zero possibility” of the project being finished by 2025

May 25, 2016

The government is facing fresh calls to reconsider its plan to build two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset, with experts warning that there’s “zero possibility” of the controversial project being finished by 2025. The concerns come after Vincent de Rivaz, the French utility giant’s UK boss, failed to assure parliament's energy and climate [...]
The world’s 100 most disruptive startups revealed

May 25, 2016

Japanese startup Spiber, that makes synthetic spider thread for outdoor apparel products, has been named the world’s most influential company on the Disrupt 100 index which lists “companies shaping our futures”. Last year, Spiber’s thread was used in the The Moon Parka, a special edition coat from outdoor clothing giant The North Face. The list, [...]
The BHS brouhaha continues: Former Mothercare boss teams up with wealthy Portuguese investors for bid

May 24, 2016

Greg Tufnell, the former boss of Mothercare and Burton, has teamed up with Portuguese bigwigs to set up a consortium to bid for embattled retailer BHS. It has been widely reported that the investment vehicle, Richess Group, is backed by a wealthy Portuguese family along with Portuguese financier Jose Maria Soares Bento, and Nick De [...]
Greece expected to get €10.3bn in next loan payout

May 24, 2016

Greece is expected to get approval for bailout loans of up to €10.3bn (£8bn) today. Eurozone finance ministers are currently discussing the loans in a Eurogroup meeting that’s been going on for over eight hours. The loan is likely to be paid out on two tranches with the first instalment of €7.8bn due in June. Read [...]
Toyota invests in Uber to launch ride-sharing partnership

May 24, 2016

Car giant Toyota is set to invest in taxi app Uber to launch a ride-sharing venture. The Japanese carmaker will offer new buyers leasing options wherein they can lease their vehicles from Toyota Financial Services and cover their payments through earnings generated as Uber drivers. Terms of the partnership haven’t been revealed. However, Toyota said that [...]
UniCredit CEO Federico Ghizzoni resigns amid shake-up of Italy’s biggest bank

May 24, 2016

UniCredit chief executive Federico Ghizzoni resigned today after admitting the bank needs a new boss. Ghizzoni, who became CEO in 2010, came under pressure to resign after facing fierce shareholder discontent over the bank's falling share price and low profitability. Last week, shareholders accounting for 15 per cent of the bank approached the bank's chairman Giuseppe Vita to take measures to replace [...]
Storm clouds are gathering – but Osborne hasn’t fixed the roof

May 24, 2016

Uncertainty caused by a potential Brexit in the run up to June's crunch vote may be creating a smokescreen as far as the UK economy is concerned: the reality could be far worse than a few pre-referendum jitters. Recent economic data and surveys reveal some worrying signs about the economy's underlying performance. Profits at the UK’s [...]
City Moves for 24 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs

May 24, 2016

The Dining Club Group The Dining Club Group, owner of dining clubs, tastecard and Gourmet Society, has announced that Annette Court has been appointed as the group’s new chair. Annette brings a wealth of experience to the role. She is currently a non-executive director of the boards of Admiral Insurance Group, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, [...]

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