Proposals to move migrants and asylum seekers from hotels to Army barracks November 22, 2021 A task force will reportedly consider strategies including housing asylum seekers in Army barracks rather than hotels as the Government faces criticism over the migrant crisis. The Times on Sunday reported Boris Johnson had drafted in Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Steve Barclay to oversee the issue of the rising number of migrants arriving [...]
London markets boosted by rallying bank stocks as rate hike bets lift sentiment toward sector November 22, 2021 A rally among banks boosted London markets this morning as sentiment toward the sector improved on strengthening prospects of the Bank of England hiking rates. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index climbed 0.49 per cent 7,258.91 points, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 added 0.30 per cent to 23,561.92 points. The likes of Barclays, NatWest and [...]
Soaring inflation and tax hikes to squeeze UK economy November 18, 2021 TAX hikes, soaring inflation and an end to pandemic-related government support is souring the UK economy’s prospects, according to City analysts. Brits’ spending power will be eroded by the intensifying cost of living crisis, restricting their ability to splash the cash and drive the economy, analysts at Deutsche Bank warned today. Inflation is accelerating at [...]
City broker Numis reports itself to FCA over THG memo that went a step too far November 17, 2021 AIM-listed investment bank Numis has apologised and handed itself in to the City watchdog, after one of its employees circulated a bold memo suggesting that ecommerce group THG had “irregularities in accounting”. Numis, a bookrunner on THG’s IPO just over a year ago, has found itself in a sticky situation after the memo to hundreds [...]
Barclays faces top investor backlash over Staley exit package November 17, 2021 Barclays is facing a backlash from top shareholders over former chief Jes Staley’s exit package. Investors have voiced their distaste privately at the £2.4m in pay given to Staley after he quit his role as chief executive of the British bank to contest the findings of a probe into whether he inaccurately described his relationship [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? November 17, 2021 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. MCF Corporate Finance Corporate finance advisory firm MCF Corporate Finance has hired a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) veteran as a new partner. Joining the firm’s technology practice in London, Atul Monga brings 13 years’ worth of experience from across Big Four firm Deloitte [...]
Starling Bank CEO: Barclays ‘firmly in our sights’ as we’ll be bigger within five years November 15, 2021 Barclays is firmly on the radar of Starling Bank’s senior management, as the company said it is working to overtake the Canary Wharf-based banking giant in the business banking market within the next five years. The bold predictions come as the digital lending disruptor is getting ready for a stock market float. Starling’s founder and [...]
Staley and Epstein exchanged 1,200 emails that included mysterious phrases November 12, 2021 Former Barclays chief Jes Staley who left the bank to fight the findings of a probe into whether he lied about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein exchanged 1,200 emails with the convicted sex offender. The content of the emails included seemingly codified phrases such as “snow white” which investigators were unable to decipher. The news [...]
Labour calls for Deloitte to be sacked from Test and Trace inquiry role November 12, 2021 The Labour party has called for audit giant Deloitte to be stripped of its contract to prepare NHS Test and Trace for a government inquiry into the handling of the pandemic, accusing it of a “blatant conflict of interest”. Since the onset of the pandemic, Deloitte has won contracts advising the NHS Test and Trace [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile today? November 11, 2021 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. DF Capital Specialist lender DF Capital has hired a new head of change and continuous improvement, who will be responsible for leading the development of business innovations across the bank. Also ensuring organisational processes are most [...]