Thames Water: 140 staff to be sacked as it ‘danced with the devil’ on £14bn debt pile November 2, 2023 GMB has pledged to contest job cuts from Thames Water, it confirms preparations to slash as many as 300 jobs.
Without the City, this country wouldn’t work November 2, 2023 Every day half a million people pile into the Square Mile, and many more beyond it, to ensure the wheels of UK finance keep spinning around.
Can ChatGPT replace a financial adviser? November 1, 2023 A majority of investors would be comfortable with taking investment advice from bot so CityAM decided to quiz ChatGPT on what moves we should be making.
London Stock Exchange chief Julia Hoggett: The City can’t just be for ‘fat cats’ November 1, 2023 Brits need to stop thinking of the City as the realm of “fat cats” and “grandees” in order to widen access to the UK’s capital markets and boost the flow of cash into the UK’s beleaguered listed companies, the London Stock Exchange boss has said.
Insurance is the city’s backbone – and it’s got people at its heart September 28, 2023 It’s been a dynamic market over the past year,” says Jack Snowden head of the global reinsurance clients team in London for Aon’s reinsurance solutions, with the look of a man who has used words other than ‘dynamic’ to describe itto friends. Over the past year or more, the reinsurance industry has embarked on an [...]
Scotch for kids: Bid in the distillers’ charity auction September 26, 2023 The concept is simple: whisky producers donate bottles or casks, which are auctioned as a charity fundraiser. The good part is that these whiskies are truly unique and will never again be available from the producers once the auction closes. The first Distillers’ One of One auction took place in December 2021, and raised more [...]
The best Irish pubs in London: Drink Guinness to help out September 20, 2023 Everyone knows the pub industry is in dire straits, with 25 closing every week since the pandemic. The latest to close its doors, at least temporarily, is the legendary McGlynn’s in King’s Cross. Following the death of its landlord the pub hasn’t opened since earlier this month, a situation described as “alarming” by night czar [...]
Crypto spot trading volumes drop as PayPal and Deutsche Bank bolster crypto offerings September 18, 2023 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of the flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) moved steadily up throughout the week.
Most London holidaymakers want to avoid flying to their next holiday, new stats reveal September 17, 2023 2 in 5 of us want to avoid flying on our next holiday, new data generated by the sustainable travel company Byway reveal. And that number rises when it comes to those of us living in London. 42% of British holidaymakers are looking for alternative ways to travel to reduce their carbon footprint, and that [...]
Bow blaze: Residents had ‘no idea’ huge fire was tearing through London building’s roof August 26, 2023 Flat residents in east London had “absolutely no idea” a fire was tearing through their building’s roof while they were inside as they could not hear an alarm, it has been claimed. Thick black smoke and flames were seen billowing into the air as around 100 firefighters tackled the blaze which occurred at a seven-storey [...]