City jobs hit a peak: Financial services push employment boom to all time high October 9, 2015 Financial services are powering a dramatic boom in jobs growth, with employment in the City now at an all time high, according to a major new report. At the end of June this year there were a record 729,000 people employed in financial and professional services in London, a 2.2 per cent increase on 2014, [...]
This is the BBC Trust’s response to the government’s green paper on Royal Charter review October 8, 2015 Four out of five people believe the BBC should remain independent from politics according to research by the BBC Trust, which it has submitted to the government as part of its response to the broadcasters' charter renewal. More than 40,000 responses from the public have informed the Trust's formal submission to the government green paper, for [...]
Blending business and technology to make part-time MBAs accessible October 8, 2015 Imperial College Business School’s part-time MBAs offer new formats to fit around busy professional lives PART-TIME MBAs are becoming increasingly popular, fuelled by rapid technological advancement at leading business schools and students’ determination not to let go of an already successful career. The benefits of completing a part-time MBA are vast. You will achieve all [...]
OECD reveals plans to crack down on tax avoidance and win over cynics of tax reforms October 5, 2015 The organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) must win over cynics when it announces its recommendations for a co-ordinated international approach to reform the international tax system later today. The measures will range from debt relief and harmonising rules on subsidiary companies, to linking sales and tax in each country more closely by changing [...]
Ladies who don’t lunch: Ingrid talks people power, performance, and rising to the top October 2, 2015 Maike Currie talks to Ingrid Waterfield about taking the road less travelled When I arrive at One Lombard Street, a favourite haunt of City-types just a stone’s throw from the Bank of England, Ingrid Waterfield is already seated and waiting. I am not late but I am slightly flustered. She, on the other hand, [...]
Crossrail 2: It’s not just your commute that will improve with the Hertfordshire to Surrey transport link October 1, 2015 As anyone who travels through Clapham Junction or Waterloo today will already know, much of the rail network is already operating at the limits of its capacity. Huge improvements are planned and being made – the modernisation of the Tube and the building of Crossrail for example. But they will only ease the crowding [...]
Findel share price soars as Sports Direct takes 19pc chunk of Kitbag parent September 29, 2015 Sports Direct has taken an 18.9 per cent stake in Kitbag parent company Findel, almost a year after Mike Ashley first started eyeing up the football strip retailer. The move comes as Findel confirmed it had received an approach for the sports retail business from an unnamed third party and had “agreed terms, subject [...]
Crossrail 2 could add £100bn to the UK economy September 28, 2015 The second leg of Crossrail could add billions of pounds to the UK economy and bring thousands of new jobs and homes to London and the south east, a new report claims. The benefits of Crossrail 2, which will run through London, Surrey and Hertfordshire could be as high as £102bn, according to new estimates [...]
City Moves for 28 September 2015 | Who’s switching jobs September 27, 2015 BLACKROCK PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT The professional services firm has announced the appointment of Tim Trotter as chairman. For the last eight years he has served as chairman of advisory business Glenfern. Prior to that, Trotter founded Ludgate Group, where he was chief executive and chairman. SEDDONS The law firm has announced the promotion of Simon Noonoo [...]
Rail adds £10.1 bn to UK economy September 21, 2015 Britian’s rail industry is adding up to £10.1bn a year to the national economy, according to a new report. Economists at Oxera Consulting carried out the research on behalf of the Rail Delivery Group, an industry lobby group representing train operators. The economists found that rail boosts economic productivity by up to £11.3bn each year [...]