City moves for 3 October – Who’s switching jobs at Montagu Evans, Kapten and Hambro Perks October 2, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Montagu Evans, Kapten and Hambro Perks Montagu Evans Planning and development consultancy Montagu Evans has appointed Jenny Rydon as its new head of healthcare. Jenny joins from built asset design and consultancy firm Arcadis, where she was director and sector leader for healthcare. Before that, Jenny undertook a number of roles [...]
The story of the world’s best beef: How Kobe conquered the globe October 2, 2019 Wedged between the Rokko mountain range and Osaka Bay, Kobe is the sixth largest city in Japan with more than a million and a half people. Its namesake beef doesn’t come from the city itself but from the surrounding farmland of Hyogo Prefecture where Kobe is the capital and the key port. As the story [...]
FTSE 100 sinks as Brexit ultimatum and manufacturing crisis pummel European stocks October 2, 2019 The FTSE 100 fell one per cent in early trading today as markets stumbled over Boris Johnson’s “take it or leave it” Brexit ultimatum and weak US economic data. London’s blue-chip index dropped to 7,287.8 points shortly after open today, following global stocks plunging into a sea of red overnight. Read more: Boris Johnson’s ‘clarity [...]
Mobile shopping platform Rezolve secures bumper deal with Samsung September 30, 2019 Mobile shopping platform Rezolve has secured a deal with Samsung to make its technology available on the South Korean firm’s smartphones. The London-based tech startup said its product will be embedded directly into Samsung’s Bixby Vision software and will be available in the US later this year. Read more: Samsung prepares to release new foldable [...]
City Moves for 30 September – Who’s switching jobs at MJ Hudson, Maven and Impact? September 30, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes MJ Hudson, Maven and Impact MJ Hudson Asset management consultancy MJ Hudson has announced the appointment of Declan Canavan as its new commercial director and a managing director with responsibility for business development. Declan joins the London-headquartered firm from JP Morgan Asset Management where he was managing director and head of [...]
Marketing trends 2019: Interactive content and voice search are in, annoying chatbots are out September 28, 2019 Marketing is an industry undergoing seismic changes. New technology, changing consumer attitudes and shrinking budgets mean marketers are constantly having to adapt. But while many large advertisers have tightened the purse strings, marketing remains a key way for businesses to drive growth. A recent report by marketing consultancy Lewis, which looked at the world’s 300 [...]
Pound staggers as Bank of England hints at interest rate cut September 27, 2019 Sterling fell today as a top official at the Bank of England flagged a possible interest rate cut to offset continued Brexit uncertainty. The pound fell to its lowest value against the dollar in almost three weeks as BoE official Michael Saunders said the Bank may lower interest rates. “Quite why this is moving the [...]
GoodWaste: The graduate designers creating unique homewares from scavenged marble September 27, 2019 Sometimes success comes knocking at a young person’s door, and they are so prepared that they already have their coat and shoes on. This is the story of how three dynamic Royal College of Art MA product design students had a bloody good idea for their degree show – and a few weeks after graduating [...]
FDM Group taps Tech UK chair Jacqueline de Rojas to join board September 25, 2019 Recruitment firm FDM Group today said it has appointed tech titan Jacqueline de Rojas as a non-executive director. Read more: London overtakes New York to steal global fintech investment crown De Rojas, who is president of trade associations Tech UK and Digital Leaders, will join the board of the FTSE 250 firm from the beginning [...]
Oasis and Warehouse profit rises as retailer mulls cuts September 25, 2019 Oasis and Warehouse Group reported a return to profit in its latest full-year results as the retailer prepares to cut jobs and contracted hours across its store portfolio. The high street chain said this morning that profit before tax was £1.6m, compared to a loss of £10.1m the previous year. Total sales were up 6.5 [...]