These are the FTSE companies with the highest and lowest chief executive pay ratios March 15, 2017 With AGM season around the corner, and remuneration set to be a top issue for investors, chief executive pay ratios could again be about to come under the microscope. And while the certain retailers could feel the heat, a number of City firms should be able to rest easy. Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (Pirc) has drawn [...]
British book worms are spending more on reading this year, sending sales up £100m March 13, 2017 Britons are reading more than last year and increased spending by six per cent on books by as much as £100m more compared to 2016, according to research from Nielsen Book Research UK. Printed book sales were up seven per cent, driven by greater reading amongst younger generations, despite commonly held assumptions that young people [...]
London’s best places to buy a pied-a-terre: Thinking of selling up for a landing pad in the city? Here are the best locations March 10, 2017 For those disenchanted Londoners considering a move to the country, but afraid of spending half their lives on commuter trains, buying a pied-à-terre could be the solution. For a fraction of the price that you would sell a family home in London, hard-working city executives can hole up close to the office during the week, [...]
How are these five influential women revolutionising the UK tech sector? March 10, 2017 Digital tech: it’s a man’s world right? Lei Jun, Mark Zurkerberg and Bill Gates – all tech testosterone flowing through the veins of the global digital revolution. But what about in the UK? In solidarity with International Women’s Day on March 8th, more females than ever are becoming the beating heart and soul of the sector. So [...]
From PwC’s chair to the boss of Vodafone: Here are the top 30 men helping to tackle gender inequality in the workplace March 10, 2017 Lloyds Banking Group’s chief executive of commercial banking and the chairman of PwC have been named among the top 30 men challenging the status quo and promoting gender equality in the workplace. The Women’s Business Council and Management Today have revealed their 2017 Agents of Change, listing 30 male leaders who are actively working alongside women [...]
CMC Markets shares leap on Down Under deal to make it Australia’s second largest stockbroker March 8, 2017 London-based CMC Markets has announced a new partnership Down Under to make it the second largest stockbroker in Australia. The spreadbetting group will service more than 500,000 retail stockbroking clients of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) when the deal is completed. Gross revenue from CMC’s stockbroking business is expected to increase by [...]
Online investment platforms help close the gender participation gap in equity markets by a fifth March 8, 2017 Online investment platforms could help tackle gender inequality in participation in equity markets, according to an investor study of diversity trends. Research by SyndicateRoom into attitudes to investment found that online investment platforms had reduced inequality in male-female participation in equity markets by nearly 20 per cent. Men were 17 per cent more likely to access [...]
Mapped: All 34 Budgens store closures and when they will shut March 7, 2017 This morning it emerged that Budgens stores up an down the country have been closed after the operator of the stores went into administration. Accountancy firm PwC was appointed as administrators for the shops by restructuring firm Hilco Capital, but the accountancy giant could not find a buyer for the convenience stores. Read more: Budgens [...]
Budget 2017 UK predictions: What you can expect from the chancellor’s Spring Budget March 7, 2017 It's that time of year again: the chancellor is getting set to dust off his little red box and deliver the Spring Budget. It's the last one we'll see at this time of year, as Philip Hammond decided to move the major announcements to an Autumn Statement schedule. It's likely to be a more staid [...]
City Moves for 7 March 2017 – who’s switching jobs? March 7, 2017 Today's City Moves cover corporate broking, risk and insurance advisory and corporate advisory. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Peel Hunt Peel Hunt, the independent corporate broking, advisory and trading house focused on UK mid and small caps, has appointed Damindu Jayaweera to the role of Technology Analyst, effective immediately. Damindu joins from [...]