Influential shareholder group backs re-election of Barclays board despite concerns over ex CEO Staley April 17, 2023 Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended Barclays shareholders re-elect all of its board members, but admitted that “questions may be posed” over the board’s decision to back disgraced ex-CEO Jes Staley between 2019-2021. ISS argued that it was too soon to make a judgement on the board’s actions regarding Jes Staley, suggesting that investors wait for [...]
Aviva injects £150m into VC arm as it commits to funding more tech start ups April 17, 2023 Aviva has pumped a fresh £150m into its venture capital arm today as it looks to buck a funding slowdown and invest in firms that will add to its “customer journey”.
How can fintech close its gender pay gap? Top chiefs say regulation could be key April 17, 2023 Regulators should step in to help narrow a gender pay gap in the fintech sector or female leaders will continue to be shut out from top jobs, some of the UK’s top female fintech chiefs have warned.
Yonder secures £62.5m funding to grow outside of London April 17, 2023 Yonder, a credit card rewards firm geared towards millennials and Gen Z consumers, has secured £62.5 million as part of a funding round to expand its operations outside of London. The challenger credit card company seeks to introduce younger generations to shopping on credit cards by offering a points-based rewards scheme to use at London [...]
English football wants a piece of the American pie – but it’s not MLS April 15, 2023 From Todd Boehly’s private-equity-backed consortium at Premier League giants Chelsea to former Disney CEO Michael Eisner at Portsmouth in the third tier down to Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney at non-league Wrexham, the flow of football investment between the United States and Britain is well established. But it is not all one-way. Increasingly, [...]
Premier League names date for ban on front-of-shirt gambling advertising April 14, 2023 Premier League clubs have agreed to remove gambling advertising from the front of their match shirts, it has been announced. Teams voluntarily adopted the change, which will be phased over the next year so that no team has a betting brand on the front of their kit by the 2024-25 season. The move is designed [...]
Sunak insists he is ‘low-tax’ Tory – as UK set for record burden April 13, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted he is a “low-tax Conservative” despite the UK being on course for the highest burden of the post-war years. Sunak maintained he wanted “to make sure we can lower taxes over time” but said it was vital to “get inflation down and get borrowing under control” as a first [...]
The Square Mile and Me: Dan Howe on the Jugged Hare and his first IPO celebration April 13, 2023 Where we ask the big questions of the City’s big names. This week, Janus Henderson’s head of investment trusts Dan Howe tells us about the Jugged Hare and his first IPO celebration What was your first job?I had the dream first job – as a lifelong watersports enthusiast, my first job was driving the chase [...]
Suzume review: Your Name director returns with new masterpiece April 13, 2023 Japanese animation can often be unfairly categorised as a niche genre, meant for the arthouses but not the multiplex. Disproving this point, Suzume arrives on these shores already a blockbuster. Its director, Makoto Shinkai, is an animation veteran who has found international success in the last few years with 2016’s Your Name and 2019’s Weathering [...]
The Notebook: Andrew Wolfson on Britain’s entrepreneurial mix April 12, 2023 The notebook is a place for interesting people to say interesting things. Today, it’s Andrew Wolfson, the chief executive of Pembroke Investment Managers There are over five million small businesses in Britain. They make up over 99% of total businesses in the country and are the very lifeblood of the UK economy. So why do [...]