Cameron Norrie within reach of first US Open quarter-final September 5, 2022 British No1 Cameron Norrie may be featuring in the fourth round of the US Open for the first time today, but it’s not unreasonable to suggest that he could find himself in the quarter-finals come tonight’s close of play. The 27-year-old Brit faces Russia’s Andrey Rublev this evening on the Louis Armstrong court for a [...]
Saturday Read: Cash-strapped home owners turn their properties into personal cash machine September 3, 2022 The amount of wealth being released through equity release could pass £6.5bn by 2025 after more than a decade of increasing popularity and growth. Overall, in the ten years following 2011, the amount of property wealth being freed up through equity release increased by 508 per cent, reaching the 2021 total of £4.8bn. Back in [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? September 1, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. QuadReal QuadReal Property Group has appointed a Deutsche Asset Management lead as its vice president of research and strategy. Farhaz Miah is set to oversee research across UK and European markets. Reporting to executive vice president Rosemary [...]
It’s time to ignore the Nimbys tucked up in to bed by 10pm and re-pedestrianise Soho September 1, 2022 It’s not simply a question of unfairness to young people - though it is for anyone who doesn’t want to be tucked up in bed with a Horlicks at 11 - it’s also damaging to London’s economy.
Train drivers to strike on 15 September August 31, 2022 Train drivers at 12 companies will walk out on 15 September in a dispute over pay. Disruption will affect services on Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, Greater Anglia, Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, LNER, London Overground, Northern Trains, Southeastern, TransPennine Express, and West Midlands Trains. The union said the operators had forced the workers’ [...]
City law firms have youngest partners, new research shows August 31, 2022 The City’s high-paying corporate law firms have more young partners than those working in any other sector of the legal business, new research from legal sector accountancy firm Hazelwoods shows. Almost two fifths (38 per cent) of partners at City of London firms are now under the age of 44, as young lawyers are [...]
£48,247 is the highest salary the average young Brit expects to earn, ever August 31, 2022 What did you want to be when you grow up? It’s the classic question posed to children by parents and teachers around the world. The typical response usually cites career aspirations such as becoming a firefighter, doctor, nurse, sportsperson, and an astronaut, of course. But, as children become young adults ready to embark on their chosen [...]
Binance donates $250,000 to provide free blockchain courses for women in rural communities August 31, 2022 Binance Charity has donated $250,000 to provide free blockchain courses for women in rural communities.
The BRIT: The school behind Adele turns 30 August 31, 2022 As the new academic year approaches, Croydon’s The BRIT School celebrates 30 years of churning out some of the world’s top talent.
We need to build houses for renters as well as owners August 31, 2022 Adam Neumann, for better or worse, was at the forefront of a revolution of how people viewed the office. Now the former WeWork founder has turned his attention to a different kind of real estate, as cities around the world struggle with overheated rental markets. Before WeWork, Neumann first wanted to start a co-living concept, [...]