FCA: Wild west crypto market provides is hotbed for money laundering November 2, 2021 The wild west crypto market poses a real risk to the strength of the UK financial system by allowing fraudsters to conduct widespread money laundering and financial crime. That’s the warning shot from the City watchdog’s digital tsar, who slammed cryptocurrencies for often harming and exploiting consumers. Jessica Rusu, chief data, information and intelligence officer [...]
Letters: Listen to them, not us November 2, 2021 [Re: Cop26, yesterday] Cop26 is considered “the world’s best last chance to get climate change under control.” In Glasgow yesterday, Boris Johnson said we were at “one minute to midnight” to save ourselves. He was one of dozens of world leaders taking the stage at the climate change conference. As an insurer we’ve already seen [...]
Interview: Mike Adams, CEO of Purple, on changing the disability conversation November 1, 2021 Mike Adams, CEO of Purple, shares with Lysanne Currie his mission to change the disability conversation from disadvantage and inequality to one about potential and value. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Mike Adams has a useful exercise for leaders to try with their own company website. He calls it the no-mouse test. When [...]
David Haggerty interview: ITF president on revamping Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup Finals, anti-vaxxers, Osaka, domestic abuse and Raducanu November 1, 2021 Eighteen months later and in a different location than planned, the first Billie Jean King Cup Finals finally begins today. The tournament formerly known as the Fed Cup has been rebranded in tribute to the trailblazing former world No1 and reformatted to create a climactic week-long finale that mirrors the new-look Davis Cup, itself taking [...]
Diana’s story is pure cinema – but will it continue to enthrall? October 29, 2021 As the old adage goes, you wait an eternity for a bus to arrive, and four come along at once. The same could be said of cinematic incarnations of Princess Diana: the past decade has seen at least four actresses don flaxen wigs and unwieldy shoulder pads, with Kristen Stewart the latest to cast bashful [...]
Golden age of freelance: As trust in our bosses drops, external advisors thrive October 29, 2021 Given the volatile conditions in practically every market since the outbreak of the pandemic, in March of last year, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced most businesses to make decisions fast. In fact, the ongoing pandemic has left 6m UK small businesses and 16m jobs in a precarious position, according to recent data from the London Business School. As a result, many [...]
More shame than a name: Will the real Mark Zuckerberg please stand up? October 29, 2021 What’s in a name? asks a star-crossed lover. The answer, she discovers, is everything. The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is the realisation that neither can escape the fate dictated by their two names: Montague and Capulet. In Silicon Valley, one firm has alighted on a similar problem. Facebook’s leadership has realised, at last, that [...]
Marvel’s big budget Eternals is a missed opportunity October 28, 2021 After a farewell to Black Widow, and a triumphant debut for Shang-Chi, Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe forges ahead with Eternals. The MCU’s trickiest proposition yet has the task of introducing a new team and a new world to the established order. At least with Nomadland’s Chloe Zhao behind the camera, this new [...]
El Salvador’s government picks up 420 Bitcoin amid price dip October 28, 2021 El Salvador’s government, the first in the world to make a cryptocurrency legal tender, picked up 420 more bitcoins as price dipped below $60k. Bitcoin has been on a major hotstreak over the past two weeks maintaining a price above $60k for 11 consecutive days before finally deflating yesterday to $58k. El Salvador’s government used [...]
Budget: UK tech and fintech startups face higher bills after tax credit restrictions – CityAM : CityAM October 28, 2021 The UK’s burgeoning tech startup and fintech sector will be hit by the new restrictions on the use of R&D tax credits announced in the Budget, industry insiders warn this morning. From April 2023, businesses will only be able to claim R&D tax credits on research and development work done in the UK. As UK [...]