App-land heavyweight Michelle Kennedy is connecting lonely young mums November 6, 2017 When you’re the deputy chief executive of a thriving dating network, and were instrumental in the launch of another, upon giving birth to your first child, one might think that starting a new firm would be the last thing on your mind. Not for Michelle Kennedy. Previously of Badoo, and an integral player at Bumble’s [...]
Editor’s Notes: The Russians swung the Brexit vote? Pull the other one, Legatum Institute experts on the theory of change and City A.M.’s 3,000th edition is coming soon November 3, 2017 We have a problem with the Russian state. Senior spooks say the Kremlin’s agents are more active in this country now than at any point since the height of the Cold War. Out of the shadows, Putin’s interference is brazen – including the Kremlin-funded ‘news’ outlets RT and Sputnik – home of conspiracy theorists, pro-Russia [...]
The kids are alright: The UK now has so many young entrepreneurs, they’re getting their own festival November 3, 2017 The youth of today: obsessed with their smartphones, avocado toast and… starting successful businesses, apparently. The UK’s first festival for entrepreneurs under 14 years old will take place next weekend, celebrating some of the nation’s youngest wheelers and dealers. KidZania London, which takes place at Westfield Shepherd’s Bush next Saturday, 11 November, was “designed to [...]
Banks must green up their act, for the sake of both planet and profit November 3, 2017 If you watch a TV ad for a UK high street bank these days, they are full of soft focus, half-speed footage of smiling, tanned pensioners vigorously enjoying their retirement, or shots of attractive young families surrounded by nature – all portraying vague notions of stability and future prosperity. But a new report from the [...]
The AIMperor’s new clothes: Sosandar and Footasylum notch up share price rises after IPOs November 2, 2017 Two clothing retailers entered London’s junior market today, with shares in both jumping during their first day of trading. Footasylum, the sportswear retailer which is the branchild of JD Sports co-founders John Wardle and David Makin, debuted on the market with a price of 164p per share. They hit a high of 207p and closed [...]
This is what it’s like to be a young chef in London, from Michelin trainees to pop-up proteges November 2, 2017 Depending on who you speak to, young chefs are either the rock stars of the 21st century, or the last vestige of a Victorian-style workforce, toiling away in cramped conditions under tyrannical bosses for pay that makes nurses look like millionaires. What’s beyond question is that London is one of the most exciting culinary cities [...]
No monkey business: What the finance industry can learn by going back to basics November 2, 2017 There's a lot we can learn from our closest relatives. And no, I’m not talking about human relatives. I’m talking about those in the animal kingdom: monkeys. One thing monkeys can teach us about humankind is our predisposition to gamble. You’re probably wondering when you last saw a monkey in Paddy Power. And since when [...]
The march of time: How war led to some of horology’s finest innovations, from diving watches to the chronograph November 2, 2017 Halfway through Pulp Fiction, with typically unnerving intensity – not to mention outrageous casual racism – Christopher Walken’s Captain Koons coaxes a young Butch Coolidge from his TV cartoons and presents him with ‘The Gold Watch’. This time-piece, he explains, was so important to his father that, while detained in a Vietnamese prisoner of war [...]
How can finance become a more professional and beneficial industry? November 1, 2017 The “Future State of the Investment Profession” study explores ‘Four States for the Relationship between Investment Management and Society’. These four states, which are described on page nine of the executive summary, consider the possible evolution of the investment management sector depending on whether the benefits generated accrue to the industry or to society [...]
Flexible working plans for Britain’s armed forces draw step closer to 2019 rollout with House of Commons hearing October 30, 2017 Plans to shake up the armed forces by rolling out flexible working options move a step closer, as proposed legislation to make the changes will be heard in the House of Commons today. The measures, set out as part of the Queen’s speech in June, will allow armed forces personnel to work part-time for short [...]