Tech brands must embrace ethics to build trust with customers August 28, 2020 Have you ever read the entire terms and conditions from an online brand before clicking acceptance? My guess is the answer is no. But why do normal people abjectly hand over their most personal data, and their families and business relations to a business to profit from? The answer is trust. We trust these firms [...]
The City View: Richard Holt of Oxford Economics on the future of cities August 28, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Richard Holt, head of cities at the consultancy and research outfit Oxford Economics. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Richard explores the trends and changes underway in cities across the world and offers a view of where there may be winners and losers from the great Coronavirus shakeup. [...]
The City View: Adrienne Gormley of Dropbox on why hybrid working requires more than just new tech August 27, 2020 In this episode Christian talks to Adrienne Gormley, head of EMEA at Dropbox, about the opportunities and potential pitfalls of remote working. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Adrienne says that getting it right requires more than just having the right digital tools and that a new approach to management and company culture is necessary. Also [...]
The corporate bond market is set for a record year — but also a dangerous and dysfunctional one August 26, 2020 2020 is going to be a record year for the corporate bonds market. New issue investment grade volume in the first half of the year exceeded $2.5 trillion. Records are also being broken in high-yield junk debt, despite a rising corporate default rate. Last week, the US primary market broke through $1.3 trillion of new [...]
The City View: CFA Institute’s Gary Baker on how markets have functioned during Covid-19 August 26, 2020 In this episode Christian talks to Gary Baker, EMEA MD of the CFA Institute, the global network of investment professionals, about how markets and investors have reacted to waves of market disruption and unprecedented central bank intervention. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Gary also talks about the role of human decision-making and judgement amid a rise [...]
Japan Sees its First Crypto Seizure As Binance Helps Take Down Money Laundering Group August 25, 2020 This week the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moved sharply up and surpassed the $12,000 mark to hit a high shortly above it. The price has since declined to a weekly low at $11,500, before recovering to $11,750, according to data from CrpytoCompare. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, started the week at $425 [...]
The City View: RSM global CEO on the coming wave of invention and creativity August 25, 2020 In this episode Christian talks to Jean Stephens, global CEO of RSM International, the world’s sixth largest audit, tax and consulting network. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Jean reflects on her own leadership during the last few months and how she’s adapted, having previously spent 70 per cent of her time on international flights. Jean also [...]
Wall Street hits fresh highs as bull run continues apace August 24, 2020 Wall Street once again closed at record highs this evening as stocks soared on optimism over a potential new treatment for the coronavirus disease. Having last week reclaimed February’s pre-pandemic highs, neither the benchmark S&P 500 nor the Nasdaq showed any signs of slowing down, as the fastest ever recovery from a bear market continued [...]
Tiktok sues Donald Trump over executive order banning video app August 24, 2020 Tiktok and parent company Bytedance have today sued US President Donald Trump over his decision to sign an executive order banning the short-form video app. In a blog post earlier today, the firm said that it had been left with “no choice” but to sue the president, adding that it strongly disagreed with the White [...]
FTSE 100 and US stocks soar on coronavirus treatment hopes August 24, 2020 The FTSE 100 jumped and US stocks hit fresh highs after the US authorised a new coronavirus treatment, lifting the mood among global investors. London’s blue-chip index rose 1.7 per cent to close at 6,104 points. The FTSE 250 index of mid-cap firms rose 0.6 per cent. Read more: Asian stocks climb after Wall Street [...]