FTSE 100 more than a century away from CEO gender balance, study says January 22, 2024 The UK is more than a century away from achieving parity between male and female FTSE 100 chiefs, according to new research, as Britain lags behind its international peers. Using current appointment trends across 12 stock indexes, advisory firm Russell Reynolds Associates projected it would take 81 years to reach global gender parity among top [...]
The activists are coming: Why London-listed firms are worrying about more than just takeovers January 22, 2024 Activist investors are gearing up for an offensive in London, and boardrooms across the City are scrambling to shore up their defences.
Financial services still ‘old boys’ club’ where women ‘risk careers’ to report sexual harassment, MPs told January 17, 2024 Dozens of women have told MPs that the City's financial services sector remains an "old boys club" with inadequate systems for reporting sexual harassment, as part of the Treasury watchdog's investigation into sexism in the Square Mile.
City falls behind Europe as female appointments to top jobs slips dramatically January 15, 2024 City firms are facing calls for faster action on gender diversity after new figures showed the UK had slumped well behind European peers in appointing women to senior roles.
Sunak in Ukraine to unveil fresh £2.5bn package for Putin fight January 12, 2024 The prime minister was pictured on a train travelling through the war-torn country, as he went to meet its embattled leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
Time for the Top 14 sides to make their mark in the Champions Cup January 12, 2024 If you’d have told me that the Investec Champions Cup holders La Rochelle would be without a win after two of their pool games I’d have probably laughed at you. Leinster and Stormers are difficult opponents but they’re the calibre of side Ronan O’Gara’s French men have toppled on many occasions over the last two [...]
Farrell named British and Irish Lions coach for 2025 tour to Australia January 11, 2024 Andy Farrell has been named the head coach of the British and Irish Lions for their tour to Australia next year. The Ireland head coach becomes the first Englishman to lead the iconic touring side since since Sir Clive Woodward in 2005. Wales coach Warren Gatland has held the top role in each of the [...]
Andreessen Horowitz backs London insurance start-up to shrug off UK venture woes January 11, 2024 Silicon Valley giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has thrown its weight behind London insurance tech Hyperexponential today in a deal that shrugs off the gloom gripping the UK’s venture capital market.
Andy Farrell set to be named as coach of British and Irish Lions January 10, 2024 Ireland rugby head coach Andy Farrell is set to be named as the boss of the British and Irish Lions at an event in the City of London tomorrow. The 48-year-old Englishman has long been favourite for the position with the touring side heading to Australia in the summer of 2025. The Lions, a side [...]
Cheap London firms in crosshairs of trigger-happy activist investors in 2024 January 10, 2024 Activist investors are circling the London Stock Exchange this year in a bid to capitalise on the “significant valuation gap” facing UK firms, a new report has claimed.