Worst corporate jargon of the week: The breakout April 11, 2024 Is it a rash? An acute case of acne? The start of a musical number? A prison break? Nope, it's a Zoom splinter group and you're not free, you're trapped.
London City Airport: Ditching 100ml liquid limit halved passenger queues April 10, 2024 City Airport said installing new CT security scanners, which enabled it to ditch the 100ml liquid limit, helped passenger queue times halve.
TAG: Travel agent for Jay-Z, Rihanna and Lady Gaga sold to ECI Partners April 10, 2024 A former investor in the likes of Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury, Games Workshop and National Express has acquired a travel agent that arranges the itineraries for the likes of Jay-Z, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and the Foo Fighters.
Media giants wading into startup investing is a sign of things to come April 10, 2024 As traditional advertising revenues decline or come under threat, Jess Jones explains why more major media groups are pivoting towards the world of start up investing
Is there an AI bubble and will it burst? April 10, 2024 As stocks like Nvidia have risen over 200 per cent in the last year, some are worried an AI bubble is emerging. Jess Jones and Elliot Gulliver-Needham take a closer look
Five graphs that explain the UK economy ahead of GDP, inflation and unemployment data April 10, 2024 The great challenge for the UK economy is to restore some degree of growth following a very sluggish 2023.
Proxy advisors take note: If you want the best, you have to pay up April 10, 2024 Proxy advisors play a valid, and important, role. But their words shouldn’t be treated as gospel, tablets of stone passed down from the self-appointed prophets of corporate governance. The grumbling over a pay increase for Pascal Soriot – or more specifically, the possibility of a pay bump should he meet a series of long-term performance [...]
Third Point changes strategy on activist investors in bid to fix discount April 9, 2024 Hedge fund Third Point has appointed a duo of activist investors to its board in a bid to close the trust's wide gap between its net asset value and share price, despite previously strongly opposing them.
Pillow fight: Sofa-seller DFS reviews pay policy after bloody nose from shareholders April 9, 2024 Sofa-seller DFS is reviewing the pay policy of its top executives after shareholders mounted a revolt at its annual general meeting.
The £950bn pension plan: Why the ‘triple lock’ is entirely unsustainable April 9, 2024 The current pension age is 66 but if you were born after 5 April 1960 it’s 67. This is set to rise to 68, but a decision on the exact timetable has been deferred until after the election