Seven days in crypto: Binance’s $4 BILLION case, and Fidelity files for spot Ethereum ETF as options volumes grow November 27, 2023 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin moved sideways throughout most of the past week.
Boost for Britain as businesses commit to invest £30bn in UK November 27, 2023 Some of the world’s biggest businesses have committed to invest a total of nearly £30bn in Britain, the government has announced ahead of a major investment summit taking place today.
If we keep building new offices from the ground up, we will miss our climate goals November 27, 2023 Due to the emissions caused by new builds, the City Corporation is now moving towards a “retrofit first” approach, where reuse and refurbishment of existing buildings, structure and materials must be given serious consideration.
The Lord Mayor’s Appeal Impact Reception Welcomes Over 270 Guests to Mansion House November 24, 2023 This week The Lord Mayor’s Appeal hosted its annual Impact Reception, welcoming over 270 guests to Mansion House hosted by Alderman Alistair King, Lord Mayor Representative. Highlighting the work of The Appeal across 12 months, it allowed participants to tell their stories of how its ground-breaking initiatives and partnerships with three charities: National Numeracy, MQ [...]
Entain: Coral and Ladbrokes owner to pay £585m after bribery investigation November 24, 2023 Entain said it had reached an agreement with HM Revenue & Customs which would see it paying £585 million in penalties and disgorgement of profits.
Measuring the impact of CSR on business and the community November 24, 2023 UK organisations are increasingly using their CSR or ESG budget to support the communities surrounding them, either because this aligns with their mission or because there are expectations from employees and consumers. With mounting public scrutiny of these initiatives and tight budgets, organisations are trying to find ways to measure and demonstrate their impact both [...]
From Big Four contracts and partner bonuses, why everyone hates consultants November 24, 2023 Consultants have become the traffic wardens of the UK economy - disliked, unhelpful, and ever present. Nick Parminter says that's (mostly) unfair.
Payment firms welcome government focus on open banking and competition November 23, 2023 Payment firms have welcomed Jeremy Hunt’s plans to legislate on open banking next year and follow recommendations of a government-backed review calling for more competition.
Ralph Nader: I’m backing the Democrats but I’m not backing Joe Biden – interview November 23, 2023 The 1960s social justice warrior became an enemy of both Republicans and Democrats after his presidential bid. He talks to Steve Dinneen about his new business book, and why ‘you just have to keep going’
UK ‘found its feet’ in November as economy returned to expansion but recession fears remain November 23, 2023 “The UK economy found its feet again in November as the service sector arrested a three-month sequence of decline," Tim Moore, Economics Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence said.