Oceandiva London: The sustainable vessel on a mission to change London’s events scene May 18, 2023 Businesses are mobile - and that’s especially true in the case of Oceandiva, an 86m-long events vessel that arrived in London earlier this week.
Sunak at G7: Post Brexit ‘vote of confidence’ as Japan firms to invest £18bn in the UK May 18, 2023 Japanese businesses are committing to invest nearly £18 billion in the UK, Rishi Sunak has announced as he meets the bosses of major firms in Tokyo. The Prime Minister said the pledges are a “massive vote of confidence” in the British economy after he painted an optimistic outlook for the national finances. But Mr Sunak [...]
National Grid powers to 15 per cent increase in profits of £4.6bn – but net zero investment still needed May 18, 2023 The National Grid powered a year of profits up 15 per cent to £4.6bn, off the back of major clean energy investments of £7.7bn – but it still isn’t enough to meet net zero goals. The electricity and gas company reported its year results ending March 31, saying it had been 12 months of “significant [...]
Why risk culture could be a competitive advantage for your business May 18, 2023 The recent turmoil in the banking sector has underlined the importance of risk culture as a fundamental component of business resilience. The failures of Credit Suisse, First Republic and other banks are a stark reminder of why we must incorporate risk into governance and strategy. All too often, risk management is associated with compliance and [...]
Ministers don’t seem to want a competitive tech sector, just a feel-good hill to die on May 18, 2023 If you were hoping for legislative proposals, which, at the very least, are honest in what they think of themselves, last week’s paper released by the government entitled “smarter regulation”, was as lacking in humility as it was in political nous. If you think about smart motorways and smart meters and all the other things [...]
Jeremy Hunt: UK not ‘in a position’ to know if it can cut taxes before election May 17, 2023 The government is currently not “in a position to know whether we’re going to have any headroom at all” to cut taxes in the run up to the next election, Jeremy Hunt claimed today. Speaking at the British Chambers of Commerce’s (BCC) annual conference, the Chancellor said he and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak “have our [...]
Bennett on Business: London listings and the Bank’s bitter Pill May 17, 2023 Neil Bennett discusses London's IPO problem, the Bank's chief economist and more in his fortnightly City A.M. column
If lawyers can ditch billable hours, we can get rid of the facade of time sheets at work May 17, 2023 The UK has a better chance of winning Eurovision than improving efficiency as long as we continue to be slaves of proving our worth by clocking our effort on time sheets, writes Simon Neville.
Insolvencies drop 15 per cent – but experts warn ‘we’re not out of the woods yet’ May 16, 2023 Corporate insolvencies dropped off in April as business confidence seemed to improve but experts warned that the drop may not signal better times ahead. According to new figures from the Insolvency Service, 1,685 companies went insolvent in April 2023, a 15 per cent fall on the same month the previous year. This was also down [...]
Our tax system is not as bad as we think – but it won’t be our magic bullet for growth May 16, 2023 Our taxes are not attracting nor repelling many businesses; they sit somewhere in the middle. It's not that bad, but we shouldn't rely on our tax system to boost our economy any time soon, writes Tim Sarson