UK’s major listed companies given ESG scorecards – and it doesn’t look good April 3, 2023 ‘Management of emissions’ and ‘air pollution’ are the biggest ESG risk factors for the UK’s largest listed companies, according to new research by reinsurance firm Chaucer. On average the UK’s largest listed companies scored just 13.7 and 14.3 out of 100 for ‘management of emissions’ and ‘air pollution’, respectively. On the positive side, listed companies [...]
We can’t allow New York or Paris to further chip away at London’s competitive edge April 3, 2023 Competitors, such as New York, are continuing to make great strides in areas such as tech investment - one of London's key strenghts.
‘Hunt failed firms’: Warning of bleak outlook as businesses face 85 per cent drop in energy bill support – BCC March 31, 2023 Business leaders are stepping up warnings that firms will struggle to pay energy bills when a government relief scheme ends on Saturday.
Amazon: More than 500 workers to walk out mid April in pay dispute March 31, 2023 Amazon workers are to stage fresh strikes in an escalation of a dispute over pay. The GMB union said more than 500 of its members at the online giant’s site in Coventry will walk out for three days from April 16 and again from April 21-23. The six days of action follow a series of [...]
Premier League to ban potential owners on human rights grounds March 30, 2023 The Premier League has announced tougher rules for anyone looking to buy one of its clubs, including incorporating human rights in its new owner’s and directors’ test (OADT). English top-flight clubs unanimously approved the changes, which will take effect immediately, at a shareholders’ meeting today. Potential owners could now be banned from purchasing clubs if [...]
City of London chiefs: We’ve lost our undisputed global finance crown March 30, 2023 THE CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION’s annual report into global financial centres has for the first time put New York joint-top alongside the capital – with a warning that the Square Mile’s competitive advantage is “at risk.” According to the updating ranking compiled by the body which governs the City, London – which had come top [...]
Mark Austin interview: The City needs a culture change – we have to celebrate success March 30, 2023 The City of London is at an “inflection point” reckons the man who wrote last year’s capital raising review – but a year on, with Arm gone and others plotting New York floats, there remains much to do You’d be forgiven for thinking the Square Mile is in rather dire straits at the moment. Firms [...]
Failure after failure at the Serious Fraud Office has made a mockery of its mission March 30, 2023 Fraud cases are getting more complex and hard to deal with, but we can't underestimate another factor: the record of the Serious Fraud Office is far from perfect, writes James Forder
Crypto AM Spring Awakening: Announcing MELD as a General Partner March 29, 2023 Crypto AM is delighted to announce MELD as a General Partner for the Crypto AM Spring Awakening event.
Why I tabled an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill on Digital ID March 29, 2023 Lord Holmes of Richmond talks through an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill which covers safe and secure digital IDs.