Credit Suisse failed time and time again to learn the importance of risk management March 21, 2023 The Credit Suisse saga should provide a warning for the whole sector: to be a good bank, you need patience and prudence more than sheer ambition and appetite for risk, writes Eliot Wilson
Gender diversity; an opportunity for AIM-listed firms March 20, 2023 To celebrate International Women’s Day on Wednesday March 8th 2023, Addidat Limited and Indigo: Independent Governance have collaborated to provide some insights into women on boards and Gender Pay Gap reporting across AIM-listed companies. Women on Boards According to Addidat’s proprietary dataset, the mean average for women on boards across all AIM companies is 14%, [...]
Now the BBC has told staff to delete TikTok from any corporate devices March 20, 2023 The BBC has urged staff to delete TikTok from any corporate devices unless they are using it for editorial and marketing reasons. Guidance sent to staff at the broadcaster on Sunday, as first reported by Deadline, said: “We don’t recommend installing TikTok on a BBC corporate device unless there is a justified business reason. If [...]
Match of the Day: Audience peaked at 2.8m after BBC Lineker row while ITV’s Six Nation coverage tops 5m March 20, 2023 Two million viewers tuned in to watch Match Of The Day (MOTD) Live after Gary Lineker’s return to the BBC. The corporation said the coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday, which was hosted by the 62-year-old presenter, saw an average of 2.1 million viewers based on overnight figures. An audience peak of 2.8 [...]
North Sea oil and gas operators warned of ‘tsunami’ of industrial unrest March 20, 2023 North Sea oil and gas operators are being warned of industrial unrest after workers voted to strike over jobs, pay and conditions.
After years of vague pledges, company boards are starting to care about their emissions March 20, 2023 For the first time, investors and company boards are taking to start taking climate risk more seriously as we head towards Cop28, hosted by the United Arab Emirates this year, writes Kari McCormmick.
HSBC’s purchase of Silicon Valley Bank shows the power and limits of government March 20, 2023 We should commend the government facilitating HSBC’s decision to buy Silicon Valley Bank, but not all things can be left to government to solve and we need to shore up the financial system
Credit Suisse’s timeline of misfortune March 19, 2023 Credit Suisse is on the verge of being taken over by its Swiss rival UBS having suffered a bruising few years in which the bank has stumbled from one crisis to another. From “tuna bonds” to Greensill, City AM looks back at the series of scandals which have brought the 167-year old lender to the [...]
Carbon credits and the reshaping power of blockchain March 19, 2023 Jonny Fry asks if blockchain technology can be used to create a more transparent and efficient carbon credits market?
Choose an in-house legal team March 17, 2023 Queens Court Law is a law firm based in Moorgate. With a dynamic work culture and ethic that sets the company apart from competitors, it prides itself on being able to provide bespoke legal services to a wide range of clients, whether corporate or private. Tailored plans are available, and there’s an in-house legal team [...]