Three amazing jobs you need to apply for this week October 6, 2021 There are so many brilliant career opportunities on City AM Jobs right now, we just had to share a few with you! This week, we’re highlighting roles in eClerx, Twitter and CGI Group. So, if you are looking to make a change, you have absolutely come to the right place. Don’t believe us? Well, check [...]
The Formula 1 cost cap: Corporations to provide competitive advantage? October 6, 2021 This 2021 Formula 1 season is already proving to be one for the ages but next year’s technical rule changes, largely aimed at levelling the playing field, and the need for continuous improvement mean that teams are already looking ahead. It could be argued that this counterbalance is already coming into effect this season following [...]
Grenfell should stand as a reminder that we have a long way to go on housing October 6, 2021 Housing is at the centre of today’s political conversation. The electorate is acutely aware of the housing crisis, and is demanding sincere policies to solve it. At the Conservative Party Conference this week, Michael Gove talked about raising living standards and making homes a safe and decent place to live in this country. Gove has [...]
UK’s oldest synagogue ‘saved for now’ as City of London Corporation rejects tower application October 5, 2021 The UK’s oldest synagogue has been “saved for now” as the City of London Corporation rejected a 48-storey tower block that would have put the historic site at risk of closure. The planning and transport committee for the Square Mile’s local authority today rejected the application by 14 votes to 7 in the wake of [...]
The Impact of Covid-19 on Board Accountability, Flexible Work, Stakeholder Engagement, and Financial Markets October 5, 2021 The podcast series A Guide to EU Financial Politics and Policy Development continues to bring listeners valuable insight and perspectives on the European Union regulatory sphere. This summer, we added four new episodes focusing on the impact of the pandemic on board accountability, work environments, stakeholder engagement, and financial markets. The podcast is hosted by Josina Kamerling, [...]
Exclusive: Pandemic has exposed lack of data literacy amid growing digital skills gap October 5, 2021 Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, key decisions have been made hastily and without the use of data, according to a new survey among thousands of key decision makers across the UK. which was shared exclusively with City A.M. The study shows widespread concerns about data skills despite the vast majority of C-suite executives (75 per cent) [...]
Helena Morrissey criticises HSBC and City of London as she calls for dump of China stock October 5, 2021 City insider Baroness Helena Morrissey has called on investors to ditch their stakes in Chinese companies due to the accusations of human rights abuses in the country. Morrissey, a chair for AJ Bell, also criticised HSBC and the City of London Corporation for their stance on China, as the bank alongside Standard Chartered, had last [...]
City insider Helena Morrissey urges investors to dump China stocks – CityAM : CityAM October 5, 2021 City insider Baroness Helena Morrissey has called on investors to ditch their stakes in Chinese companies due to the accusations of human rights abuses in the country. Morrissey, a chair for AJ Bell, also criticised HSBC and the City of London Corporation for their stance on China, as the bank alongside Standard Chartered, had last [...]
Tesla worker awarded £100m after facing ‘daily racist epithets’ at car giant’s factory October 5, 2021 A court has awarded a Tesla worker close to £100m after suffering racial abuse at the electric carmaker’s San Francisco Bay Area factory. The jury in San Francisco agreed that Owen Diaz was subjected to racial harassment and a hostile work environment. Diaz alleged in a lawsuit that he was harassed and faced “daily racist [...]
Save Bevis Marks: Skyscraper plans are a menace to the City’s heritage October 5, 2021 The business of London is business. So it has always been. The earliest surviving piece of writing from the city, inscribed on a wooden tablet barely a decade after its foundation by the Romans in AD 43, is an IOU. For two millennia, people have been coming to London to make money. It is the [...]