BBC director of news Fran Unsworth to exit next year September 7, 2021 The BBC’s director of news and current affairs, Fran Unsworth, is set to depart next year after four decades with the corporation. Unsworth said she feels the time is right to exit the coveted position, which she entered in 2018, after having a “ringside seat” at some of the world’s most era-shaping events. The departing [...]
UK chip maker takeover by Chinese firm halted on ‘national security grounds’ September 7, 2021 The merger between UK-based chip maker Perpetuus Group China’s Taurus International has been halted by the business secretary on “national security grounds”. Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng on Sunday issued a public interest intervention notice to intervene in the proposed acquisition. The Competition and Markets Authority is now set to form a report into the transaction [...]
Lee Wilson CA on helping some of business’s biggest players get to grips with cryptocurrency September 7, 2021 This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Lee Wilson CA, Head of Finance at Elliptic, is helping some of business’s biggest players get to grips with cryptocurrency. He gives Ryan Herman a whistle-stop tour of an industry set to influence all our lives. One of the more surprising aspects of the pandemic has been the [...]
Crypto AM is delighted to announce Auditchain as Streaming Partner September 6, 2021 We are delighted to announce that Auditchain will be the Streaming Partner for the Crypto AM Summit and Awards 2021.
Foreign cash influx: UK properties firmly back on the radar of foreign investors September 6, 2021 New and returning overseas investors are poised to enter the UK property market following the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, new figures that were released today suggest. Knight Frank said its web traffic data showed nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of users looking at sales and lettings properties in August were based abroad. [...]
9/11 tribute: America and Britain have always bound together in adversity and will help solve future crises September 6, 2021 Twenty years ago on this coming Saturday, almost 3,000 people were killed in an act of barbarism. As the world marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the City of London will remember all of those who fell. Trinity Church Wall Street, at Ground Zero in New York, and it’s twin in the Square Mile, the [...]
Dax operator announces raft of additions as German blue-chip index braces for expansion September 4, 2021 The operator of the index of leading German companies has announced a raft of new additions as the blue-chip index braces for its biggest ever shakeup. Carmaker Porsche and sportswear brand Puma are among the beneficiaries of the Dax expanding from 30 to 40 companies in just two weeks’ time. The expansion of the Dax [...]
Chinese chip making giant plans new $8bn plant to bolster local supply September 3, 2021 One of China’s top chip manufacturers is looking to bolster its factory network with a new $8.87bn plant near Shanghai, while the world squabbles over a reduced supply. The billion-dollar investment signals China’s attempts to build a leading semi-conductor industry, amid a global shortage that has been stoked by the pandemic. The facility will focus [...]
Back Haiti earthquake relief effort, urges City Corporation September 3, 2021 The City of London Corporation has donated £25,000 to a fund set up to support the aid effort in earthquake-hit Haiti – and is urging other City organisations to play their part. The donation to the British Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Appeal from the City Corporation’s International Disasters Fund will help provide urgent relief to [...]
Weir Group names Barbara Jeremiah new chair September 3, 2021 Weir Group has this morning announced that Barbara Jeremiah will take over as the FTSE 100 firm’s chairman after next year’s AGM. Jeremiah, who spent 30 years at global aluminium giant Alcoa, will replace Charles Berry at the completion of his full nine-year tenure. Under his leadership the Scottish firm made its long-expected exit from [...]