Corona Impact Series: Why some City workers are retraining as childminders June 11, 2021 In this series, City A.M. looks at the financial and economic impact of the ongoing pandemic on a range of small and medium-sized businesses across London. “The pandemic quite understandably caused people to re-evaluate what’s important to them, and make changes to align their lives with those values. But we couldn’t have predicted quite how much of an impact that [...]
Leading through the Complexities of Change June 11, 2021 Over the past 10 years, there has been a dramatic shift in the competitive landscape across industries around the world as a result of disruption. According to Ian Williamson, Dean of School of Business, University of California, Irvine, Netflix and Uber are just a few examples of companies that have put companies out of business [...]
Multinational tax dodging strategies should be as damaging as fuelling climate change June 11, 2021 The G7’s landmark deal to tackle tax avoidance and crack down on multinational companies that treat our global economy as a financial rabbit warren, might seem a welcome step in the right direction. But until businesses start seeing tax as an investment opportunity as opposed to an unwelcome bill, it’s unlikely to make much of [...]
Institutional market has soared in 2021, says Coinbase June 11, 2021 Coinbase, the global cryptocurrency exchange platform, says it has witnessed an unprecedented growth in the institutional market in the first quarter of 2021.
Internal audit and its role in corporate governance June 11, 2021 Internal audit plays a key part in the corporate governance environment. Alan Simpson CA considers its role. The board of directors is ultimately responsible for the organisation’s effective governance. Corporate governance is the collective name given to the various policies, rules, practices and processes established by authority of the board to govern the organisation effectively, [...]
Hospitality sales drop by 26 per cent in May despite indoor reopening June 11, 2021 Pubs, bars and restaurants across the UK saw sales slide more than a quarter below pre-pandemic levels last month despite the reopening of thousands of venues, according to new figures. The latest Coffer CGA business tracker revealed that hospitality operators reported a 26 per cent decline for May against the same month in 2019. Trading [...]
Decentralised mesh networks as an answer to Bitcoin’s inefficiency June 10, 2021 Bitcoin’s “Proof of Work” (PoW) is under the microscope, and for once it’s not about anonymity, security or whether the original cryptocurrency is set to disrupt traditional finance.
MPs to grill former BBC chiefs over Bashir’s Diana interview June 10, 2021 MPs will next week grill two former director generals of the BBC in the wake of a scandal over Martin Bashir’s interview with Princess Diana. Lord Hall and Lord Birt will be hauled in front of the culture select committee on 15 June to answer questions about the events leading up to the explosive 1995 [...]
‘BrewDog’s next challenge is not making matters worse’, says crisis PR expert June 10, 2021 BrewDog has suffered something of a PR disaster today after tens of former employees posted an open letter online that alleged unfavourable and damaging things about the company. More than 60 ex-BrewDog employees signed the open letter, which was posted to Twitter and alleged the brewery had created a culture of fear at its [...]
Female entrepreneurs are being held back by old-fashioned ideas of who can start a company June 10, 2021 London is wasting half of its talent, but it’s not just London. It’s UK wide. We’re an incredibly entrepreneurial nation. Even during a global pandemic, the capital has emerged from lockdown with 6 per cent more new businesses than from the same period last year, according to the Centre for Entrepreneurs. And yet, half of our [...]