Boohoo factory saga ‘one of the worst ESG scandals’ in UK history, Leicester MP says November 18, 2020 The discovery of poor working conditions in Boohoo’s Leicester supply chain has been branded “one of the worst environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) scandals in modern UK history”, by one of the city’s MPs. Liz Kendall, the MP for Leicester West, today again called on Boohoo’s executive chairman Mahmud Kamani and chief executive John [...]
London startup Arrival valued at $5.4bn in US listing through Spac deal November 18, 2020 Electric vehicle startup Arrival has merged with a blank-check company to go public in the US at a listing valued at around $5.4bn. The London-based company, which was founded in 2015, has agreed to merge with Nasdaq-listed CIIIG Merger Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company (Spac). This year there has been somewhat of a frenzy [...]
Standing up for the recovery: an interview with Lloyds Banking Group’s London ambassador November 18, 2020 Ed Thurman has a different perspective – literally – from most people on banking and how the country can recover from the pandemic. Firstly, he holds two very different senior positions at Lloyds Banking Group: managing director for global transaction banking and ‘ambassador for London’. Secondly, he is 6ft7in tall and has spent most of [...]
BoE’s Andy Haldane: Digital currencies could cut risk and boost lending November 18, 2020 Digital currencies could reduce risk in the financial system and aid monetary policy with interest rates close to rock bottom, Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane has said. Haldane also told The City UK’s annual conference that new technological infrastructure should be considered to help small and medium-sized businesses better access finance after years [...]
Bitcoin breaks through $18,000 to near all-time high November 18, 2020 Bitcoin has reached a three-year high after breaking through $18,000, with analysts predicting it could climb higher. The leading cryptocurrency has seen value surge 160 per cent this year, climbing 70 per cent since September alone. Bitcoin has rallied to $18,123, nearing the $19,763 all-time high it reached in December 2017. This surge takes the [...]
Relentless November 18, 2020 Surging Higher Bitcoin continued its relentless surge higher and after breaching the $18,000 level, the upside temporarily stalled at $18,500, but the dip buying interest was so strong that the dip into the low $17,000 was brought-up without any hesitation. The path towards an all time high is very much in sight. Similarly, Ethereum also [...]
Trends in Ethereum DeFi in Q3 2020 November 18, 2020 Three trends defined Ethereum DeFi in Q3 2020: 1) The Rise of Automated Market Makers (AMMs) 2) Governance tokens and yield farming 3) Forks, derivatives, and network effects 4) and “weird DeFi.” The Rise of Automated Market Makers (AMMs) The trend: While stablecoins and lending platforms have long been the centers of activity in the [...]
Why the pandemic and the coming economic downturn will accelerate Bitcoin’s adoption November 18, 2020 In October this year, Mode floated on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market. Two weeks later, we decided to allocate a portion of the money we raised to purchase Bitcoin as part of our treasury strategy. In doing so, we became the first plc in the UK to officially announce the diversification of our reserves [...]
Deutsche Boerse buys Institutional Shareholder Services in $1.8bn deal November 17, 2020 LSE rival Deutsche Boerse has announced it will buy a majority stake in Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) in a deal that values the proxy adviser at $2.3 billion
Pfizer chief insists company did not delay vaccine results until after US election November 17, 2020 Pfizer’s chief executive has insisted the biotech company “didn’t conspire with anyone” to delay releasing its phase three trial results until after the US presidential election. Speaking at a New York Times conference today, Albert Bourla also said the company has already hit the required safety milestone for phase three trials of the vaccine and [...]