Corona Impact Series: How a creative workspace was dragged into a work-from-home experiment February 12, 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. This week: How a workspace provider with spaces across the UK, including in Soho and Westminster, gradually changed the work mindset of its office clients. No one could have [...]
What Euro 2020 in a Covid-19 world will look like for football fans, sponsors and broadcasters February 9, 2021 Euro 2020 is scheduled to take place across 12 European cities in June and Covid-19 will mean changes to the way major sporting events operate. Hygiene protocols, new technology solutions and fan behaviours will emerge that present both challenges and opportunities for brands and rights holders. Safety is paramount Any British fans who do physically [...]
KPMG partners take 11 per cent pay cut as Covid-19 eats into profits February 3, 2021 Partners at KPMG have had their pay cut by an average of 11 per cent, from some £640,000 to £572,000, as Covid-19 hit profits and revenue at the firm. KPMG’s chairman was paid £1.7m for the year, a decrease of 14 per cent on 2019. Partners across Big Four firms saw pay cuts in [...]
How Tampa went from fast food badland to supercool trailblazer February 2, 2021 To tide us over until we’re able to travel again, we’re republishing classic travel stories from our archives. This week we revisit Ashwin Bhandari’s trip to Tampa to see a food scene revolutionised by a new generation of chefs. ••• On a Friday night in Seminole Heights, The Refinery restaurant is buzzing. Every seat is [...]
PwC’s new leader of FS: ‘The outcome of Brexit on financial services is still unknown’ February 1, 2021 Last month Isabelle Jenkins was named the new leader of financial services at PwC UK, after spending 17 years as a partner at the firm. Jenkins replaced Andrew Kail, who held the role over the last four and a half years. In her first interview as leader of financial services at the Big Four firm, [...]
Jaguar XF P300 review: revitalised luxury at a surprisingly low price January 29, 2021 Jaguar has revised the XF saloon and Sportbrake for 2021, with a brand new interior, impressive new tech and significantly better value.
The Ring couldn’t rule: Why the LME is smart to go digital January 28, 2021 The London Metals Exchange (LME) proposal to shut its infamous ring may well have been accelerated by the pandemic, but the truth is that the end has been nigh for in-person commodities trading for sometime. As the tectonic plates of the trading world have shifted to the computer screen in equity markets, metals traders have [...]
With no office, our future leaders are being held back January 27, 2021 In spite of the challenges facing central cities around the world at the moment, they are and will remain places with huge concentrations of the jobs which provide the greatest opportunities to learn and to move up the job hierarchy. For young people, Central London offers an unparalleled combination. A range of independent employers with [...]
Going digital? Hold up – hybrid events will be the future January 26, 2021 In recent years, much of the technologically-minded business community has decamped to the windowless, air-conditioned rooms of Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. Despite being the showcase for all things digital – from autonomous vehicles to intelligent fridges – it has always been a distinctly physical event. And while many complained of being [...]
Car industry straps in for rough ride in 2021 January 23, 2021 2020 was one of the worst years the UK car industry has ever experienced, with shuttered factories and closed showrooms due to Covid-19 leading to a record slump in production and sales. But barring a disaster on the same scale, the industry is confident that it will begin to recover this year, even though the [...]