EXCL – ‘Trainee train drivers get £24k, double the starting income of advocates’, says City legal whizz January 10, 2023 Technology is increasingly changing the way we work, and law firms are no exception. Innovation and new technical solutions are rapidly penetrating the City’s legal powerhouses and this process will only accelerate in 2023. At the same time, barristers and other lawyers feel they are not compensated sufficiently for the hard work they put in, [...]
Exclusive sitdown: Inflation is forcing advertisers to make some tough choices, warns Ebiquity’s boss January 10, 2023 As inflation hit the highest levels in decades in the UK last year, and across large parts of the world, and the cost of living crisis is eating up the household budgets of millions of Brits, many industries are increasingly suffering. That won’t be any different in 2023 and the advertising space is no exception. [...]
Exclusive: IBM UK and Ireland appoints first female CEO replacing veteran of two decades with Microsoft leader January 9, 2023 IBM UK and Ireland has appointed its first ever female chief executive following the departure of its existing general manager after 22 years. Dr Nicola Hodson will take over from Sreeram Visvanathan at the tech giant’s UK arm, arriving from Microsoft. She was Microsoft’s Vice President of Customer & Partner Solutions, Transformation, and a member [...]
Bank of England publishes list of questions asked by suitors for its CBDC wallet January 4, 2023 The Bank of England has revealed more than 70 questions asked by applicants keen to win the contract create a wallet for its CBDC project.
The next year will cement new trends in how we work January 2, 2023 The last year was supposed to herald the return to the office, but strikes and other disruptions meant a City full of workers never materialised.
Greengage CEO: ‘Despite the noise around bad actors like FTX, the industry is very much here to stay’ December 29, 2022 Crypto AM editor-at-large James Bowater discusses the highs and lows of 2022 with Greengage CEO Sean Kiernan.
Best of 2022: Michael Doughty on quitting football to found ethical brand Hylo Athletics December 26, 2022 In this interview first published in October 2022, former Premier League footballer Michael Doughty explains why he walked away from the game to set up sustainable sportswear brand Hylo Athletics. The longer that Michael Doughty’s playing career went on, the harder he found it to ignore the effects of climate change. “I saw way more [...]
Sercanto’s effort against UK recruiting decline December 21, 2022 The year 2022 ends with a bit of bitterness for the UK job market. The latter has in fact recorded a significant drop in hiring and, according to the forecasts, the trend could continue for 2023. The main reasons leading to this reduction are two: 1. Poor economic outlook discourages employers from investing and hiring [...]
Allies, Advocates and Active Bystanders: Privilege and power for change December 20, 2022 DiverCity® Podcast · Allies, Advocates and Active Bystanders: Privilege and power for change In this episode, host Julia Streets is joined by Danny Harmer, Chief People Officer for Aviva Plc. As an ally, Danny shares her views about the privilege of allies, how allyship can drive meaningful change and the ways in which advocates and [...]
Why banks must get better at managing the risky business of cloud computing December 13, 2022 Cloud computing represents the future of financial sector IT. Its services helped many organisations through the pandemic, supporting mass working and empowering them to reach locked-down customers digitally. But migrating data and systems to third-party datacentres also increases risk, as the Bank of England noted last year. The challenge for IT bosses in the sector [...]