Brexit: Three CAs from across British industry share how their businesses have been affected September 3, 2021 A Brexit deal may have been signed as the clock struck 2021, but many of the finer details are still being ironed out. Ryan Herman speaks to three chartered accountants (CAs) to discover how their businesses have been affected. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Depending on where you stand on Brexit politically, [...]
Extinction Rebellion blocks roads outside Bank of England September 2, 2021 Roads outside the Bank of England remain closed as Extinction Rebellion protestors, including 50 activists who are breaking bail conditions, stage a sit-in. In a Tweet this afternoon, the Metropolitan Police confirmed that Queen Victoria Street is closed after green activists made their way from the Tate Modern to the doors of the Bank of [...]
US stocks scale to new heights … again September 2, 2021 Wall Street’s main benchmarks scaled to new record highs once again today, as investors brace for an expected bumper jobs report tomorrow. The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq both hit new peaks today, but pulled back slightly heading into the early afternoon session. The former was up 0.38 per cent to 4,541.45 points and [...]
Britain and India have a wealth of historical ties – now is the time to make it a 21st century partnership September 2, 2021 India has huge growth potential which is yet to be fully realised by UK businesses. Despite the historic ties, the large Indian diaspora in the UK and our familiarity with its food and festivals, India has not received the attention it deserves. There are, of course, hurdles to closer ties between the two nations, but [...]
Cazoo snaps up data firm Cazana for £25m as expansion continues September 2, 2021 Cazoo today announced that it had bought car pricing data platform Cazana for £25m as it continues its rapid expansion. The used car marketplace said that the purchase would help it improve its vehicle buying and pricing across the UK and Europe. It comes less than a week after the platform, the brainchild of serial [...]
Britain and India have a wealth of historical ties – now is the time to make it a 21st century partnership – CityAM : CityAM September 2, 2021 India has huge growth potential which is yet to be fully realised by UK businesses. Despite the historic ties, the large Indian diaspora in the UK and our familiarity with its food and festivals, India has not received the attention it deserves. There are, of course, hurdles to closer ties between the two nations, but [...]
Watch live: HS2 rebellion activists scale the Marsh insurer building September 2, 2021 Activists from an Extinction Rebellion offshoot group have today scaled a building in London to protest against HS2. Police could be seen circling the Marsh insurer’s building in London as HS2 Rebellion protestors scaled and occupied the exterior. A Marsh and McLennan owned company, JLT Speciality Group, is the main insurer for the HS2 project, [...]
Surging tech megacaps power Nasdaq to another peak September 1, 2021 A surge among tech megacaps powered the Nasdaq to another record high during early trading on Wall Street today. The US’s tech-heavy benchmark has since fallen back from its fresh peak, but is still up 0.65 per cent to 15.358.32 points during mid-morning exchanges. The blue-chip S&P 500 jumped 0.18 per cent to 4,531.01 points [...]
Manchester United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka pleads guilty to driving offences September 1, 2021 Manchester United footballer Aaron Wan-Bissaka has pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, without a licence and without insurance. The 23-year-old right-back stood in the dock at Manchester Magistrates’ Court and spoke only to confirm his name and address and enter his guilty pleas during the brief hearing. District Judge Bernard Begley agreed that sentencing should [...]
The affairs of Business Development Managers and sustainability September 1, 2021 In this Covid-recovery era, there’s so much talk of a new normal, building back better and a general sense that some fundamentals of business as we knew it have changed forever. Sustainability is now up at the top of businesses and professional service firms agendas. Given global increased discomfort/awareness/concern around inequalities (eg around access to [...]