Film and TV trade body says plunging pound doesn’t guarantee booming sector October 4, 2022 Although the plunging value of the pound could mean big bucks for the UK film and TV sector, the trade association Pact warned that the industry must do more to keep up with this demand. It comes after Adrian Wootton, the chief executive of the British Film Commission (BFC), told the Guardian that demand for [...]
Aviva Investors eyes build-to-rent earnings as it bolsters European team October 3, 2022 Aviva Investors is looking to develop a build-to-rent portfolio in Spain worth €500m (£438m), having recently built out its European real estate investment team. It is the second build-to-rent venture by Aviva Investors and its first in continental Europe, following its partnership with Packaged Living for 195 homes in the West Midlands, UK. The asset manager [...]
Discrimination against Dalits: How status can affect eye health September 30, 2022 The Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation has recently set up camps in Nepal where members of the highly discriminated against Dalits received cataract-curing surgery. Many cultures have systems of hierarchy entwined in their makeup. In the United Kingdom we have had the hierarchy of Kings and Queens, Knights and Noblemen, followed by merchants and peasants. [...]
Rees-Mogg faces attacks from Tory MPs on plans to scrap fracking ban September 22, 2022 Business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has faced a series of attacks from the Tory backbenches over the government’s plan to lift the England moratorium on fracking. Rees-Mogg today told MPs that opposition to lifting of the fracking ban was “sheer Luddite-ry”, after the government last night released a British Geological Survey (BGS) into the practice. The [...]
FCA: Crypto exchange FTX may be operating in UK without authorisation September 19, 2022 Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority said on Friday cryptocurrency exchange FTX may be offering financial services or products in the UK without its authorisation. FTX is one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, raising its profile this year by acting as crypto’s white knight, throwing lifelines to digital asset platforms which have faltered as cryptocurrency prices [...]
Keystone Law ready to poach lawyers hit by downturn, firm chief James Knight says September 15, 2022 Keystone Law’s head has said the listed law firm is readying itself to profit on the looming economic downturn, with a view to poaching lawyers laid off from other firms. Speaking to City A.M. Keystone chief executive James Knight said the remote-first law firm is ready to pick up those lawyers facing heightened pressure to [...]
Bodies Bodies Bodies is a slasher satire of gen-Z egoists September 14, 2022 Incorporating elements of slasher horror, whodunnit, and dark comedy, Halina Reijn’s English directorial debut Bodies Bodies Bodies distinguishes itself with a wry smile in a genre often overwrought with cliché and predictable storytelling. The latest offering from A24 — who graced our screens with unexpected gems like Everything Everywhere All At Once and last year’s [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? September 9, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Verdane Specialist growth equity investment firm Verdane has hired an M&A veteran as partner into its London office. Helena Svancar, who joins the investment team, was previously head of M&A at Swedish telecoms and technology heavyweight Ericsson. The [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? August 23, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Knight Frank Property consultancy Knight Frank has appointed a new head of lettings in its King’s Cross office. Joining from the firm’s Canary Wharf office where he was a most recently an associate in the lettings team, [...]
Leaky pipes, raw sewage and blame shifting. Water firms need to wake up August 23, 2022 There has been much talk about 1976 these days. During that summer the UK experienced a severe heatwave with grave droughts. People had to resort to standpipes on the streets to get water. Kids had to bathe in the same water used by their siblings, as reservoirs dried up. Luckily, today we have a better [...]