Couple of outsiders might Trail Native home in the Guineas April 29, 2022 NEWMARKET’s Qipco 2000 Guineas (3:40pm) marks the first Classic of the season and also the first chance for UK Tote customers to bet on domestic action with the World Pool. A field of 15 runners are set to go to post, and other than odds-on favourite NATIVE TRAIL the race has an open look to it, so [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? April 27, 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. Intuit Intuit, the technology platform behind QuickBooks, Mailchimp and Credit Karmahave hired a new vice president and UK country manager. Jolawn Victor has previously held senior roles at QuickBooks and PepsiCo. Joining from popular meditation app Headspace, where she was chief international officer, [...]
UK must double production space if it’s going to keep up with TV and film boom April 20, 2022 The UK must double its film and television production space by 2026 if the sector is to keep pace with growing demand, according to the latest research from global real estate advisor Knight Frank.
How Nike’s Jordan deal changed sports industry: new Ben Affleck and Matt Damon film to tell story April 20, 2022 Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are to star in a new film about the rise of Nike from upstart trainer brand to global sportswear giant. The movie will focus on Nike’s unlikely pursuit of a contract basketball star Michael Jordan – a deal which transformed the company’s fortunes and changed the course of the industry. [...]
‘Piecemeal’ reforms leave UK rental sector littered with discrimination and health risks April 13, 2022 The UK’s rental sector is littered with unlawful discrimination and health and safety risks after “piecemeal” reforms, according to a report from a committee of MPs today. More than one in eight privately rented homes in Britain pose a serious threat to people’s health and safety, while around one in four landlords are unwilling to [...]
Knight Frank: UK house price growth will peak as cost-of-living climbs April 13, 2022 UK house price growth is thought to have peaked and will begin its descent away from record figures as the cost-of-living crisis in the country swells, researchers at Knight Frank forecast. With runaway inflation and rising energy bills, the list of obstacles in front of house buyers has continued to grow exponentially since the pandemic. [...]
Blunt Nadine Dorries lashes out at Channel 4: ‘Drop the lazy leftie rhetoric because your salad days are in the past’ April 11, 2022 Nadine Dorries has lashed out at Channel 4, saying the broadcaster’s “salad days are in the past”. The culture secretary took to Twitter to knock heads with TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp over the privatisation of the channel. The pair exchanged messages on Twitter after an opinion piece by Ms Dorries was published in the Mail [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? April 8, 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. Europa Capital Real estate investment manager Europa Capital has bolstered its asset management team with a new managing director, the firm’s 20th appointment in the past year. Rachel Hanke help over portfolio management, bringing nearly 20 years [...]
Life must imitate art as pop culture learns the magic of diversity at the top April 8, 2022 Pop culture is usually the first to pick up on zeitgeists. Take Disney, and its front-of-house overhaul. Once upon a time, a Disney heroine would be found longing wistfully for a knight in shining armour to come to her rescue. But Disney princesses are now nuanced individuals with ideas and ambitions of their own. This [...]
Brazil set to silence the Piper at Aintree April 6, 2022 PLENTY predicted another Irish whitewash at this year’s Cheltenham Festival but luckily the home team held their own until the last day at least. That said, one division where the Irish appear to hold all the aces is the juveniles with dominant performances in both the Triumph Hurdle and the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle. Irish-trained horses [...]