Square Mile and Me: Cashplus CEO Rich Wagner on his career journey… and figuring out where the Square Mile was November 16, 2023 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today Rich Wagner, CEO of challenger bank Cashplus, takes us through his career in the Square Mile.
Why long-term sickness will be on Hunt’s agenda in the Autumn statement November 16, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce new measures to boost participation in the workforce in next week's Autumn statement in a bid to address the rise of long-term sickness .
From Rwanda to inflation, Sunak has tied himself to pledges he can’t control November 16, 2023 Cutting both immigration and inflation are two of Sunak’s cornerstone pledges, but the PM is struggling to wrest the former under control even as he amps up the rhetoric, writes Simon Neville
City lawyer convicted for ‘tipping off’ client about money laundering probe November 15, 2023 A City lawyer has been convicted for "tipping off" one of his clients about a money laundering investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.
Mumbai Maersk: Port of Felixstowe’s deepest ever container ship docks November 15, 2023 A container ship set a new record this week for the deepest vessel to ever call at the UK's largest container port, Felixstowe.
Why is London’s rental market so crap? November 15, 2023 London’s renting nightmare is not showing any signs of abating. Rents in London jumped at their fastest rate since 2006 in October, rising 6.8 per cent year-on-year up from 6.2 per cent the prior month, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. The price of a bedroom in a home in [...]
Asda slashes debt as value range sales surge November 15, 2023 Asda has reduced its debt pile from £4.2bn to £3.9bn, according to its third quarter results, thanks to “strong cash generation” at the UK supermarket. The ‘Big Four’ grocer, said that during the term like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, increased by 2.8 per cent to £5.4bn compared to the same period last year. Food like-for-like sales [...]
I’m A Celeb star Nigel Farage had failed London company before politics November 15, 2023 Nigel Farage is joining the I'm A Celebrity Get me Out of Here jungle
Listed law firm Knights ‘delighted’ to appoint chairman of LADbible November 15, 2023 Knights has appointed Dave Wilson as non-executive chair of the board, replacing the company's long-serving chair.
Inflation figures may be good news for Sunak, but millions will still be left poorer November 15, 2023 The economy may cheer today's inflation figures, but the cost of living crisis is far from over for millions of Brits, writes Rocio Concha